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