Fig. 9. -- Tackle and techniques for catching crappies in buck- 
brush or buttonbush, as used by J. F. Gregory of Glasford. Cane pole 
is 7% feet long. Guides are mounted on pole with electrician’s tape. 
Nylon-leader line is secured near base of pole and_ strung 
through guides. A, a live minnow is hooked through lower and upper 
lips. B, above baited hook are a bobber and a heavy sinker, C, D, a 
small paddle is used in propelling boat quietly toward buckbrush. 
Minnow is dropped into brush. Pole is constantly fished with free 
hand. If hook is snagged, pulling on line forces tip of pole and bobber 
toward hook; with aid of heavy sinker, hook is soon jiggled free. Photo 
of Gregory in boat from the Illinois Department of Conservation. 
