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DROP-SHOT RIVER CRAPPIE

Brown uses a drop-shot rig to get to hard-
to-reach crappie deep in the brush.

will come from deep in the cover.” tag line.
Setup is easy. Brown finds the “The 1/2-ounce sinker is good to
spot he wants to fish and usually marks about 24 feet. It allows me to feel the
it with a buoy keeping it off the cover so brush and bottom. I drop it until I feel
it won’t be in the way. He goes into the something. If I don’t hit cover I can move
wind for better boat control. He carefully it around until I feel it. I use 10-pound
fishes by spider rigging the spot making braid because it is more sensitive. It’s
sure to hit all areas of the brush or bed. the best line for “feel” and it’s tough.
Then he switches to the drop-shot rig. Some prefer fluorocarbon but that’s
Brown’s drop-shot setup includes probably just a personal preference.”
a Crappie Maxx Pro Series IM-8, 10- “A sensitive rod isn’t an option, it’s
foot rod. On bottom is a 1/2-ounce a must-have. Fishing stumps, laydowns
bell sinker. A #1/0 VMC hook is tied 20 and deep brush means you have to
inches up from the sinker using a small feel everything including the cover and

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