Thread: Crappie Rigs

I use to use double rigs and used the noodles but found after a couple years that the noodles started to fall apart making a big blue mess. Since I was catching 99 percent of my fish on the bottom hooks, I decided to just run one hook or jig 18" below a 1/2 oz sinker. Less mess, wrap line around the rod to keep tips from tangling. Makes life simpler and in spider rigging with 8 or more rods, simpler and less tying is better in my opinion.CF

Great observation. Got to thinking about it and last time we caught a mess I can only remember one coming on the top hook. Think I am going to change to. If I don't have time to unhook all the rigs, I end up with 8 rods bound together and take a knife to it anyway. lol.

I have used several types of rig holders. YES I do sit at night and tie rigs up. Much easer than on the water with six poles out. I switched over to RIG RAP orange boxes. I really do like them. If you have a three way at the top, then a barrel sinker, then a hook/jig they work fantastic. BUT the down side, as I want to have my own hand ties and don't know what I am going to tie on just a section of line they don't work so good. But then all of the above won't also. You can put six orange boxes in a rack. I have four of them. Bought mine on Amazon.

Originally Posted by crappiefarmer

I use to use double rigs and used the noodles but found after a couple years that the noodles started to fall apart making a big blue mess. Since I was catching 99 percent of my fish on the bottom hooks, I decided to just run one hook or jig 18" below a 1/2 oz sinker. Less mess, wrap line around the rod to keep tips from tangling. Makes life simpler and in spider rigging with 8 or more rods, simpler and less tying is better in my opinion.CF

I have some single hooks and jigs tied this way also. I also catch most fish on the bottom hook. But, I use florescent line on my reels, so I use an 18" clear leader with a swivel. I do this for two reasons. One is I'm not sure that the florescent won't effect the fish especially in the winter. The other reason is I use a lighter # test on my leader so if I get hung up and break off I don't leave more line than necessary in the water. That leads me back to pre tying rigs so I don't have to do it on the boat. I'd be interested to know what color line you use? If you use florescent all the way to the hook or not. I know some do. Definitely no saying the way I do it is right, just sharing what I do.

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