Thread: Longlining

Well I'm ashame to say I've never longlined before...but I'm gonna try it in about a week. I don't have a variable speed trolling motor, but I have a small hand control trolling that I put on the transom, and have a switch I use to sneak up on brim beds that may work?
I think the speeds are slow enough, without having to us the big trolling motor. I have a trolling plate [ Happy Troller] I just got for the gas motor, but rather try the 12v trolling motor first.
I have a couple questions for you Ga. longliner pro's...The lake I'll be fishing is a deep lake, 50-60 feet in a lot of area's, and you can see about 6 to 8 feet below surface.
What size jigs should I be pulling, and how many poles should I startout with being I've never done this before.
I have 7, 12 ft. b&m trollers, and 1, 7 ft. med.spinning rod, and 1, ultra lite 5 or 5 1/2 ft. rod. I've sold all my other poles and rods, would these poles and rods work?
I have always spider rigged, or single pole fished, and I have lots of southern pro jigs, all colors.
Also is it anytime of year, or temperature that longlining is not good?
I know this is a lot of questions, but I would apperciate any help I could get on longlining.
Thanks guys.......crappie cowboy

JimmyS.. Go ahead and delete this post please, if I couldn't get a answere out of 74 views no one longlines in Ga.
When I do learn to longline I'll share my knowledge with yall, I promise...Thumbs Up
crappie cowboy

moove this from off top maby you will git answer here . we do have severl that longlin . i am trying to lear myself . lightwirehooker tought me a lot about longlinning .

Wish more folks posted on here more often. Several folks on here better than me at pulln jigs but I will tell what I think.
Not sure about how u are set up, but with 7 12' a few other shorter rods and a transom mount trolling motor, I would be pulling off the back sides and transom. Shorter rods closer to the big motor. Should give u a better spread. Also starting out I would probably start with 4 poles and add some as u get more comfortable. Sthn Pro is a good grub to pull. Use assorted color 1/16 heads (lightwire heads would probably help with some headaches on the learning curve). Use a loop knot and tie single heads to start with (add small split shot later for depth). Cast out 30 or so yards & start watching depth finder to see what depth the schools of fish are habging at. Long line is tough if trying to get below 20'. GPS is needed if u are gonna be consistent with speed & depth. Without it u r pretty much just riding around. Clear & deep lakes are tough any way u fish them but I would go small & bright shiny colors. Lots of variables make it hard to tell u exactly what to try. Lot of trial and error. Hope this gets u started. Maybe so others will post some more tips.

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Everybody longlines little different. I use 8 rods from the front of the boat. (Auto-Pilot and GPS for speed). My front polees have heavy lead and fish almost straight down. My Long poles have double rigs tied with loop (Litewirehooks only). My shorter poles have single jigs with either one ot two #7 pieces of lead approx 12-18 inches above the jig. Try to troll approx .9 to 1.3 MPH and make the fish chase the jigs......P.S. You can't outrun them. I always try to troll over the ledges of channel or over humps or trash piles. 400 waypoints on GPS gives indication of where to troll......Cooler weather the fish are deeper. Hope this helps a little.....

Hey Crappie Cowboy, just bear with us a little and you WILL get some help, I promise you we are good people once you get to know us and some pretty good fishermen too if I may say so. welcome! Jimmy S.

From reading the Ga. forum in the past I knew that you Ga. boys are pro's at pulling jigs.
My hat is off to yall, Yall know your stuff, and that's why I read here.
Like I said before, I've been spider rigging for a 100 years, but when the lake is ruff with wind and waves spider rigging is hard, but I think I'd be able to keep my lines in the water longlining out the back of the boat from what I've read?
Yall have been a great help to me, and yall are welcome in my boat anytime you want ......yall come see me.

crappie cowboy

I never longline the deep water. I pull jigs in water 20' or shallower. I also never pull in clear water either so I probably wont be much help to ya. I fish stained water. I target a speed of .9 mph, sometimes a little slower and sometimes a little faster. All depends on the bite and how the fish want it. I usually fish a 1/16th jig with or without a splitshot, depending on what the graph shows (where the bait and fish are holding) and how deep I want the jigs to run. You can fish with your trolling motor but it would be good if you had a portable GPS so you knew what speed you were running. Just to let you know, I've been catching fish in 7' to 14' of water for the past few weeks now running my jigs within a couple feet from the bottom.

Originally Posted by gabowman

I never longline the deep water. I pull jigs in water 20' or shallower. I also never pull in clear water either so I probably wont be much help to ya. I fish stained water. I target a speed of .9 mph, sometimes a little slower and sometimes a little faster. All depends on the bite and how the fish want it. I usually fish a 1/16th jig with or without a splitshot, depending on what the graph shows (where the bait and fish are holding) and how deep I want the jigs to run. You can fish with your trolling motor but it would be good if you had a portable GPS so you knew what speed you were running. Just to let you know, I've been catching fish in 7' to 14' of water for the past few weeks now running my jigs within a couple feet from the bottom.

Man I sure like that boat. Wish I could find one like it for sale at a good price.

multi. units are nice till you pickup a nice cat or a nice bass then you are cutting lines, I only use 6 rods. 2 up front with a 1/2 or 3/4 oz wt. 2 out the side (back) and 2 out the back. All double rigs, with 1/8, 1/16 or 1/32 oz. jig head with a different color plastic tube. The four out back are at different distants, i try to keep them 30' to 50' range.. I use an auto-pilot at speed range .7 to 1.0 MPH. The fish will let you know what they want. If you get lucky the 4 out the back will be a hand full. HOPE YOU THE BEST OF LUCK!!