My jigs are usually spaced out far enough to where I can hook the top jig on my bottom eyelet and my bottom jig in the foam handle. The longer the rod, the longer the spacing. And dont worry if you do it too long and your past your handle, you can always wrap the line around the rod to tighten it up. I also use a bigger loop knoton the top than crappielimits suggested. My top jig is tied with an 8-10" loop knot and the bottom is tied with as small a loop knot as I can muster. When I tie the loop knots, the top jig gets a double loop and the bottom is just one single loop. Some do it three or four times but its not needed, once through will hold a fish just as good as 3 or 4 times through will.