Need to slow my rig down,,,,,
I of late have been going through my thoughts in what I may be doing wrong when spider rigging for crappie here because of my lack of success,,, zi a know I'm not that bad a fisherman as most days in my past I always managed to bring home the supper,,,But as of late,,, I have had to look at what I may be doing wrong or perhaps just off alittle such as my speed of spider rigging,,,, I notice the past several outings my boat seemed fast... I am managing around .07- .09 mph where most say I Shoukd be at around .03-.05 mph,,,, I checked both Helix 5 finders and both are correct on my speed,,, I am using an older Motorguide Brute 24 v 68 ft lb motor and it just won't slow its roll enough to spidering without dragging a chain... Any suggestions on how else to slow it down with maybe rigging some sort of Rheostat? Any suggestions will help
Need to slow my rig down,,,,,
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bird down
theres hundreds of different things u can do if know exactly what speed u want. Truth is I don't think those fish know what speed they want it! Try going with the wind and adjusting your weight on your rigs before u start digging into that motor. There's nothing wrong with the speed you mentioned but your going to have to soup up your rigs if your needing to get your baits down. If that doesn't help you can try a bucket, chains, drift sox, new prop, new motor, outboard down, outboard up, trolling motor down deep, trolling motor up shallow, add weight to boat, add water to boat....
Very accurate post. GO WITH THE WIND as often as you can. It does make a huge difference. I have 5 different sizes of drift socks to lock in my speed. I like .5-.7 right now. I also agree that speed is less critical right now compared to keeping your bait at the right depth. The presentation is the key. I also said Right Now. Things change as far as speed in the cooler or warmer weather.