Pulling Jigs with a cork?

Hey guys have any of you ever pulled jigs with a cork above it? The reason I ask is I have an uncle that is just wearing them out right now in a small lake by my house thats not very deep doing this. The lake is only about 6 ft at deepest and probably is 4 ft average. It has some really nice perch in it and he has been filling up coolers these past few years in the winter doing this. He has shown me his set up and I have tried time and time again unsuccessfully. All he does is tie a 1/8 oz head and tube jig on to a line with a swivel about 2ft above it. The he puts a cork about 2ft above the swivel and pulls them( usually 4 poles at a time) as slow as his trolling motor will go on constant. He says he never stops when he catches a fish. He just reels em in slow. I usually push jigs but with the way he is catching them I wouldn't mind learning this technique. Anybody ever do this?

Yes, Will rig 2 ...1/4 oz road runners, and rig on a 5 inch pooping cork

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Originally Posted by KnightShadow10

Yes, Will rig 2 ...1/4 oz road runners, and rig on a 5 inch pooping cork

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What's a pooping cork? Got a pic? LOL

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Yes, Will rig 2 ...1/4 oz road runners, and rig on a 5 inch pooping cork

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You pull this behind your boat? Just curious cause I do something similar to this from the bank


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There's a YouTube video out with two guys pulling jigs with corks in a small lake

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The concept is pretty well known as long lining with a cork, it gives you a little better depth control. And gets your bait away from the boat. Works great in shallow lakes, keeps you from dragging bottom. Plus you have more speed options.

Wired2fish YouTube video " how to catch more and bigger crappie in ponds" . Video shows you exactly what you are talking about.

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I do it when the bite is real light or mainly when there's alot of wave action going on. You're baits won't bounce up 2-3 feet each wave, only a few inches. Leve just enough slack in the line to the cork it doesn't pull it out of the water. Works great. Of course you'll be called a Yankee LOL

Lol thanks guys I will look that video up and hopefully I can post some pictures of a cooler full of fish soon


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They do that type of longline trolling at Weiss ... during the early pre-spawn period ... and flat wear out the Crappie, sometimes.

I've done it with one pole (of the three I was Spider Rigging from the back of the boat) and usually caught more fish on it than the other two !! Just looked for the cork now & then, and when I couldn't find/see it ... set the hook !! :biggrin That was when I was using 10' rods and the bite was lite and not so easily detected (like it is on my 14' rods I'm now using).

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What's a pooping cork? Got a pic? LOL

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Think he means popping cork

Get some DUALFIN ULTRA LIGHT PLANER BOARDS you can go slow or fast they work great love mine

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Get some DUALFIN ULTRA LIGHT PLANER BOARDS you can go slow or fast they work great love mine

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What kinda poles are you using to fish them with?



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B'N'M Bgjp's 10-14 footers 8 foots are pro staff's

Rees Guide pulls with corks all the time. Suprized he has responded here.

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B'N'M Bgjp's 10-14 footers 8 foots are pro staff's

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Bring them floats next time you come over. [emoji4][emoji1303]

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Get some DUALFIN ULTRA LIGHT PLANER BOARDS you can go slow or fast they work great love mine

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These

I'm just wondering though what's the advantage of the cork. Seems like you could pull just a jig unless you are going really really slow. The planer boards look awesome though


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I do it to control depth, do the same in the spring with cranks.

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I do it to control depth, do the same in the spring with cranks.

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How fast are you moving when you pull the jigs Rees. And let's say the lake is 4 ft and the fish are in 3 ft how far up would my cork need to be from my jig if I'm going 1 mph. Sorry for all the questions just trying to figure all this out



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I pull 2 1/4 oz jigs under the cork, frankly cause it's easy for me to figure depth and shallow water is a lot easier, fishing deep behind a cork is a pain.
1 mph, 1/2oz total weight, good run of thumb is the bait will run half of how much line you have out. Wanting to fish 3 foot deep you need 6 foot of line behind the cork. It works pretty good for me, run cranks the same way in the spring. Run both of the sides just like I fish in the summer.

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I pull 2 1/4 oz jigs under the cork, frankly cause it's easy for me to figure depth and shallow water is a lot easier, fishing deep behind a cork is a pain.
1 mph, 1/2oz total weight, good run of thumb is the bait will run half of how much line you have out. Wanting to fish 3 foot deep you need 6 foot of line behind the cork. It works pretty good for me, run cranks the same way in the spring. Run both of the sides just like I fish in the summer.

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Awesome information man thanks!


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I pull 2 1/4 oz jigs under the cork, frankly cause it's easy for me to figure depth and shallow water is a lot easier, fishing deep behind a cork is a pain.
1 mph, 1/2oz total weight, good run of thumb is the bait will run half of how much line you have out. Wanting to fish 3 foot deep you need 6 foot of line behind the cork. It works pretty good for me, run cranks the same way in the spring. Run both of the sides just like I fish in the summer.

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cranks under a cork for shallow water.....good idea.....the corks are fixed on the line I assume.....and I assume these are not poopin corks(LOL)...

Actually a non-weighted popping cork turned around backwards works very well.

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Bring them floats next time you come over. [emoji4][emoji1303]

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Will do they are great for long lining

Just about always have one dragging beside the boat while I'm single poling these creeks. Definitely a good tactic when fishing a row of stumps along a bank. I'll have one out each side typically.

Love that technique . been doing that for years..works really well in the bayous here in South Louisiana too.. also great for redfish and speckled trout in the lakes around here..

Here's something some buddies of mine that tourney fish the MCC are doing to long line jigs.

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I'm told that Offshore is making a float kit for their mini boards so you can free spoil them into place. I used this method. Just attach an egg shaped float to the top of the mini boards. Red is right and green is left. I got my floats at Lakeway in Nader, cut out a wedge in the float and super glued them on the board. Take extra glue just in case one comes off.

Bill, theses are pretty nice planners and easier to use without modifying the off shore.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/RediR...w&gclsrc=aw.ds

This may be the dumbest question ever asked but do you have to turn around and watch for bites on these planer boards. Reason I ask is right now I have no way to turn around and watch and steer the boat. I fish mostly by myself and my trolling motor is not that great. The way I have been fishing is to put the rod in the holder and when it bends back pick it up and reel in the fish no looking backwards at the cork

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Bill, theses are pretty nice planners and easier to use without modifying the off shore.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/RediR...w&gclsrc=aw.ds

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Got a buddy that uses them. He likes them. I already had the Offshore's so I modified them. They make a float kit now for em.

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This may be the dumbest question ever asked but do you have to turn around and watch for bites on these planer boards. Reason I ask is right now I have no way to turn around and watch and steer the boat. I fish mostly by myself and my trolling motor is not that great. The way I have been fishing is to put the rod in the holder and when it bends back pick it up and reel in the fish no looking backwards at the cork

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Yes, you need to watch them every bit as close as when longlining or pulling cranks.

I modified my Off-shore minis several years ago so the top edge would always float. I Gorilla Glued a small length of round closed cell foam insulation that taxidermists use for bird necking. I now use tenncrappie's Lil' Spoiler boards for jigs, roadrunners and small cranks.

I run 3-4 boards off each side (Chris's boards are orange for left and green for right side). I put them out in a " V formation" so they are not the same distance back from the boat. If a fish hits or it hangs up, the board will drop back out of formation. You need to be watching for that.

I like to pull jigs with a cork especially in the spring time,during the spawn. When the sun comes out on a bright day, I break out the corks and troll flats in three to four feet of water. I like to use a jig with a spinner blade, something like a road runner but I tie my own.