What advice can you give me on going fishing for croppie?

Answer by  icanoutfishyou (1148)

It's actually spelled Crappie. There are two prominent species, the White Crappie, and the Black Crappie. The best way to fish for them is with small minnows on a 1/8 or 1/16 jighead. Vertical jigging and casting are the most common techniques, but trolling also works. They can also be caught with artificial baits, but live baiting is the best.

Answer by  scooby851 (158)

Use about 6-8 lb. test line with a number 6 or 8 hook. Night crawlers are a really good bait to use for crappie. They are usually about mid-level fish, so you don't want to fish too deep. Trolling is a really good way to move the bait around, and they are best found in a lake.

Answer by  mrdeleo (69)

In summer, crappie hang around bridge pilings, usually 10-15 feet deep. If you're catching small crappies within a few feet of the surface, trying going deeper, say 10-15 feet, and see if you don't start catching larger fish. Crappie are attracted to brush and anglers often build brush piles by sinking Christmas trees wired together and anchored with concrete.

Answer by  Melissa76 (282)

You will need a fly rod, wax worms and jigs. Jigs are the very small hooks that are very colorful. Don't stick to one color, sometimes it takes trying multiple colors to find what they like. Also small corks.

Answer by  justmesuzanne (625)

Impress your future father-in-law by asking him this question. Ask him to show you and tell you everything he knows about fishing for croppie. Admit that you don't know anything about it and let him teach you. That's a good way to display your honesty and build a bond.

Answer by  mcmario2007 (786)

Angling is a famous method used to fish for Croppie, Croppie fish is also sometimes called crappy. Another method of ANGLING is Spider Rigging. For spider rigging the bait may be of different types especially live minnows. Another popular method is fly fishing and the fish can be caught during the breeding period.

Answer by  RandomHero (104)

An ideal lure type would be an inch and a half artificial grub worm. Water color will determine the color of the lure to be used.