Crappie poles can make all the difference in your ability to reel in your large catches. If you choose the right crappie poles, you will have much greater success in your excursions to the lake for slabs. How do you determine what crappie poles you need for your particular location? First, you should check with local fishermen to see what their recommendations are. However, there are some general tips that you can follow to choose your crappie poles, lines, and rigs.
A limber crappie pole can produce great results because it is specialized for use in fishing for papermouths. The pole itself will be short on first sight probably around 2 feet long with a small reel at the base. However, if you give it a little slice through the air as though it were a sword, you'll come out with a ten foot pole. Best results can be had by combining this particular pole with a number six long-shank hook at the end of the line and perhaps a split shot about six inches above the hook. Rig up a minnow, and cast out for some vertical fishing. These long jigging poles are a preference of many anglers. While you can find them at lengths up to sixteen feet, most range between nine and twelve feet, with ten foot crappie poles being the most popular. You can find old fashioned cane poles, telescopic jigging poles, and even graphite rods at these lengths.
Cane poles are typically made from synthetic materials, and you'll often find that telescopic poles only have a line tied to their end. You may also find that this particular type of crappie pole is often matched with a tiny round reel that isn't designed to cast far or to fight tough fish. Telescopic poles are probably the best choice for pure jigging purposes. In some models, the reels are actually built into the rod handle. Many of the long crappie poles come as multi-piece models that have to be assembled for use.
Using long crappie poles offer several advantages to anglers. For example, being able to reach out ten to twelve feet from the boat with your crappie pole allows you to fish vertically over heavy cover and brush, where crappie prefer to take cover. Also, when trolling, you can cover more area with a single run by having poles at varying lengths over the side, reaching not only down to different depths but out to various points in the water. However, the main advantage seen by most anglers is the ability to cast place your crappie poles pretty much anywhere and have the bait stay directly below the tip.
Pole-Fishing for crappie is the most quiet, and efficient way to harvest crappies from shallow to med-depth weeds, brush piles and timber. In many instances, it is the only way you can reach them without hanging up. Poles allow you to drop the bait right in front of a crappie's nose., and hoist the fish straight up and into the creel before it can run back into the cover.
Poles work equally well with jigs, live bait, or any combination of the two. It would be impossible to say which type of pole is the best, because they all work. Some are better suited to certain conditions, or types of fishing, and some are more economical, and a few are very versatile. I'll discuss the pros and cons of different types from the simplest rig, to the high tech tournament rigs of the pros. Then you can decide for yourself which is best for you.
The most low tech rig (and the one that has probably caught more fish than all other fishing equipment put together) is the simple cane pole. Many an adolescent has whiled away the hours hauling in fish with nothing but a cane pole and a worm. Some of us oldsters have fond memories of using these archaic, but still efficient tools to put meat on the table in lean times. Many of us still use them today. It is somehow comforting to know that in this day of instant information and high-tech gadgets, one can still provide food for the family with a no-cost, reliable, old-fashioned fishing pole that you can make yourself.
There are around 1200 species of bamboo world-wide. There are only two that are indigenous to the U.S., Switch Cane ( Phyllostachy aurea), and Giant Cane (Phyllostachys vivax). These are not to be confused with Tonkin Cane (Psuedosasa amabilis), which is native to Southeast Asia and is used to make heirloom-quality flyrods. Both Switch, and Giant Cane can be found growing along bottomlands near rivers and other bodies of water all over the U.S., often growing together. Switch Cane averages about 10-12 feet long, and is generally narrower than Giant Cane, which can grow from 15 to 20 feet tall. Both species make excellent poles.
You'll need a sharp machete, hatchet or hunting knife to cut the stalks. They are very strong and durable. You want to give considerable thought to what size shoots to cut. A pole that is very long and thick will be heavy and unwieldy, unpleasant to fish with. On the other hand, one that is too short and skinny may break if you hook into a Jaws wannabe, a not uncommon occurrence. Select shoots that are about 1 to 1-1/2 inches in diameter at the butt, and about 10'-14' long. Cut several in different lengths so you have a few to choose from. When you get them home, saw off the butts at a joint, so that they are capped by the divider wood between sections. Next, take 320 grit sandpaper and sand the whole pole smooth, to avoid getting splinters in your hand. Be extra careful not to damage the slender tips.
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