Ok guys .and Gals ....Im at a loss here . Spider Rigging ? Really ?

'Spider Rigging ' ? Really ? Ive bit my tongue long enuff . Yea rigging is a sure fire way to fill a cooler or livewell , maybe take a great pic or two . But I think we / some of us have lost the real idea of a fishing trip. Why not just set a few dozen yo-yo's ? Maybe a trot line with 50 minnows on it ? Fishing for Crappie is almost a lost art nowdays ! What has happened to single pole jigging or even a minnow and cork ? I even like to cast a single jig . Im ole school I guess, but theres no better (or very few) feelings than that THUMP on my rod. I may get home with just 8 or 10 ......but I enjoyed and remember every one of those bites . Heck, the fish even taste better !! Those thumps are worth 10x more than just watching one of a dozen rod tips go down. Sorry if ive offended anyone. just something to think about. and I know.......each to his own.

Really? Your going to try and compare setting a few dozen yoyo's and baiting a trot line with 50 minnows with spider rigging. First off most crappie are too smart to mess with a trot line, That's why we have catfish. and secondly YoYo's are mainly used by folks who don't know what a fishing pole is. This is nothing more than a stir the pot thread in my opinion. But just too entertain you spider rigging is hard work... it requires knowledge of electronics, boat control, speed, on the spot rigging and last but not least... staying with your equipment and actually fishing and most times only uses four-eight poles. It is truly an art form and allot more than tying a string to a tree or dock and letting it sit...Stir the pot Baby!!!

Russ , I must have come across the wrong way ! I hate yoyos and trotlines ................! was just trying to make the point of fishing one man one pole .................one fish.! sorry if you took it wrong . my point was to actually feel the thump....set the hook and maybe land your fish . no stirring here for real .

No offence taken Tony just my two cents. The single pole verses spider rigging, verses yo yo's verses what ever... has been brought up sooo many times and all it ever seems to do is cause arguments on the board. You are a veteran of the board and been around long enuff who I would think would know the result of this type of thread. But maybe I am wrong and I apologize if I am. I just know what the final outcome of this type of thread will be, if you know what I mean. Somewhere along the line creek will end up putting the EMPSNAY on it. LOL

Well said Russ...... Tony,If you want to know,Just do a search and read all the other BS that comes from past threads.:popcorn

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

No offence taken Tony just my two cents. The single pole verses spider rigging, verses yo yo's verses what ever... has been brought up sooo many times and all it ever seems to do is cause arguments on the board. You are a veteran of the board and been around long enuff who I would think would know the result of this type of thread. But maybe I am wrong and I apologize if I am. I just know what the final outcome of this type of thread will be, if you know what I mean. Somewhere along the line creek will end up putting the EMPSNAY on it. LOL

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Here we go again. :banghead
I agree with Russ, it is an art.

I make sure that someone from all groups will hate me. I like single pole the best, I do spider rig, I have been looking into pulling cranks, and I do once or twice a year run yo yo's. Now, I have something that everyone likes and something everyone hates. I'm all for equality!

Hey TonyJohn.... Or was it BaloneyJohn I didn't quite catch it. Sounds like you are not catching any fish. Also sounds like you have been misinformed about a few things. For one thing spider rigging is not a sure fire way to catch fish. Lots and lots of folks still have difficulty with it anyway. Sounds like you might be the one who has lost the "real idea" of a fishing trip, lol.

If you prefer to single pole only then by all means, single pole. I definitely enjoy single pole fishing, and spider rigging. I prefer spider rigging. So....you play your game and I'll play my game.

Oh, and for your information those fish you catch single polin don't taste any better than the ones I catch.

I love these threads. I guess "old school" has it's own meaning to everyone. I picture myself in the front of a 12' boat, skulling and dipping a minnow in the buckbrush at Midway with my cane pole. That's my old school.

You guys have covered it, I'll leave the rest of it alone.

WOW! Somebody needs a hug.

Crappie Pro is right spider rigging is an art from and it's a very productive way to catch fish but it's not as simple as putting a bunch of poles out and start taking fish off the hook it's a learning process and for me that's part of the fun of fishing learning new exciting ways to fish!

It took me a while to learn spider rigging. Still learning. You get rid of all your electronics and fish out of a 12 foot boat with a Sears and Roebuck 5 HP sheer pin type outboard. Maybe then you will really be back to basics. DP

Ouch... still fishin' with a single pole and jig (no minners). Want to buy rod holders to give spider riggin' a try. need to learn to catch crappie on single pole first though. :)

danny

More poles, More fish. I got a family to feed!

Hey Tony, all fun and joking aside, it sounds like you might not have had a proper introduction to the world of spider rigging. If you get a notion to try it just let me know and there will always be an open seat for you in my boat. Anytime you're ready just pm me and we will set it up. The only guarantee I can make is that you won't get bored, lol.

Everyone has a favorite way to fish. No need to bash one way when it's not your favorite way. I have a love for crappie fishing and being out in the great outdoors no matter how I am fishing I have a good time.

It's none of my business how you like to fish but I hope on your next trip out that you ware them out.

I promise you just because you got 8 rods out doesnt mean you are gonna catch fish. I will however promise you that you will get hung up, catch the wrong fish which in turn will wreck havoc on your 8 rods and make you question why you ever bought the 8 rods. :biggrin Now lets all go fishin!!!!

Im not fishin if i cant feel the thump just like i wouldnt want to duck hunt if a mallard duck didnt respond to a duck call, or a gobbler to a call, I want to be in the heat of the moment centered on my skill and ability to trick the game. I also dont post pics on fackbook, or myface to brag about catchin fish on a yoyo but as grandpa says some people are funny like that.

Spider rigging is the same as seining. Seining brings back many memories. The first time I got snake bit was while seining. I like seining. We seined up many a crawdad to put on trotlines. We would have put them on yo yo's, but we were too poor back then to own any of those. Still too poor to own yo yo's, but manage to catch enough crappie seining OOPS I mean spider rigging to not go crappie hungry. I like single poling too, but according to my psychiatrist, I have disociative personality disorder and all my pesonalities like to fish. That is why you will see me with 8 poles going down the lake. It may look like spider rigging, but actually my 8 personalities are all single poling. I will say this, when I stay on my meds, I do spider rig, when I'm off my meds, it is each personality for itself.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Really? Your going to try and compare setting a few dozen yoyo's and baiting a trot line with 50 minnows with spider rigging. First off most crappie are too smart to mess with a trot line, That's why we have catfish. and secondly YoYo's are mainly used by folks who don't know what a fishing pole is. This is nothing more than a stir the pot thread in my opinion. But just too entertain you spider rigging is hard work... it requires knowledge of electronics, boat control, speed, on the spot rigging and last but not least... staying with your equipment and actually fishing and most times only uses four-eight poles. It is truly an art form and allot more than tying a string to a tree or dock and letting it sit...Stir the pot Baby!!!

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Stop patting your self on the back again Russ and go back to fishing.:Rofl But truth is I've seen tons of slabs caught on trotlines. I knew an old man that used to trotline Crappie and sell them in early 1970's !:twocents Guess your say'n Crappie fishing is harder than Bass fishing cause tournament rules are one pole and one artifical bait at a time for those guys. :biggrin

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Originally Posted by Billy E

More poles, More fish. I got a family to feed!

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I'll have to call Bull on that one. You know any good Crappie fisherman that fishes much catches way more than he can actually eat !:twocents

As always this type of thread only leads to someone getting mad and posting something they regret later so it locked.