Thread: Bait shops lake Tarpon???

Long-ling regarding Spec fishermen probably the same "crankbaiting" or "Dreagging"
Anything involved when pulling baits through water when power is being used.
Pushing is considered same as Spider rigging - only at much slower speed and your
pushing jigs, cranks through water under power

Other forms could be used - Bottom bounching - dragging with walking rods (mainly used up North on rocky bottomed lakes)-
drifting - bobbering - jigging (single or double)

Bottom line - you can fish any way you wish down here, any style. It would be nice
to use a relationship style (coined reference)so as others can be on same page as
yourself - getting the benefit from your post.

that's what I am trying to learn. I only grew up single pole jigging Lake O and bobber fishing at night. So anything else is new. Looks like from what I can determine is for most other lakes, spider rigging would be better late fall to early spring where crank baiting is better summer. either way I would be using my I-pilot, but at different cruise control speeds depending on what style. (which I am trying to learn the terminology).

what I gathered from reading and searching youtube videos. my speeds may be off a little as there was no science and everyone had a different opinion and varied.

crankbaiting is faster troll around 1.4
long lining similiar to crankbait, but pulling jigs normally tandem at about .8
spider could be push/pull at about .4 line is straight up and down.

That's real close. Trial and error. Some get real technical. I try to stay real simple, kiss method.

water is still pretty hot "89 degrees" on keystone and the bite was slow. shad seem to be everywhere and if the specks are in there like the bass are, it should be a pretty good place to fish.... if i can find them. Did you ever do any good on the specks in keystone? I just bought small undeveloped "and overpriced" lot on the lake with a boat ramp back in April. Any pointers on where and when to find them would be appreciated. Might even grant access to the boat ramp if I get to know ya.

That was 50 years ago Don't remember much about the lake

Originally Posted by speckulator

water is still pretty hot "89 degrees" on keystone and the bite was slow. shad seem to be everywhere and if the specks are in there like the bass are, it should be a pretty good place to fish.... if i can find them. Did you ever do any good on the specks in keystone? I just bought small undeveloped "and overpriced" lot on the lake with a boat ramp back in April. Any pointers on where and when to find them would be appreciated. Might even grant access to the boat ramp if I get to know ya.

When do you want me to bring my rig over and try?

If you fish weekends then the weekend of Oct 10th I can free up some time.. If your able to sneak out on a weekday That changes everything. PM me and lets figure it out. Let me know when ya can. im up for it

If you fish weekends then the weekend of Oct 10th I can free up some time.. If your able to sneak out on a weekday That changes everything. PM me and lets figure it out. Let me know when ya can. im up for it

There ya go Speckulator,
Dave is excellant fisherman - belongs to Florida Crappie Club,
has tournament fished with me numerous times.
Dave should be able to give you some good pointers, & advice - as well
as show you places on lake that with his various depth finders that should
produce.

Send him a pm.....