Thread: Jigging/Trolling

I do both. I really enjoy catching em shallow with a single pole, but this trolling thing is sort of addictive. Last year was my first trolling, and I will do more of it this year. However...... I took a single pole with me yesterday, and dipped a jig all day.

Originally Posted by GitDaGrease

Ok I am asking this just for healthy discussion, not stirring anything at all, but explain something to me, if you catch a big female out in deeper water while she is on her way to spawn or out in deeper water while she is on her way out from spawning, or while she is on the bed spawning, what the heck is the difference??? If she goes in your livewell, box, then into your deep fryer the fact is one in the same, she wont eva spawn again????

Sammy......I would think for conservation purposes that it would be better to catch and eat them after they layed their eggs. Those eggs in the trash can will not help a fishery.

Im scart of shallow water myself--I too like to fish deep in shallow water

That being said I now do most of River fishing down in Alabama, crowd dont seem to be near as bad down that way.

I used to only single-pole, period. Today broke me, 99% of the time I will be trolling in some fashion. Today Goodtime and I worked out butts off trolling a creek and it paid off, when the water depth changed we changed our depth on our poles. Majority of our fish came from more than 10 feet of water and as deep as 21 feet fishing 20 foot deep. Never would have caught these fish single-poling, wouldnt have even fished it.

Originally Posted by "G"

Sammy......I would think for conservation purposes that it would be better to catch and eat them after they layed their eggs. Those eggs in the trash can will not help a fishery.

I agree whole heartedly, buttttttttt the fact remains, she still wont ever get to make eggs again G. JMO

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

I used to only single-pole, period. Today broke me, 99% of the time I will be trolling in some fashion. Today Goodtime and I worked out butts off trolling a creek and it paid off, when the water depth changed we changed our depth on our poles. Majority of our fish came from more than 10 feet of water and as deep as 21 feet fishing 20 foot deep. Never would have caught these fish single-poling, wouldnt have even fished it.

This is excactly my point, look at the pics of the fish you caught today. They are packed with eggs, some of the females I caught yesterday in 2 foot of water had already layed out. Now what helped the fishery more????

Originally Posted by GitDaGrease

I agree whole heartedly, buttttttttt the fact remains, she still wont ever get to make eggs again G. JMO

Your right about that Sammy....But eggs in a trash can won't hatch new crappie either .....but on the other hand eggs in a trash can could keep a fishery from becomeing over populated and stunted. Lots of ways to look at things
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