Spring/open water

[Fishaholic]

post some info on how you use jigs on open water, not just spring but yr round???

[CrappieKeith]

Well in spring and fall when the pannies are feeding hard I'll work the shore or weed edges.I like to hang T.H.E. Jig 1-3 foot below a bobber.I'll give the reel a crank or 2 and pause.When reeling I'm reeling sort of slow watching for a tick on the bobber then I'll stop.The bobber will go sideways or sink and I'll rear as soon as it does anything.

During mid summer I like to work floating docks on the shady side.
Sometimes I'll slip bobber it in deeper water if I'm marking fish.
I might even cast.Casting is the hardest.A very small sinker above the jig,light line and a good rod is required.
Once casted I'll do an 8 second countdown.Then a crank or two and pause and repeat .
I like to work under bridges in the shade on hot days too.
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spillways behind dams are fun spots if you can find calmer water.
Heavy current is not a place to look.
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[Fishaholic]

you tend to use bobbers/slip bobbers more in open wter than not to use one???

[CrappieKeith]

Yes I do.The only 2 times is if I'm verticle jigging over the side of the boat or casting which is not often.

[Illinoisgiller]

I use slip floats a lot in the open water. I use carlisle floats and adjust the shot weight to pull it down to near negative bouancy. I'll need to change that this spring as I intend to use more mono. I'll downsize the float so I don't need so much weight to keep the float deep for less resistance..
Neat thing about Power pro is that you can hang most any amount of weight on it .:icon_cool: Mike

[Fishaholic]

I do all my open water fishin witha slip float, I have a couple crappie spinners but never any success with them,
I would assume the 1/80 and 1/64 size most popular (seems it would be for the area I fish and what has worked for me) in spring open water. are you more likely to upsize your jigs or down once summer rolls around..

[CrappieKeith]

The 64th size is all I've ever needed come summer.
I'll catch a few thousand pannies most years this way.

[Fishaholic]

can one just order 10 jigs from ya?? like an assrtment box all in one size!!!!!

[CrappieKeith]

You bet,most do.
A word of warning.....your friends will start begging!