Quote Originally Posted by tru3vol View Post
first time spider rigging will be tomorrow. I have a 21 ft Center console bay boat. put spyderloks on the bow yesterday.

couple of questions....

I have not yet put a fish finder on the bow (waiting on Helix 9 to go on sale) I have a SI unit on console. I know this is not ideal but I should be able to get in the general area and be ok?

I have 4 14ft southern crappie rods but will have 2 buddies with me. I think between them they have 2 12ft rods and several 7ft rods. I'm thinking put the 14 ft in front middle and shorter rods out to side? shorter rods in back of boat..

anything I am missing or should consider with what I have to work with tomorrow?

self tied capps and coleman rigs with gnats and minnows / bobby garlands.

this thread has been very informative thanks all for contributing.
All things considered, I think your plan should work. Just try and position everyone's rods so that they aren't directly in line with rods/lines of the guy in front of them. Even a foot difference is better than having the line be running through the same exact area of water as the rods in front of them. You want all the rods/lines to be going thru new water, and not water a bait has already passed thru ... unless they are running at different depths. Once you find the right depth and speed, and start catching fish, is when you want to make sure everyone's rods are running in "new water" ... because then everyone should be at the same depth. You don't want the guys behind you to feel like they're fishing in "used" water.