Thread: Push/Pull method

I heard about this thread on your forum and I hope you don't mind a Georgia fisherman's two cents. My partner, Jim, and I have been push/pulling for over a year now with very good success. Jim is originally from Florida (Kissimmee Kowboy) and pushing is the way he has always fished. We both pushed for a couple years with one in front and one in the rear. In other words, we were both spider-rigged. About a year ago I started longlining and decided I liked that approach. So now when we are in Jim's boat he sits up front and pushes and I long line out of the back. When we are in my boat Jim sits up front and pushes and I long line out of the back. Jim also tends a couple of my pulling rods (16 & 12 footers) from rod holders in the front of the boat. Here is the set up:
Jim uses 8 rods, 6-14 foot rods and 2-12 footers rigged with 3/4 oz sinkers. I put 2-16 footers and 2-12 footers in the front rod holders facing 90 degrees to the side of the boat. I fish the remaining 6 rods all 8 footers out of the rear. I generally rig the 16 and 12 footers with double 1/16 oz jigs and curly tails. The rear rods are usually rigged with 1/16 oz jigs and at least 1/16 oz split shot. We usually troll about 1 mph that is why Jim uses 3/4 oz sinkers. Now as you know our lakes are different than yours and we have to use more weight to get down to the fish most of the year. Our set-up wasn't based on any strategy other than we can both fish the way we want to. If we both wanted to longline only there is no way we could fish up to 20 rods. Here are a couple of links from our trips last week and a picture of Jim in the front of my boat.
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/georgia/334518-longlining-oconee-85-degree-water/

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/georg...sday-6-1-16-a/