Ok in ohio it is illegal to fish with more than 2 rods at a time so what's the best way to rig the boat for fishing for crappie
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Ok in ohio it is illegal to fish with more than 2 rods at a time so what's the best way to rig the boat for fishing for crappie
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won't need much rigging for 2 poles maybe a rod holder or 2 so you can put them down. If you fish with someone else you can rig for 4 poles and fish however you want. number of poles only limits you to how many you can have in the water at a time
I'd rig 2 T bars up front with 2 rod holders a piece. with 2 sitting up front. Then You could effectively spider rig but would sure double rig each rod if its legal.CF
What or how is this doneQuote:
Originally Posted by crappiefarmer
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They are referring to a setup similar to this in the setups thread post #5.
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/boat-...etup-pictures/
In Mississippi on the big 4 lakes there is a limit of rods and hooks per rod, other areas don't.
Plan to fish other areas all you can.
I know of a couple of rod holder mfg's that make 2 holder setups. Cumberland Crappie and Hi-Tek Stuff. Or, you could always buy a 4 holder setup and remove two holders (or leave them on & just not use but 2 of them).Quote:
Originally Posted by oobuck
Extra bases can also be purchased and placed front/back, so that you can fish from both seats and on whichever side of the boat you wish ... or both up front if your boat can handle it.
The bases are secured into the flooring and the T-bar is mounted into those bases. Hi-tek's slide into a groove in the base & are secured with a single bolt. Cumberland Crappie T-bars are secured to the bases by two plastic headed screws. Cumberland Crappie holders come in two styles they call "Cumberland" & "Green River" ... and the "Green River" style holders are made like the Hi-tek holders. The Cumberland Crappie T-bars are adjustable (up/down) from 17" tall to 24" tall. Hi-tek's T-bars come in 9" or 18" heights. Both have 2holder setups that have shorter cross bars than the 3 or 4 holder setups.
If you check out their respective websites, you'll see what I'm talking about.
I have the Hi-tek Elite series 4rod holders (2 of them) and 4 bases mounted ... two up front and two in the back (right behind the riding seats). I rarely use more than 3rods at a time, so the two sets allow me and my partner to use them at the same time ... me in front & them in the back, and usually on the opposite sides of the boat, so that our spread is covering a wider path & they aren't fishing "used" water that my baits have already gone thru.
What "Crappiefarmer" is referring to is tying two baits on (double rig) one line .... which can be done several different ways, or the rigs can be purchased that way. Those already rigged "double" are with hooks ... for use with live bait. If you rig the double setup yourself, then you can use hooks or jigs or both.
I "push" jigs & sometimes crankbaits, rather than actually "Spider Rigging" (slower speed/live bait) ... and use a 1/2oz barrel sinker above my baits, which are on a 18"- 24" leader ... and my boat speed is usually between 0.6-1.0mph. True "Spider Rigging" is generally done at speeds below 0.5mph, so as to keep the lines vertical below the rod tips.
Here is a website that sells 2 rod holders, both short and tall - scroll to the bottom of the page.
Fishing-Rod-Holders-With-Threaded-Base
And the price is for two (2) of them.
What do you mean you push jigs or cranks this is only my 3rd or 4th year fishing with my own boat and only been after crappie or pan fish starting last year always have liked catching muskie catfish and bassQuote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
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Welcome to Crappie.comQuote:
Originally Posted by oobuck
You ought to go to the Ohio board and read about how they are crappie fishing and what methods etc. etc. they are doing.....read awhile then ask them questions. http://www.crappie.com/crappie/ohio/
Basically .... "Pushing" is spider rigging at higher speeds. It sometimes requires heavier weights, also. It's done out the front of the boat, so it's referred to as "pushing", as opposed to "pulling" which is done out the back of the boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by oobuck
I use three 14' rods & 1/2oz weights above a 18" leader line with my jigs ... usually moving at 0.4mph - 0.8mph ... and try to keep my lines at ~45deg angle. I can assume the depth of my jigs by multiplying the length of line out by 0.6 ... so, if I let line out the length of my rod (14') then my 1/2oz weight would be approx. 8ft deep and the jig would be slightly deeper. I measure the "length of line out" from rod tip to the weight, not to the jig.
Pushing cranks is when the heavier weights come into play. Some use 2oz, while others use weights up to 5oz. And boat speeds are usually from 1.5mph - 2mph constant speed. Length of line out is much greater, also.
This summer during the hot season I was playing around trolling your home lake. Once I figured out that my 24V trolling motor was only operating on 12V, I was able to get enough power to troll. I simply installed several of the cheap Walmart screw in rod holders in different areas of the boat. I sat up front and steered and let the poles hang to the side running around 1mph. The rod holders worked good for running crank baits 100 yards off the back of the boat. I caught crappie, cat fish, perch, and a white bass.Quote:
Originally Posted by oobuck
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Gonna have to give it a try maybe go out to the lake when your there and watch how you fish and get pointersQuote:
Originally Posted by Crappy Attitude
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