subject: Crappie Fishing A100 Old Master Special Catching Crappie In Rivers! And Info On Strawberry Bass! [print this page] Not all rivers just like not all lakes hold crappie. Crappies all over their habitat range are called a lot of different names such as calico crappie, speckled perch, speckled bass white perch, pole crappie, strawberry bass, and papermouth. Typically warm water river basins like the Mississippi will hold white perch in their back water areas which can be quite expansive.
Typically you will catch crappie in river systems that are middle aged in geological terms. These rivers are slow flowing, shallow and have large flood planes that many times create large back water areas that are excellent strawberry bass habitat areas to catch crappie. River systems from Minnesota to Louisiana that have back water areas will hold large populations of white perch. You will find speckled perch in backwater areas that are out of current. speckled perch will thrive in these areas if there is an abundant crappie food chain for forage. Head for brush piles, stump fields, deadfalls, and wood cover.
The average depth in many of these river back water areas is typically 5 to 6 ft so a flat bottom boat will work best to get to these areas. Because of the numerous stumps make sure you use a prop on your motor that is not stainless steel so you will shear your pin or just dent your prop if you hit a stump. This will save from loosing a lower end on your outboard motor.
There are many different crappie fishing baits that you can use to catch crappie in these areas. Crappie live baits such as small threadfin shad and gizzard shad work well if they are caught fresh and fish while still alive. Crappie minnows, flathead minnows, shiners, small crayfish will work well too. Crappie fishing jigs with soft plastic grubs tipped with live baits such as crappie minnows, wax works work well also. Or you can use a crappie jig with just a small crayfish.
You can also use crappie jigs with soft plastic grub imitations or a small crayfish Imation also. To make these bait more inticing to the pole crappie you could tip them with wax worm to make the papermouth Crappie crank baits will work well fished on the edge lines of brush stump fields, and weedlines. To fish your crappie jig setups use a small fixed or slip bobber that is easily adjusted for depth. You will want a long crappie fishing rod to extend over into hard to get to brush areas. Also.
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