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What are yall's thoughts on spider rigging, and pulling cranks at night, has anyone tried it?
I think you'd have to have a light set up. I use to catfish at night, and use the little glow sticks tapped to the rod end to see bites, it worked good, so I think that would work spider rigging at night...what say you?
Trying to beat the day time heat, after two heat strokes I can't take it no mo.
When it gets hot I can't fish, and it's eaten me up not to fish. :(
crappie cowboy
I dont know the answer but have been wondering the same thing, I roof for a living and getting out in the heat after working on the roof all day, well it just sucks!! Heat strokes dont play as you well know, take care.
We used to hang Colman lantern's over the water on Sardis. It will attract a gazllion minners witch attracts the crappie. Works good if you are on a good spot. It also will bring every bug from a mile out.
I did it one summer about 3 years ago. I had some success, but ran out of time. I plan to do it on my local lake if all my fish didn't leave with the high water. I used no light, except for a light in the boat that enabled me to see rod tips. colors made no difference. used mostly 1/4oz. baits, since i trolled water around 6 to 10 ft. it's not much fun by yourself. Need someone to swat the bugs.
I use a couple of 409 LED lights from Reel-Lite. I hang one off of each end of the boat about 5 ft. deep. I set up ( anchor) in the mouth of a cove or just off of a point where the water drops off. The green light attracts bait fish which attract crappie. I fish jigs or minnows in the dark area just outside the light. With the light being underwater bugs are not too bad. If no bait fish move in to the light in 30 minutes I move to another spot.
Use to fish at night on enid, we would hang a couple of coleman lanterns from a tree and and back off and fish the edge of the light caught quite a few doing it.
What about spider rigging at night anyone ever do that...hummmmn
crappie cowboy
try it and give us a report CowboyQuote:
Originally Posted by crappie cowboy
Yes!!! LOL..Quote:
Originally Posted by crappie cowboy
It is a little different than daytime spider rigging. I will start off setting still with a light hanging off the front of the boat and 6 to 8 long rods set out. Let the bait fish start to come to the light and then start trolling at a slow speed leaving your light in the water. The bait fish will fallow your boat. I will work a channel going back into a feeder creek. Make sure you keep your speed slow enough so your hooks don't come to the top. I like to start off with my bait at 8' deep and at the right speed your bait will come to about 6' deep. You will pull in bigger crappie fishing this way but not big numbers of fish. I use a hat light just to unhook the fish and rebait. The under water light will give off enough light to see if you have a fish on. Only set the under water light around a foot or so deep. Good luck, it's a good way to catch crappie on those hot nights.
Stump Hunter...Thanks for your reply, that sounds like a plan. I don't understand why I couldn't just spider rigg with roadrunners, with the spinner and attract crappie without a light in the water.
I guess spider rigging at night just don't work, or not many have tried it? I think I will try it here in one of the private lakes first, before I unlease a fury attack on Sardis Lake or Grenada. :cool:
It just seems it would work with a bait that makes noise, like a spinnerbait, or bandit's.
When I find out next week I let yall know if it' successful or a flop, but need to do some'em to beat the daytime heat.
crappie cowboy
Glow in the dark bandits
I have tried spider rigging without the lights but didn't have much luck. I have not tied using RR at night spider rigging but may work great. I use them in the daytime with good results and don't see why they wouldn't work for you. Good luck.