need spider rigging tips

[shocker037]

when spider rigging how close should the tips of my poles be off of the water I seen somewhere they should be about 12 inches but I thought that would be to close and any other info about spider rigging would help me out a bunch bc I think I am going out to do this for the first time tomorrow!!!

[painterfish]

hey shocker theres a ton of info on c.com and the net heres just one you can check out The Art of Spider-Rigging

[Fetmo]

i bought a dvd from B n M company about crappie fishing wow has it been instructive. it has video and diagrams covering 9 different fishing techniques.
i have some rod holders on the way. i will send pics of my final set up. getting new trolin moter as well.

good fishing
Fetmo

[Arkie John]

I have trouble enough keeping two rods from getting snared. The Lord only knows what I'd get myself into with six or eight. I reckon one's idea of "fun" is relative.

aj

[creekslick]

If your rod holder are adjustable, just move them up and down until you find a distance that works for you. Let the fish tell you what speed you need to be at. Try jigs try minnows and a combination of both.

[gasper_goul]

i second that...well said cs

[luvpt]

The distance from rod tip to the water isn't as important as keeping ALL the rodtips the SAME distance from the water. I usually have mine about a foot off the water. If one tip is different than the others it will throw you off as you are scanning the rod tips for bites.

[DRPEPPER]

If your rod holder are adjustable, just move them up and down until you find a distance that works for you. Let the fish tell you what speed you need to be at. Try jigs try minnows and a combination of both.

Well said Wayne.
Four poles is about all I care to try. Even with only 4, I can get an attitude. You have seen my boat. If I tried to keep my rod tips 1 foot from the water, I would have to sit on the edge of my seat to keep an eye on them. Mine are proabably 1.5 to 2 feet.
I will warn you that spider rigging takes a lot of patience. Something I haven't mastered yet. Maybe it is just the learning how that requires more patience than I have.
I plan to do more this Fall with my new found confidence I have gained by trolling this Summer.
DP

[shocker037]

what kinda baits do u guys like and if a bait isnt working how long does it take
before u change it. and how is some ways you guys like to rig them up.

[satdoc1]

Most of the time I try to fish with 6-8 poles dependin on whay lake I am on. On the corp lakes except for Grenada ya can run 5 per person. Try to start out about a foot shallower than the finder says the fish are and use different colors on them all till I find the main one they are hitting. Then start changin em out.