What is the Max speed for this method? With the slack line the baits will be pretty close to the boat. Or do you run them off each side.
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What is the Max speed for this method? With the slack line the baits will be pretty close to the boat. Or do you run them off each side.
My wife's poles in the back of the boat all of her pole's are out on the sides(and she sometimes catches more and bigger fish than I do in the front) and the one's up front of the boat I have 1 on out front on each side and the other 2 on the sides with the one's on the very front a little to the side to keep them out of trolling motor. I try to troll at a very slow speed and sometimes just hit the motor and then let it drift and then hit it and let it drift again. But sometimes the crappie want the bait moving at a faster pace so I will adjust to what they want but I still can't move very fast with this setup. The fish I think they are seeing this as a school of minnows and just go on attack because when we do find the crappie we catch several at one time, so I keep a buoy close at hand and when we catch them biting good I will throw it out and after going past we then turn around and go thru the same place again. I don't know why but it works for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilbur
Wilbur, usually the only time I will fish them is spider rigging when the wind gets rough. Dragging drift socks or chains. That way the wave action is going to keep them pretty much out front of the boat. If catching up to floats need to slow it down a little more. I like to try and keep them in front of the pole tip with just a little slack in the line if I can.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilbur
Thanks guys
Good thread , good info
I wished I would of read this post yesterday. I fought the waves all day had the fish found just couldn't keep the bait where it needed to be. Good info thanks guys
I never use em. [emoji12]
Tried it today, worked great with the wind. Drug the chains and kept the bobbers in front of the boat. Keeping the right amount of slack in the line was tough but turning the trolling motor around backwards helped control it. I think it certainly kept the baits more still than running vertical lines without the bobbers