I have had lots of issues with other boats while long lining. A lot of times I will have bass fishermen pull in front of me and start fishing right where I am headed. I prefer to spider rig because I can make a tighter turn around and stop and fish a spot if I catch something or see structure on the depth finder. I do long line in the spring for a short time but spider rig about 95 % of the time. We saw several out of state boats, most from Georgia, and cannot figure out why they come here to fish because I know they have decent crappie lakes in their home states.