Thread: Dock Shooting

Practice for sure, 4/6# line and be patience!

Originally Posted by G4bama

Thanks for the advise guys. I will keep them in mind and I also see there is a lot of information on the subject search.
I lived in Tenn during the mid-late 70s and this technic was called "slingshoting" and it was done with a really short rod(3ft maybe) and either a Zebco 202 or 33. You could by the combo

I still use that setup. A 3' solid glass rod and a Johnson spin cast with 4# line. I've tried the other stuff and it works fine, I guess the little rod and push button are a nostalgia thing that brings memories of Papaw and Daddy and my childhood flooding back. It'll make me smile....and sometimes cry.

Originally Posted by shadboy

I still use that setup. A 3' solid glass rod and a Johnson spin cast with 4# line. I've tried the other stuff and it works fine, I guess the little rod and push button are a nostalgia thing that brings memories of Papaw and Daddy and my childhood flooding back. It'll make me smile....and sometimes cry.

great....now ya made me tear up and can't see the computer screen....thanks for the post.

I use a bail type spinning reel with either 4# or 6# line on either a 3' or 39" rod. Sitting on a bench by the front door with a tree 40' away I can hit the same spot almost every time. When I have time I try to practice about an hour each time.

I started shooting docks with a 5' spinning rod, then went to a 5'6" rod ... and now use a 6'6" rod. The main reason I'm using the longer rod, now ... less arm movement for a hookset.

I've used several different lengths, powers, tip actions : 5' to 8' rods and microlite to med/hvy power and slow to very fast action tips. They all worked to shoot the jig under the dock, with release timing being the most significant factor. And since I don't get "inside" the dock (in the boat slip), but shoot from the outside at a distance of 3-10ft from rod tip to dock, I saw no great advantage to using the shorter rods. And, in fact, once I started using the 6'6" fast action tip rod, I was still putting the jig well back under the dock .... and did not have to jerk my arms and rod practically over my head to set the hook.

Just my opinion ... your results may vary

i found that just skipping it, was easier, and much more efficient.

Most places I shoot you cant skip a jig. A lot of these places you need to shoot 20' or further back in the hole. These aren't some of the smallest places either. Dock shooting isn't the same everywhere.

That's right and them are easy compared to some I've fished.

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