1) Do you tip your jigs with minnows when long-lining or is it too fast for minnows. Are they effective at that speed?
2) When Spider-rigging, do you also tip your hair and marabou jigs? Seems they would get kinda messy.
Mike
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1) Do you tip your jigs with minnows when long-lining or is it too fast for minnows. Are they effective at that speed?
2) When Spider-rigging, do you also tip your hair and marabou jigs? Seems they would get kinda messy.
Mike
Sometimes and sometimes.
I don't use minnows now, but years ago I used to tip a jig with a minner when longlining, and caught fish. If using hair jigs, I sometimes tip 'em with a panfish assassin or something similar for some extra action or when looking for something to get a strike. don't be afraid to try something outside the box.
Never tried it long lining think you would have trouble keeping them on. Always tip jigs with minnow spider rigging. Plastic,hair or feathers. Nothing messy about it. They getting a bath anyway:Rofl
I've had better luck using crappie nibbles when spider rigging with hair jigs. I never use minnows on my home lake of Okatibbee but I use them when I fish the Big Four.
nope, don't remember having trouble with the minners coming off except when a fish took 'em.
If you long line and tip, will the extra drag from the minnow not affect the depth of the jig? Don't know from experience just seems logical. Call me a dummy if I'm bein one
probably would affect the depth to some extent now that you mention but never thought of it before. Probably not much as I usually use the small panfish assassins when I do tip the hair jigs. thanks for mentioning that tho, something to try and remember when I do the next time.
Spider rigging--ALWAYS-don't leave home without them.
Sat. All my fish were caught tippin a jig, sun. Was straight minnow rigs. Goes to show
ya their pickey little fisheys!!
howdy from Florida.......I've had good luck with the panfish assassins hooked through the nose on a ice jig....looks like a minner.....I ususally don't use minners......but when I do it seems I catch bigger fish... just my opinion :twocents
You a fast learner like me.. MR try em all... Best teacher is experience and time on water.. You will not beat a minner- tippin or by itself in cool water conditions.. If you prefer Long lining at .4 or faster IMO u are getting a lil more reaction bite than natural presentation(especially in cool water) most LL guys are turning a blade or flashy, thumping tail... I can about assure you at .8 and above the minnows ain't gonna make it long and that is truly a reaction bite more than anything(hungry active fish will hit 85% of baits you get close at that point)Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV