01-05-2022, 04:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-05-2022, 04:17 PM by Springbuck1.)
This is always very interesting to me, how different lures work for different people. I get how fish, esp. bigger fish, might fall for something interesting an pretty they have never seen before Especially since those little nymphs are so beautiful, obviously sink well, and look for all the world like more interesting versions of actual invertebrate larvae that fish would want to eat. I see how downsizing a presentation can help when other methods fail, etc.....
But at the same time, as small as those are (14-20), what do they imitate with a spike hanging off their butt? Or, especially a wax-worm, which is bigger than they are? I assume it also dives head-first, but hangs head-up on a tight line. Do tiny nymphs DO that?
MY favorite crappie ice jig (for PV and Utah Lake at night, since this location is shrouded in mystery......) is quite large by comparison, but also a style I don't commonly see others using around here, has a slightly different "swooping" fall, and hangs at an angle that plays to a crappie rising to the bite, and the hook-point is positioned to maximize the chance of a good hook-set, even on a light bite.
Last year someone posted a video of boys catching crappie at night, but tipping with CORN, something I wouldn't have come up with on my own.
Anyway, this post isn't meant to be challenging, just still thinking and trying to learn.
But at the same time, as small as those are (14-20), what do they imitate with a spike hanging off their butt? Or, especially a wax-worm, which is bigger than they are? I assume it also dives head-first, but hangs head-up on a tight line. Do tiny nymphs DO that?
MY favorite crappie ice jig (for PV and Utah Lake at night, since this location is shrouded in mystery......) is quite large by comparison, but also a style I don't commonly see others using around here, has a slightly different "swooping" fall, and hangs at an angle that plays to a crappie rising to the bite, and the hook-point is positioned to maximize the chance of a good hook-set, even on a light bite.
Last year someone posted a video of boys catching crappie at night, but tipping with CORN, something I wouldn't have come up with on my own.
Anyway, this post isn't meant to be challenging, just still thinking and trying to learn.