Pulling Bucktail Flies For Crappies

  • pool13_jeff
    NW, IL
    Posts: 884
    March 4, 2009 at 9:01 pm #1311510

    Does anyone do this? Many years ago, I was at the BearPaw outside of Rice Lake WI, and picked up some small black/white bucktail jigs that were absolutely amazing for crappies on Pool 13. They were 1/32 and 1/64 ounce, but were 2″ long. I ended up losing them and have never found them again. I have seen bucktail flies that walleye anglers use, and wondered if anyone else has thought about using them for crappies. I would get them with a smaller hook, and would be a bit nervous pulling them in the sloughs, but I think they would work.

    Anyone have any thoughts on these?

    DrewH
    s/w WI.
    Posts: 1404
    March 4, 2009 at 10:03 pm #755055

    I used small pink jigs with calf hair under a bobber for crappies back in the 60’s. They work great. If they were good then they are good now or is Darwinism at work here.

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5649
    March 4, 2009 at 10:09 pm #755056

    I fish panfish a lot using a flyrod. With Crappies I have the best luck with marabou because it has a lot of action even when you aren’t retrieveing very fast. I’ve also had very good luck with small Marabou jigs under a bobber thrown with a spinning rod. Two inches sounds about right.

    It’s surprising how well a jig or a streamer fly can outfish live bait under a bobber!

    Rootski

    Dean Marshall
    Chippewa Falls WI /Ramsey MN
    Posts: 5854
    March 5, 2009 at 12:57 am #755120

    They do work!

    pool13_jeff
    NW, IL
    Posts: 884
    March 5, 2009 at 9:56 pm #755440

    Oh man, I have a scathingly brilliant idea!

    Picture this:

    Lake Geneva.

    July-August.

    80ft.of water.

    Crappies suspended at 40ft.

    Small snap weight at 50ft. of line.

    White\off-white bucktail fly.

    .5 mph.

    What do you think?

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