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Hump Fishing for Summer Crappie top off between 8 and 14 feet with deeper
water around the perimeter. The depth change
If You’re Not Using Driftmaster; can be drastic or as subtle as a couple feet.
If the hump has had cover such as a few
good luck! stumps, a rock pile or old building foundation,
I’m confident crappies will be handy – either
.COM MADE IN USA snugged up to cover or suspended above
cover, or possibly off to the side of the hump.”
ROD HOLDERS & When it comes to marking structure,
TROLLING SYSTEMS Hooker is a bit old fashioned. When he
finds a hump he tosses out a buoy marker
BLACK RIVER TOOLS INC. 803-473-4927 for reference. Even though a mark can be
electronically made on the sonar screen, he
still prefers a physical floating marker in order
to make every cast count.
Using his Motor Guide trolling motor,
Hooker works around the area while fan
casting a Bobby Garland bait on Gamma
2-pound test line. “I cast the entire area and
water column from top to bottom until I find
biting fish. On cloudy days, crappies could

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