Quote Originally Posted by Downwind View Post
So Pappy~~~you caught all your crappie on minnows/spider rigging? Not like you to sling a few jigs to some cover. How did the boat do?
Hey Big D ... yeah, we tried slinging some jigs to cover, and even did some longline trolling with jigs, early that morning (Lone Valley area). We just didn't find any fish that were ready to play. Plan B was inititated because of that Rofl (buying minnows & heading to the other end of the lake).

I wouldn't really call what we did "spider rigging" ... as we only had 3-4 poles out, at any given time. We even joked about our "spider" being a multiple amputee, on account of the number of "legs" (poles) being so few ... LOL !! We were basically just "drifting", and sometimes "slow trolling", with our assortment of riggings. My buddy was using jigs tipped w/minnows, & a sinker up the line about a foot (to keep the rig at 12-14ft deep, while moving). I had the same rig on one pole, and a Capps/Coleman setup on the other (double hook minnow rig). I caught most of my fish on the double rig, but did catch several on the jig/minnow ... and even caught one hungry little dude, on the jig alone .. hehe !! I did do "some" jig/Roadrunner casting while we were catching them with the minnow rigs ... but, watching two "minnow" poles, running the TM & trying to stay a good distance from the other boats in the area, while fighting the wind/waves, just wasn't productive enough to continue for any length of time.
The boat isn't rigged up for spider rigging or longline trolling, and probably won't be Doh ... I was just "getting like'em" as best I could, with the equipment I had on hand Rofl

The boat performed just fine, thanks !! I'm still getting used to it, as it's only the third time I've fished out of it (& only the second time since I bought it from Tube Man). Even at only 16ft, it's the biggest boat I've owned ... and the 90hp Merc is the biggest motor I've ever had. I've yet to put the hammer down WOT/full trim ... but, have had it at ~50mph (speedo) ... and it really seems to like cruising at around 45mph. Even though it's a 2stroke, I've yet to make a noticable dent in the gas tank ... but, haven't really put that many miles on it, either (yet !!).

I failed to mention that we got "checked" by the Water Patrol ... (first time I've been checked in over 20yrs ..hehe) and everything was A-OK !! It WAS just a little embarassing when they asked to check the livewell, and we had to show them that ours was full .... of water, only Doh Rofl But, they were really nice guys about it ... and we joked about the fact that "you have to CATCH one, before it can be checked" Thumbs Up

... cp