I'm a rather new member here and also new to the world of crappie fishing.
Ive been a saltwater fisherman primarily excepting a considerable amount of Canadien
walleye and pike fishing. I'm very familiar with trolling having spent numerous hours and
days doing it for both the salt water and fresh water species ive targeted.
My current boat is a 17' fiberglass center console with a 90 hp outboard and a manually controlled 55# thrust Minn Kota on the bow. I have a bow mounted seat and have no problems controlling the boat except during high winds.
I am not set up for spider rigging per sey but I do have a 3 rod Bee Ready setup attached to the very low rail on both sides roughly 3' back from the point of the bow. I can observe and control rods in those from my seat.
At this point it appears that most of the fish have taken up residence in deeper water.
I'm assuming long lining simply means trolling out the back rather than tight lining up front.
My plan is to use just one rod on each side at least to start with and add more if its within my comfort level to do so. But I see no reason I cant troll from the front of the boat using my trolling motor as opposed to bumping the outboard in and out of gear in an attempt to maintain slow speed. My plan also is to mix up lure types unless a pattern
emerges. I'm also assuming when/if fish are located mark them and start jigging.
Any comments or opinions would be appreciated.