Quote Originally Posted by footballcoach View Post
I am by no means an expert but I have a lot of experience long lining on a lot of lakes. I live on Weiss and guide a little when my job permits. I will share a little with you that might help. I was introduced to long lining by a guy named Steve Deason at Santee Cooper several years ago. He told me some things that have always helped. You need good electronics especially when fish are still deep. I try to find big balls of bait and mark the depth they are at. jig weight and boat speed is important. You might want to invest in some 1/8th oz. jigs. I keep everything from 1/8 to 1/64 in my boat. I think you are better off being to shallow than too deep at the same time if fish are holding at 15 to 20 feet you are probably not going to get deep enough with 1/16. tie two on and slow down. I try to keep speed from .8 to about 1.4 depending on water depth. If your marking fish and not catching any vary your speed util you find out how they want it. Let the fish tell you. I hope this helps. Also i use 6 or 8 pound test
Thanks footballcoach! I have an 898 on the console and a 571di on the bow. Anybody else have any tips that they would like to share?