Schwierjohn makes use of Garmin ECHOMAP 93SV for GPS, facet scan and down scan. On the bow of his boat, he operates a Garmin GPSMAP 1022. “This setup has turn out to be invaluable when concentrating on sac-a-lait in deeper water,” mentioned the 29-year previous.
On his newest fishing journey, Schwierjohn was on the Tickfaw River. He was on the primary channel utilizing his side-scan in 20 ft of water when he noticed a bunch of marks on his display.
“It was a brush-pile with what seemed to be a big group of fish suspended over it,” he mentioned. “Each time I discover sac-a-lait suspended over construction, it will get me labored up as a result of I do know these fish will most likely be feeding fairly heavy.”
The anxious angler lowered his Bobby Garland jig down and stopped when it was about 5 ft above the college. , 4 sac-a-lait swam up and tried to swallow the jig.
“Then I knew it was on,” he mentioned.
Schwierjohn pulled 9 crappie out of the college with all of them being over 10 inches.
November Setup
This month, Schwierjohn stays in the primary rivers and targets tree tops and brush piles which can be in 15-25 ft of water.
His rod of selection is an 8-foot ACC Crappie Stix rod. For a reel, he makes use of Lew’s American Hero and spools it with Seaguar Fluorocarbon. His favourite lure is a Bobby Garland Child Shad in “Bone White” colour. Since he’s fishing in deeper water he makes use of a heavier jig than regular. “I like to make use of a 1/16-ounce jig head however I additionally add extra weight with a 1/8-ounce spilt-shot on the road about one foot and a half above the jig.
The burden serves as a marker when dropping his line down into a faculty of crappie.
“It’s a lot simpler to seek out my jig on the display after I use the split-shot as a result of it’s simpler to identify two falling dots on the display somewhat than simply the one,” he mentioned.
Because the climate will get colder, Schwierjohn mentioned anglers have the possibility to fill the field with fish with out masking an excessive amount of water.
The colder water temperatures will group baitfish tighter which additionally helps in conserving the crappie segregated to remoted areas within the rivers.
Schwierjohn recommends concentrating on the deeper rivers just like the East Pearl, Tchefuncte, and Tickfaw Rivers in Southeast, LA.
