Crappie suspend over deep water alot in Winter. They are also line shy and spooky. Gunlock is relititively clear, so light line is called for 4 or 6lb mono or fluro carbon . Preferred method would be to do modified "spider rigging" using a long, 8, 10, 12,etc ft, rod. You can use a bobber or not. If you have electronics, use them to locate a school and depth. Set your baits, small jigs w/ tubes, curl tails, or other plastics, just above the depth you located them at. Crappie feed "UP" ( eye are positioned to look up !!), so, using two jigs, set your lower jig 6-12 inches above the fish and the second jig about 12-18 inches above that. Move along SLOWLY, watching the rod tip for any movement. These are not aggressive strikes, very subtle. If you are casting, set your bobber so the bottom jig is 6-12 inches above the school. Again, a ultra slow retrieve is used, and the only indication of a strike will be a sideways movement of your bobber !! Small tubes, Crappie Magnets, small curl tails ( 1.5 inch or 3 inch) etc, on a 1/32, 1/16, or 1/8 oz jig hd. . Always place your heavier hd on the bottom. Tipping with a small bit of worm or a Crappie Nibble helps sweeten the deal. Later in spring and summer when the fish are more aggressive you can be more aggressive, but now, go small and slow !! Good Luck and have fun !!
Note: Bobby Garland developed his two best selling baits at Gunlock ( he lived in St. George ) the Spider Jig and Fat Gitzit ( the tube jig ). There are loads of crayfish in Gunlock and the LMB are well fed and hard to catch.
Note: Bobby Garland developed his two best selling baits at Gunlock ( he lived in St. George ) the Spider Jig and Fat Gitzit ( the tube jig ). There are loads of crayfish in Gunlock and the LMB are well fed and hard to catch.