Longline trolling with jigs is an excellent way to locate and catch crappie. It can produce good catches year-round through much of the country and is a simple technique at its core. It is an excellent approach for anglers who don’t have forward facing sonar or who don’t enjoy that style of fishing, especially when the fish are not holding close to visible shallow cover.
Brad Chappell, a longtime guide on Ross Barnett Reservoir and host of a highly popular podcast, The Crappie Connection, has trolled for many years and is one of the nation’s most respected voices on longlining. Like many crappie guides, Chappell currently spends the most guiding time “scoping,’ which refers to pitching or casting to fish he can see on forward facing sonar. However, he still does quite a bit of trolling, both because it’s a style of fishing that many of his clients enjoy and because it’s a technique that is better suited for many anglers’ skillset or experience and at times to the day’s conditions.
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