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Reply With Quotelol yea that's why I cut the hook off the one im practicing with figure it inevitable tho!!Originally Posted by windstone
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also I got a ton of plastics & that makes sence- got several color jig heads that are flat sided not round shaped kinda like a little fish head I figure would skip good - got em in 1/32 & 1/16 - figure the 1/16 would shoot farther but the 1/32 would sink slower which would ya'll start with?
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lol yea that's why I cut the hook off the one im practicing with figure it inevitable tho!!
My wife swears I only do enough surveying to support my hunting & fishing because I'm too busy hunting & fishing !
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Good info, so far !!
Definitely, practice helps !! Aim with the line, not the rod.
I started dock shooting with 4lb test, but I'm currently using 6lb test & seeing no negative results.
Whatever rod you use, between a 5' & 6'6" length, the dynamics of the "shot" are the same ... except for the timing of the release of the line at the reel. Practice will teach you the correct timing of your release for whatever rod length you choose.
I use 1/32 & 1/16oz ballhead jigheads with solid plastics ... & have had no problems. They are also weedless jigheads, so I can crawl them over the cover beneath the docks.
I also like to follow up my dock shooting, especially on a productive dock, by Vertical Casting around the outer poles on the deep side or front of a dock. This article explains that method : http://www.crappie.com/articles/crappiepappy.htm
Dock shooting is a blast, and it can be the most productive method you can use at times.
... luck2ya & happy shooting !!
... cp
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im finding out (in the backyard) its better to not aim just look @ where you want the jig to go & put it there- like I said makes me think a whole lot of when we all shot recurves in the 70's & instinctive shooting- I helped some boys get into archery back then & use to tell em - do you aim where you want to throw a baseball? no you just throw it there- that's a powerful computer we got sitting on top of our shoulders if you'll trust it- im already hitting individual leaves & clumps of grass out to 20 yrds- when I miss its coming from my release @ the reel like you said but time will take care of that- heck just did it last nite @ 8:00 for the first time!
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Can someone post a picture of how to hold the jig before releasing it.I'm really wanting to try this method but dont want to hook myself. ...LOL
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aint done it yet with a jig w/a hook- bet ill figure that out tomorrow- probably the hard way - lol!
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I hold the head with the hook pointing away from me,with some baits it is better to hold hook and shoot dock for example a tube jig that the head is in jig will tear easy if you hold by head,but I rarely use tubes but they are good.the flat minnow head is not as good for shooting,also 6 lbs is good if it is not a low dock that need to get to the back,have tested them and retested both lines a few weeks and could not get far enough back under low dock to get some of the fish out,i was using vicious 6 and 4 on 2 cheerywood 5 1/2 and was losing some 6 to 8 feet of distant,could not get to them with the 6 but got to them with the 4,so if possible have 4 and 6 loaded if you are shooting low long docks
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