Thread: Long Lining 101

Well... since the pulling cranks topic taught me all about pulling... how about a topic for long lining.... how do you long line? How do you control depth? What size and type jig?


Doubleg

WAY too much to try and cover with one thread, but I pull 10 lines with either single or double jigs per line. When two people fishes in a boat it's not uncommon to see 16+ lines out of one boat. I can pull in water 2' deep to 30' deep depending on where the fish are at and adjust the amount of line off the reels to adjust for depth. You also adjust with weight of jigs and/or speed. I pull over mostly clean bottoms and mark every brushpile I come across so I can AVOID them the next time. You'll loose some jigs but if I'm not mistaken you'll also loose some by pushing (I pushed until I started longlining). I-pilots work best since they have cruise control but co-pilots will also get the job done. Heck, hand controlled tm's will work too. Most longliners run a constant speed of .8-1.2 mph (depends on what speed they fish like the best that day) so something with gps is mandatorhy. Some have it built into their graps, some have portables, and the I-pilot has it built into with a read out in the remote control. It's not unusaul to have 6 or more fish on at one time or catch two fish at a time on one line when pulling doubles. Using that many baits at once you also get to mix up the colors to find what the fish want too.

Well, I've scratched the surface. As already mentioned, do a search on longlining. If youve never done it I recommend it. Especially if putting ALOT of fish in the boat is your objective.