Does anyone longline jigs this time of the year? Just getting into longlining and not sure which seasons was best.
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Does anyone longline jigs this time of the year? Just getting into longlining and not sure which seasons was best.
Well it depends on your lake some lakes are better than others. Spring is the best time " post spawn " for me. But some guy catch fish all year long lining. There will be some guys with more experience at this than me so take there advice of mine. I'm more of a one pole guy most of the time.
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As long the fish are scatter. A method that is hard to beat. Been catching a lot long lining the last two to three weeks here in Eastern,KY.
LittleJohn
Can someone explain long lining to me?
Well in a nutshell you cast your jigs out and use the boat to pull the jigs or minnows at a controlled speed. Depending on your states laws you can use more rod's to cover more water when fish are scattered.
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Originally Posted by Nutbush
Looks like it is just simply slow trolling jigs behind your boat....there are some YouTube videos out there that will explain the setup. Been doing it for over 25 years and never heard it called this before.
So what is the difference in pulling them behind the boat and pushing them Infront of the boat?
If you're pushing jigs your usually moving a lot slower .9 or slower. Pulling jigs I run .9 to 1.5 but usually around 1.0
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Biggest difference is usually when "pushing" you're using weights. Other than that, it's just called "pushing" because the rods are in front of you. :twocents (as I understand it, anyway)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nutbush
I push and pull both cranks and jigs. Pushing is another tool in the box and several more rods in the garage. My way of doing things varies from others in that I use 1/2 to 2 oz weights about 3' ahead of the bait. I also like braid to a three way swivel and mono from the swivel to the bait. The third leg of the three way has a split ring and duo lock snap to hang the weight on. Stiffer rods are used to support the weight and speed can vary from .3 on up.
Longlining covers a lot of water and is much simpler, but requires wider turns. It's just what it says, dragging baits on a long line. Heavier jigs can be used but run on a shorter line and being shorter, turn easier. I longlined yesterday with 12 rods out, by myself. As long as the bite isn't super fast you can keep up. I did have 4 rods go down in about 30', and 3 of the 4 were good fish that went in the live well. THAT was interesting. Took a while to get everything back to normal. Look at some of the rod holders, they don't need to be expensive, and give it a shot.