Thread: Long Lining

I've never longlined, but here goes:
Cast a jig out as far as you can with a spinning reel. Put multiple rods in a holders going out the back of the boat and troll at 1 mph. Adjust the depth by the amout of line out and your boat speed.
Hopefully a longliner will be along soon to elaborate.

from what i have learned atm is right on, but on spider riggin the way i understand it all of your poles are out in front of you or at worst at 90 degrees in a pushing manner as opposed to a pulling manner as the long liners do...

What they said. I just recently started longlining and its a good way to fill the live well. I use pony head jigs, like road runners, with spinning rods and reels. I use 6 lb test mono and cast the jigs a good cast behind the boat, place the rods in my rod holders and troll at around 1 mph. I'll use 1/8 oz heads if I'm wanting to run around 10 ft deep and change to 1/16 oz if I want to run a little shallower. Increasing your speed will also make the jig run shallower.
Spider rigging is mostly done from the front of the boat and much slower. It's also called slow trolling by some. You are wanting to keep your line almost vertical. Most folks use jigs, minnows or jigs tipped with minnows.
Good luck.

You guys hit the head on the nail. Pushing with verticle lines is what I call spider rigging. When spider rigging my boat looks like this...



When longlining the depths are achieved by speed as well as weight. The amount of line outn is another factor. Longlining is the best way I've found to catch numbers of fish. Here's a picture of my boat when longlining...

Thanks for the information. I am a longliner and did nit know it !!

Shootet

Originally Posted by ScottV

What they said. I just recently started longlining and its a good way to fill the live well. I use pony head jigs, like road runners, with spinning rods and reels. I use 6 lb test mono and cast the jigs a good cast behind the boat, place the rods in my rod holders and troll at around 1 mph. I'll use 1/8 oz heads if I'm wanting to run around 10 ft deep and change to 1/16 oz if I want to run a little shallower. Increasing your speed will also make the jig run shallower.
Spider rigging is mostly done from the front of the boat and much slower. It's also called slow trolling by some. You are wanting to keep your line almost vertical. Most folks use jigs, minnows or jigs tipped with minnows.
Good luck.

Does rod length matter when longlining out the back of the boat? Can the regular 6' and 7' spinning rods I have work or do they need to be staggered in length like some people do pulling cranks?

They will work just fine. I use two 7`s and two 10`s when long lining off the back.

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Try to make a "consistent cast" for each rod in terms of amount of line you get out when casting so all the lures will be close to the same depth at a certain speed. You may need to have different lenghts of line (results in lures running at different depths) out to cover more of the water column when looking for the fish. Once you find the depth, adjust accordingly