Weedless Crappie Jigheads

[Guest]

I got schooled fishing with a standard bobber/crappie jig setup.

My buddy was casting a weedless crappie jig and hammering them.

He caught a limit compared to my 2 little crappie.

This was a real eye opener, since it was foreign for me.

I was amazed at the size of those crappie.

He was chunking and winding just like you would if you were bass fishing.

I had no idea about this technique nor its effectiveness on slab crappie.

Do any of ya'll fish with weedless crappie jigheads?

Please elaborate on your technique as I am trying to learn.

Thanks

[Dutch]

I do when fishing in wood. I either use a fiber weedguard or a 7 stranded steel one. I make my own.

[Guest]

I do when fishing in wood. I either use a fiber weedguard or a 7 stranded steel one. I make my own.

what size hook and how much weight do you like?

I think my fishin buddy was using a 1/16oz cherokee jighead

[Dutch]

When crappie fishing I use a #4 hook. The size of head depends on how deep I am fishing and how much wind is blowing, but the lighter the better.

[shaker]

I got schooled fishing with a standard bobber/crappie jig setup.

My buddy was casting a weedless crappie jig and hammering them.

He caught a limit compared to my 2 little crappie.

This was a real eye opener, since it was foreign for me.

I was amazed at the size of those crappie.

He was chunking and winding just like you would if you were bass fishing.

I had no idea about this technique nor its effectiveness on slab crappie.

Do any of ya'll fish with weedless crappie jigheads?

Please elaborate on your technique as I am trying to learn.

Thanks

I use weedless sometimes depends on where and what type of cover that I fish. I make my own using a fiber weed guard mostly with a #2 and sometimes a #1 hook. Most of my crappie fishing is on Truman and favor larger plastics than most people would use, the reason for larger hooks. If I'm dipping trees I normally use a open hook but when fishing heavy brush and casting into flooded bushes like in the spring then I'll switch to weedless.

[Ham]

No one jig does it all.

Good points from other posts. A #4 hook is great for open water, but in thicker brush a #6 may be a better option. Another good point is that the jig head needs to match the size of the soft plastic being used. Sharp fine wire is a must.

Weedless jigs have their place. I prefer wire over fiber guards, but you can't always get what you want.

1/8oz, 1/16oz, and 1/32oz all have their place, but these days I throw more 1/32oz than anything else.

Don't overlook 1/16oz roadrunner heads with a soft plastic.

Been catching lots of big crappie on full sized jerk baits. Not my normal crappie fishing methods.

[Guest]

No one jig does it all.

Good points from other posts. A #4 hook is great for open water, but in thicker brush a #6 may be a better option. Another good point is that the jig head needs to match the size of the soft plastic being used. Sharp fine wire is a must.

Weedless jigs have their place. I prefer wire over fiber guards, but you can't always get what you want.

1/8oz, 1/16oz, and 1/32oz all have their place, but these days I throw more 1/32oz than anything else.

Don't overlook 1/16oz roadrunner heads with a soft plastic.

Been catching lots of big crappie on full sized jerk baits. Not my normal crappie fishing methods.

I'm searching for a single wire guard thats 1/8oz.

Any suggestions???