Spider rig ?

**trypman1** · 03-20-2016, 03:26 PM

Great info!!!!!!!!!

**lshields** · 03-30-2016, 09:32 AM

Jim Dant's comments on page 8 of this month's CrappieNow match what I've been experiencing. I've had much better luck switching the weight to the bottom and shortening the droppers.

Crappie NOW – Everything Crappie! – Crappie NOW – April 2016

Q: Why are fish lost?
Jim Dant, IL - had a cooler of Reelfoot crappie in the isle of the Grizzly Jig Show where he was visiting with customers about Bobby Garland Jigs. This tournament
fisherman says, “Hookset and slack line in the leaders are primary reasons for lost fish. I’ve been fishing a lot at Reelfoot Lake using double minnow rigs. I
changed from a typical Capps/Coleman double-hook rig to putting the weight on bottom and shortening the extensions, or leaders. Putting the hook only two inches
from the main line gives a more direct path for setting the hook. Fish I had been losing are now getting and staying hooked. My catch per bite ratio has probably
doubled. I do set the hook firmly but try not to go overboard with it.”

**t.slabseeker** · 03-31-2016, 04:06 PM

Pretend your rod and holder have a hinge between them, don't worry about getting the butt of the rod out. Pickup the tip in the air at say 1-2 oclock position first, then pull the rod upward out. That hole needs to be big enough for that to be done easily. I have taken lots of rookies (lol) and they worry about getting the rod out first. I try to hit myself in the chest with the fish. If it ant no pig. Hope this helps.

**Hanr3** · 03-31-2016, 09:23 PM

Straight up hook sets work most of the time, however not all fish will be caught lifting straight up, some times you have to set the hook off to one side or the other. Same thing applies to slip bobber fishing.

Another method I like, set the hook with my finger, pull the line quick with your free hand while your other hand reaches for the pole. Keep the line tight while you retrieve the pole. This is a simple way of keeping the line tight while your fiddle with removing the pole from the rod holder.

**buckknife** · 04-01-2016, 07:25 AM

Great info and thanks for sharing

**trypman1** · 04-02-2016, 09:38 AM

The Hi Tek holders work great for the problem you are talking about. They are very easy to get rod up and out. When you see even the lightest movement with your line, pick up, the bait is in their mouth. My 2 cents.

**CrappiePappy** · 04-02-2016, 11:38 AM

When I first saw rod holders & long poles used in the Spider Rigging method, my first thought was "get the rod completely out of the holder & then set the hook"

.... and that seemed a bit cumbersome/awkward. Then, after actually "using" the setup, I realized you don't remove the pole & then set the hook; you set the hook by removing the pole !! You lift the pole, using the butt end of the pole and the rear loop of the holder as a stationary holding point (fulcrum) ... and as you continue lifting the pole, the butt end of the pole will slip right out of the rear loop of the holder as you lift the tip end of the rod up and back towards you.

Losing fish, for me anyway, seems to be a function of using a regular hook, rather than a jig. A regular hook can be pointed in any direction, while it's in the mouth of the fish ... so, when you "set the hook", the hook point can stick almost anywhere inside the mouth or even out on the lips of the fish. That's not always a secure "hookup" ... especially when the hook is in the lip, as it usually tears a hole in the membrane, leaving a large "exit hole" for the hook should the fish (or you) successfully cause a momentary slack in the line.

With a jig .... considering that the hook is always pointing up, you're more likely to stick the fish in the roof of the mouth for a more solid hookup.

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