Posted on Jan 25, 2009

Old School Crappie Fishing Family Secrets

fishing for crappie at night

Wow! the amazing peace and tranquility of night fishing for crappie. You hear every sound no noise pollution, and the moon light can't be beat. And the best thing about it is space! only a few serious anglers go crappie fishing at night.This Leaves most of the fishing waters to yourself!, and that means very little competition for the best spots.

First of all make sure you have an auxiliary battery (if your fishing in a boat) unless you need some exercise in the art of rowing.

Second…whether you believe in the crazy creatures of the night or not, you still need above water , and underwater fishing lights to crappie fish at night.

It's very important When you are night crappie fishing to use your above water and underwater fishing lights wisely. The majority of night crappie fisherman have some type of strategy they use for placement of their night fishing lights.Here's a strategy that I use occasionally. Keep a small light on board that is not visible to the fish, to avoid spooking them away but is bright enough to see to change tackle. The most common practice is to set your above water lights so they illuminate across the water. This is great for attracting bugs and small organisms that crappie's love. (this is my favorite method). Find out which method works for you. Here is a quick guide for using lights to catch crappie at night.

How to use the power of light to Catch Crappie At Night.

Light tip#1

If you have a fishing light that is not submersible you can still use it to attract crappie at night. The key is to shine the light "across the water" as opposed to "in the water". This will attract small fish, which in turn attract bigger prey the crappie.

Light tip#2

There is definitely a benefit to using a underwater fishing light when you go night fishing for crappie. If you do purchase a underwater fishing light you will need to rig it so it is only two or three inches below the water. you don't want the light to be too close to the crappie you do not want to spook them away from you. (they will be attracted to the deeper areas where the light is a little bit lower - they will eat small fish and organisms attracted to the low light areas)

Light tip#3

Fish don't like to be blinded by light anymore then you do. They won't come to close to the bright part of your underwater fishing light. The key is to fish below the light- that is where the crappie will bite.

 

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