Best Crappie Lure

[raporter]

Cool. I about had another heart attack when I thought you were saying that you spent 70 bucks on the crappie nibbles. But then I read your post again and figured out what you were saying. LOL

I went fishing today for a couple of hours and learned a good lesson. Always change the line on your reel before fishing for the first time of the year.

I lost four spinners due to the line breaking as I was casting them. I saw the lure sail off about 100 yards and splash into the lake after it broke free of my line.

I was using 2 lb test and it's not that strong in the first place. But it was at least two years old.

I did manage to catch a crappie on my first and second casts and then lost the first lure. By the time I retied on a new lure I had drifted about 300 yards off my spot. I trolled back to the spot and caught a couple more fish and lost one good big crappie before I lost another lure. As I caught the last fish I turned on the live well pump and that made enough noise to scare the fish out of the shallow water flats I was fishing. I released four 9" crappie at the end of the day. I did have fun though. Never got to use my minnows that I bought last week. I'll use them on Tuesday when I go again.

Fireline my friend.

[Moveon]

Fireline my friend.

How does the fire line cast on an ultra light outfit. Pleuger Reel and ST Croix rod 5' UL ?

What size fire line do you use on an ultra light that compares to the casting ability of 2 lb test stren regular fishing line (monofilament). The 2 lb stren can flight a light weight 1/16oz jig a mile without a lot of line twist.

I can't find any new 2lb stren to replace the old stuff right now. The Boonville Walmart use to carry it but I guess they stopped carrying it these days.

[Keith Bobbitt]

How does the fire line cast on an ultra light outfit. Pleuger Reel and ST Croix rod 5' UL ?

What size fire line do you use on an ultra light that compares to the casting ability of 2 lb test stren regular fishing line (monofilament). The 2 lb stren can flight a light weight 1/16oz jig a mile without a lot of line twist.

I can't find any new 2lb stren to replace the old stuff right now. The Boonville Walmart use to carry it but I guess they stopped carrying it these days.

I found some 2 pound Stren online at this address: Stren Original Fishing Line, 330 yd Filler Spool: Fishing & Marine : Walmart.com

Don't know if the local Walmarts carry it or not.

[Moveon]

How does the fire line cast on an ultra light outfit. Pleuger Reel and ST Croix rod 5' UL ?

What size fire line do you use on an ultra light that compares to the casting ability of 2 lb test stren regular fishing line (monofilament). The 2 lb stren can flight a light weight 1/16oz jig a mile without a lot of line twist.

I can't find any new 2lb stren to replace the old stuff right now. The Boonville Walmart use to carry it but I guess they stopped carrying it these days.

I do have some fireline that's rated at ten pound test and has the line diameter equivalent to 4 lb test mono.

I bought it for my line counter reel which I used to control the depth of my crank baits. If you know that line, the amount of line out, the boat speed and the type of crank bait you can develop a depth vs amount of line out curve that will predict how deep the crank bait will go. I've used this effectively to catch summer bass that were suspended out over the deeper water. And I also used this method this April 2013 to catch six very nice crappie that were suspended out from a drop off and shallow water feeding shelf with lots of weeds. The crappie were about 200 ft out over the 24 ft deep water. They suspended right above the bottom in huge schools which I saw on my Humminbird 898 C SI unit's screen.