Thread: HELP please

Hovering is quite a beautiful art. So much of an art that I will let Darryl or Jerry explain as they are truly the experts. As far as me gaining on ol ceb with my spider riggin, I think I fair pretty well for my league, which is little league. Ceb is in a completely different league than I! When I grow up, I wanna be like CEB!

Originally Posted by Darryl Morris

Hovering is kinda like slow trolling sideways back and forth in a limited area. Literally, "hovering" over or around a single brushpile. All the fishing is done out of the right side of the boat either tightlining jigs pole-in-hand or minnows under slip floats in rodholders. Use the trolling motor to constantly control and position your boat and push or pull your baits into position around the brushpile/crappie condo based on what you see on your sonar. Jerry calls it the dining room. Use your gps to get you on the spot and marker bouys if needed as a reference to the exact location of the cover. Watch your sonar to determine the location of fish and how deep the crappie are holding. Work that spot thoroughly. When done, gun to another. Have a portfolio of spots and even if you only get one or two per spot by the end of the day you have a nice mess of crappie. The keys are using your electronics effectively and boat control.

YEAH! What he said