| Equipment You Will Need | | | | Locate the winds direction and set you boat in |
| - Boat | | | | position to drift along the break. (change in bottom |
| - Trolling motor | | | | depth) Make sure your boat drifts along the deeper |
| - Marker buoys | | | | side of the break. You will use your trolling motor to |
| - Light Spinning Tackle | | | | keep your drift in position along the deep side of the |
| - Crappie rigs | | | | break. If you don't have a trolling motor your have |
| - Marker buoys | | | | to use you boat motor to get back in position. (this |
| - Jigs | | | | can spook the fish, that's why a trolling motor is |
| Best Location To Drift Fish For Crappie | | | | recommended. The Depth finder will be your guide to |
| The hardest part about catching crappie while drift | | | | stay along the deep side of the break, and to locate |
| fishing is locating the schools. You will need a | | | | the fish. Set up a weighted crappie rig to just touch |
| topographical map of the area, and should have a | | | | bottom with sinker position your baits about 18 to 24 |
| good depth, fish finder. You can pick the | | | | inches off the bottom. |
| topographical map up at the local bait store. (It's | | | | As you drift, watch the rod tip, it will bounce up and |
| advisable to go there to get the latest fishing report | | | | down slightly as the weight drags along the bottom. |
| anyway.) Crappie school in open water and if you can | | | | If the tip of the rod remains still the sinker is not in |
| find the schools you can catch a good batch of | | | | contact with the bottom. When you catch the first |
| crappie. Also it has been my experience, the crappie | | | | fish drop one of your marker buoys to mark the |
| you catch in open water while drift fishing seem to | | | | spot. Continue to drift until another fish is caught or |
| be bigger. The first step you should before you get | | | | about 75 yards, then drop another buoy. This marks |
| out on the water is locate the deepest part of body | | | | your drift location for a return drift or anchor position. |
| of water you are fishing on from your topographical | | | | Drift about 50 more yards past the second buoy |
| map, this will be your starting point. You will be fishing | | | | then start up your boat motor and go around the |
| the break area's on the bottom surface. To Locate a | | | | buoys approximately 75 yards away. Know move |
| break area look for changes in depth on your depth | | | | your boat back in position for another drift. Normally |
| finder. Any break deep to shallow, or shallow to deep | | | | the school will be concentrated in one area. Keep |
| are good spots to drift. Try to avoid any flat dead | | | | working the spot until you get no more bites. If your |
| pan bottom surface areas. You will just waist your | | | | lucky you can catch your limit and a short time. |
| time in these areas | | | | You can use this technique on any body of water so |
| How to Set Your Drift for Crappie Fishing | | | | have fun! And good luck! |