I have rod holders for my rods. 6lb mono
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I have rod holders for my rods. 6lb mono
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It's winter time...slow down .7 to 1.1 mph is too fast right now. Like I said put 3/4 Oz of weight on them.....control your depth with the weight. You need it to get those 1/16 jigs down to 12 ft where your saying the fish are.
To me it sounds like you are trying to long line troll which is what I do in Spring and Fall in shallow water, like 4'to 10' water depth using a 1/32 Oz jig pulled at .4 MPH. I use just one rod and go back and forth over the same water targeting a particular depth like say 6 1/2' of water and following the contour. The kind of trolling or pushing these other guys are doing are for more depth and using a weight to control their fishing depth.
Even in my long lining I don't need my jig all that far behind the boat and my little jig doesn't fall very deep at all. I have caught crappie along side Hydrilla in up to 20' of water doing my way, but this is just at the end of spring and they are starting to move deeper. I just try to keep in mind they will come up for my jig, but will not go below them for it.
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Here is a reformated trolling chart from Brad Chappel from Crappie Connection, that he developed over several years. Note that he uses blade jig heads with curly tail grubs that will increase the jigs water resistance.
Jig Weight 0.8 mph 1.0 mph 1.2 mph 1/32 Single 3' - 5' 2' - 4' 1.5' - 3' 1/32 Tandem 5' - 7' 4' - 6' 3' - 4' 1/16 Single 7' - 9' 6' - 8' 5' - 7' 1/16 Tandem 10' - 12' 9' - 11' 8' - 10' 1/8 Single 10' - 12' 8' - 10' 6' - 8' 1/8 Tandem 14' - 16' 13' - 15' 12' - 14' 1/4 Single 11' - 13' 8' - 9' 7' - 9' 1/4 Tandem 18' - 22' 16' - 18' 14' - 16'
How much line out & what size line is this chart based on ?? :scratchheadQuote:
Originally Posted by slowhand