Spring Crappie Fishing ~ Beat Down Break Down

Spring crappie fishing near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Perhaps the most coveted Minnesota fishing opportunity each spring. Before the walleye opener, many anglers target spring crappie. We join Tony Mariotti to share some tips on how and where to catch spring crappie. This fishing doesn’t take much equipment and anybody can do this. You don’t need a big boat or much for electronics.
With some sunshine and water temperatures creeping up into the low fifties, we found crappies shallow relating to 5-7 foot sand flats that had good stands of cabbage. Wherever we found good weeds, we found crappie. These locations were adjacent to shorelines and shallow pencil reeds where these fish will eventually spawn.
The program was simple in this clear water. Long casts from the boat with a small clip on pencil bobber and Northland Tungsten Crappie King Fly which is a hair jig. We didn’t need to use any type of live bait. Cast the bobber and twitch it back to the boat, stopping and pausing between twitches.
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[@tharemyhopkins5873]

Calmer, sunnier days where you can really see into the water - searching and watching them - it's a blast!

[@neilrobinson1991]

Great video, Jason!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@kouvang590]

Those jigs are fire for stream trouts too. The white one killer for me

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

💯

[@cowboyjack328]

Good show. I am impressed with the new SCHEELS ultra light “Pro” series rods. Loving mine for spring crappie. Great rod for pitching crappie jigs.

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

Yes I really like these rods a lot!

[@j.h.3269]

Nice video! I saw you had your flat bottom boat up in Pelican Monday . Is the channel deep enough to put a deep v boat in the ramp?

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

Barely if you have a smaller boat. With all this rain, it might get better.

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

It was tight. If you have a boat less than 19 feet, you might squeeze through but probably best to use trolling motor. This rain might help that however. Lake is coming up a little from this rain.

[@Tutoutdoors]

That was a slab-fest!

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

👍👊

[@philgorski1418]

What color line are you using and what lbs of line

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

High Vis Suffix 832 braid in 6 lb test with a 8 lb. Fluorocarbon leader.

[@timothythomas3820]

Hello ! Mr. Jason. What are the size and name of that spinning rod that you’re using in this video and what are the size and name of that spinning reel you’re using in this video and what are the name and size and color of that fishing line you’re using in this video also please. May the lord be in your heart today to answer all of my questions that I’m asking you please and may the Lord continue to bless you and your family and your RUclips channel in 2024 please 🙏🙏 ! I love casting for shells crawler and red ear and bluegill and crappie from the bank. I do nothing but casting from the bank that’s all I do 🙏

[@JasonMitchellOutdoors]

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Line is 6 lb. Suffix 832 braid