spider rig, one or 2 questions (yall hope :) ) how fast do you move around when you are spider rigging ? can you slow troll out the side or back of the boat and have the same effect ?
maachuu
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spider rig, one or 2 questions (yall hope :) ) how fast do you move around when you are spider rigging ? can you slow troll out the side or back of the boat and have the same effect ?
maachuu
We stay between .4 and .7 when trolling. We fish off the front with a spread of poles from straight out in front to out the sides. you can troll ouit the sides or the back but I prefer the front method.
What Sat said, even slower sometimes.
Unless you're side pulling or in a turn, dragging out the side is basically going through the same water repeatedly. Out the back is OK, but if they're shallow, I'll bet you'll spook some of your fish. Bet sometimes it doesn't matter though. .7 is awful fast for me. I'm at .4 to .5 most of the time.
Wannabe...
I must disagree with his smartness, Mr. WB. I have seen many instances where the front spider rigs cause a reaction bite in the back, ask Eva Rambo. She sits in the back most of the time and has caught some nice crappie.
Honestly, I think you fish or spider rig the way that makes you comfortable. Just remember this, move just fast enough to keep your lines straight down. When they are back, you might be out of the strike zone.
I might add this little lesson I learned-- order some split shot weight from showdowntackle.com so you add or remove them according to the wind conditions. I use all 3 sizes at different times.
I push 8 poles spread around the front of my boat and if my son goes with me he'll pull 8 off the back. When the fish will hit shallow he's use floats to get them away from the boat a few feet sometimes. I usually wont run any faster than .3 to keep my lines mostly verticle.
The only thing about pullin em out the back of the boat is if you get hung you have to stop and back up to get em out. Up front you can normally free them up without stopping.
As far as speed, we Harley move at all. Just bump the trollin along. But with that being said, where we normally fish is infested with stumps, fallen and standin timber. So it's tough to go that fast.
The only thing about pullin em out the back of the boat is if you get hung you have to stop and back up to get em out. Up front you can normally free them up without stopping.
As far as speed, we Harley move at all. Just bump the trollin along. But with that being said, where we normally fish is infested with stumps, fallen and standin timber. So it's tough to go that fast.
I actually pull jigs out the front of the boat using my cranking rods. 16, 12 and 8 out each side in my regular spider rigging rod holders and it worked pretty good last winter. Reason I had to do it that way was when it's cold, I fish alone and I have to sit by the TM to run it. I'm CHEAP so I ain't spent the money YET on the Ipilot so I do what I hafta. Spider rigging, I do a little something like the image on my double setups and very seldom do I get over .5 MPH. Lots of time I'm at .1 or .2 cause that's what the fish want that day
I'm gonna tell you how to do this one day DD.
But who is gonna teach you Minner?
I was gonna ask an ol fart like you Sat. How's the family today?Quote:
Originally Posted by satdoc1
Someone needs to SHOW ME. I been guessing and reading articles for 2 years now and ain;t leanrt half of what I need to know
I just keep watching folks, reading a lot, asking questions, and trying stuff. I will get it together some day.
Same here G, I catch more than enough to keep the freezer full and give away as much as I eat. I must be doing a little something right. Just know I have lots more I can learn
thanks for all the tips guys, DD I dont have the problem with getting tired cleaning fish and dont have any to give away nor put in the freezer, so that is why I ask so many questions, so that maybe sometime I can have the luxury of catchin enuff for da freezer
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oh yea just thought of something else to ask :) what size jigs you guys use ? curly tail or hair ?
thanks
maachuu
I use 1/16 mostly with curly tails and tubes. Mostly curly tails.
DD I pre tie my rigs and wrap em on a piece of pool noodle. My bottom hook and weight looks like yours. The total length is also the same. But where you got your loop knot tied and cut for your top hook, I got a barrel swivel. When I tie the line to the barrel swivel to the bottom eye of the swivel, I leave bout a 6"-8" tail on it to tie my top hook/jig head. Then when I break off I just tie the main line to the top eye of the swivel. I also use 14lb test on the rig line so the top hook stands out a little better. We catch quiet a fee fesh like this. Now whether it's right or not I dunno and don't really care as long as I can ketch fesh. Plus they easy to tie and handy cause we don't waste much time tryin to free em up when we get hung.
I didn't have them stored like I should have and when I pulled out the bag I have them in, they fell off my little styrofoam deal I had them on and went everwhere. I'm like you Minner, If it don;t come out after a couple tries, I just pull back and break it off. Then I just retie on the spot. Don;t take but a couple minutes to retie cause I've broke off so many times, I done got real good at it. LOL I'm got 10 lb test line on mine though. Line size isn't that important on Barnett, waters so muddy that it's irrelivant.
Yup it's that way on the river too.