| The way an angler sets up his or her crappie | | | | brass (or glass) bead or rattle chamber, and |
| fishing rigs is a personal decision, and | | | | a hook. While there are a lot of parts and |
| there are several ways to do so. However, | | | | pieces involved, it's definitely worth using, |
| depending on who you ask, there are preferred | | | | as it will achieve results every time. |
| ways to rig up your pole for crappie fishing. | | | | |
| What are some of the more preferred ways to | | | | Take the leader line (use tester line rated |
| set up crappie fishing rigs to catch the most | | | | at least 2 pounds less than your main line |
| and largest slabs? | | | | for best results) and tie one end to an end |
| | | | of the barrel swivel. Set this aside and |
| If you are having a bad day, you may want to | | | | take the main line on your reel, putting on |
| try some rigs that many anglers consider last | | | | the weight first (perhaps a 1/2 ounce bullet |
| resort crappie fishing rigs. These include | | | | or egg sinker) and following with a rattle. |
| the Texas rig, the Carolina rig, and the | | | | Tie the end of the main line to the remaining |
| floating rig. While these are excellent | | | | end of the barrel swivel, and tie your hook |
| choices for catching bass, these can be | | | | to the other end of your leader line, leaving |
| helpful on days when the crappie aren't | | | | you with about a three or four foot leader |
| biting. The Texas rig is a plastic bait rig. | | | | line. Bait the hook, and you are ready to |
| | | | go. |
| You use a line, hook, and sinker, rigging the | | | | |
| sinker on the line with the point of the | | | | This type of crappie fishing rig is the most |
| weight facing up. Tie an off-set worm hook | | | | appropriate to use when working a downward |
| to the end of the line, and put your plastic | | | | slope that can range from about three feet in |
| bait on the hook. Because of its weight, the | | | | depth to about twenty feet because it allows |
| Texas crappie fishing rig is an appropriate | | | | you to stay in contact with the bottom of the |
| choice when fishing pockets, especially in | | | | lake. While the Texas rig may work in such a |
| the winter when you'll find schools of | | | | situation, it will lift further from the |
| crappie buried deep within these pockets to | | | | bottom in deeper waters, making the Carolina |
| shelter from the extreme cold. | | | | rig the most sensible option. |
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| The Carolina crappie fishing rig requires a | | | | In thick grasses, while any of these options |
| main reel line, a barrel swivel, somewhere | | | | will work, the Carolina rig will provide the |
| around six feet of leader line, a weight, a | | | | best results. |