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CRAPPIE SUMMER SUCCESS

to watch tailing jigs on the screen as they Russ Bailey, host of Brushpile Fishing, gets
pass over cover. As any crappie angler schooled about Hang Gliding by Ken Smith
knows, getting your bait close to cover on Sheango Lake. It works!
without snapping is imperative.”
“Second, your trolling motor must be
very responsive, therefore I do not use an
electric-steer model – they are too slow to
respond to directional changes. Instead, I
use a foot steer model for instant change
of direction.”
Anyone who fishes with Ken Smith
will be impressed with how he executes his
Hang Gliding technique and successfully
catches crappies through the summer
when many other anglers are struggling.
As the crappie spawn draws to a close in
Pennsylvania and crappies move deeper,
now is the time to start Hang Gliding!

- Darl Black

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