Thread: Second Limit Longlining

A ponyhead style jig with curly tails on them

John, let me add something here that will eventually come into play when pulling longline off the front or sides---I ALWAYS leave my engine in gear so the prop won't be turning. After having clients (and myself) let lines get under the boat on turns or in windy conditions and having to unwind hundreds of yards of mono and braid from my prop shaft, I've found leaving the control in gear will prevent a bunch of issues. I leave my engine trimmed down for side stability in wind or waves.

Thanks Doug, huge point!!

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I have had line get wrapped in my prop too many times. It is a pain to remove out on the lake.

I have tried this on Kentucky Lake once and it was the only way I could catch anything. It is a good tool for the box.

Doug, that is something I haven't thought about. Experience really pays off. Thanks

Mrdux referenced one of the most important things in life .... prop awareness!

What Mrdux said. I was fixing to tell you the same thing but he beat me to it. John I long line 80% of the time and have found I have less tangles if I cut down the on the number of rods I pull, especially in the wind. On Weiss, my home lake there is a three pole limit per angler so the law makes it easy for me. I run two 12 ft poles off the front and four 7 foot rods out the back. I use this same set up when I have three of us in the boat. Trust me you will catch just as many fish and enjoy your day a lot more. I've found this out the hard way when I've fished Guntersville and other lakes with no pole limit. Glad your picking this up. I always wondered if long lining would work on big 4.