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Leave the big guns home. Here is a method for "shooting the dock for
crappie"
Crappie love to lay in the shadows of trees, bushes, and docks.
When fishing docks you want to stay away from them to keep from
spooking them. Hench the method of learning to "Shoot the Dock"
Let your line out about 1/2 of the pole depending on the action of the rod.
It sounds easy, but one should practice in the back yard until you get
good at it. Layout a target area and practice trying to put the jig in small
radius area say about 2 foot, about 10-20 feet away. Determine if you can
shoot better pointed straight out or rod held to one side of your body,
like a hip shooting in the old west.
You will also need to determine the rod strength. The stiffer the rod the
faster the shoot.Another reason to practice, as timing is the important
issue. When the jig passes the tip of the rod and when to release the line
with the other hand is a matter of 1/10th of second. Here are some steps
you can work on to perfect the method. Believe us it will be worth your
time.
Hold the jig with one hand (be careful not hook yourself)
Open the bail and pull the jig back to you so rod forms like a bow. You
are now loaded to "Shoot the dock" Eyeball your target or entry under
the dock or outer edge. Let go of the jig just about the time your rod is
parallel let go of the line on the bail, timming is important element here.
That is why one needs to practice. "Shoot" from as low an angle of
trajectory as possible. So that the jig will more than likely hit the water
and skip before it reaches the dock than it will skip under the dock.
Something like when you were a kid flipping rocks across the water.
When your jig skips under the dock, do a slow count 1 thousand 1, 1
thousand 2 so on. If by chance you get a bite lets say at 1 thousand 5,
then from that point on always do the same routine for additional cast.
There is a way to determine the deep you are fishing. If the jig hits bottom
at a count of 1 thousand 10, then start reeling at the count of 1 thousand
5, as crappie don't hover around the bottom of the lake.
Engage the reel and start a slow steady retrieve with the rod tip at about
10 o'clock.
Author Resource:- Bob Spare is retired tool die Machinest, fisherman,
barnwood furniture builder,author. Find more about fishing for "Crappie
Basics, & Fishing Tips & Knowlege" on 180+ page CD with pictures &
links from professionals to support their claims
http://www.crappiebasics.com
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