Crappie Sabiki rig of sorts

Thought I'd get opinions on my latest idea.
I troll 7 rods , 2 jigs each
I read that one reason trolling works is the fish see all those baits and it triggers a response more so than one jig.
If that's true then I plan on adding 2 more jigs per pole! Only here's the catch,, the extra jigs are like flys (no weight) and I cut the hook part off to avoid the massive tangles that might happen with so many hooks .
The fake jigs end up looking like this , plus other colors
The whole thing is like a sabiki rig but only 2 hooks at the bottom
Net effect is 4 lures per pole

CK already shot me down on this,
Other opinions?


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Brett the idea sounds like it should help draw in the crappie because of more baits in the water running with your other baits. What may be the down fall is that you are going to loose fish because of false strikes on the baits with no hooks. The plus of adding more baits may be a bigger down fall.


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It sure will not hurt to try it [emoji102]


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Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER

Brett the idea sounds like it should help draw in the crappie because of more baits in the water running with your other baits. What may be the down fall is that you are going to loose fish because of false strikes on the baits with no hooks. The plus of adding more baits may be a bigger down fall.


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That s what CK said


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Here's the reasoning
Currently with 2 jigs I catch 95% on the lowest lure
I think they see it go by
Swim to catch up
Hit 1st lure


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Why not have hooks of the extras?
One thing I know about fishing is they don't stay on the line without a hook involved.

Brett, having masses of fish at one time is why the sabiki rig works. If you had crappies in masses all trying to eat at once it would work, but you don't, so that's why it would maybe be a problem and waste of your time. But then again you may be on to something. People use flashers to attract other fish in fresh water and saltwater. Great thinking! Will it work? :dono I have thought of putting a small spinner blade in line with a clevis and bead like you see on plastic worms. But, I thought I'd look stupid, like I did out in Idaho on the Snake River keeping Squaw fish caught on a bass lure, only to find out they got more bones than herring do. :banghead

If it does, you got a marketable item. :biggrin

I can see it attracting, or getting the attention of crappie, especially in dingy, stained water. Like the others, I wonder how many false strikes would occur on the jigs with no hooks. The other issue that would need to be worked out is how deep would the rigs run. Would they run deeper because of the extra weight, or would they run shallower because of the extra surface area of the jigs without the weight of hooks or heads?:dono Discuss among yourselves. :scratchhead

Likely more resistance than weight
I'll weigh one
I'd guess 1/ 100 oz

May ride higher than normal


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Or you could fabricate a smaller, crappie sized version of the umbrella rig.

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Slow down your speed to get deeper and find the right depth. :popcorn

Brett, You got to think real hard! :Doh::juggle

Sounds like you might be onto something, wonder if running a heavier jig on the rear hook would maybe slow down tangles.

Hello everyone ! My first post but ive been reading for a couple weeks and realy enjoy this forum so thanks. I tried this same trick a couple years ago but with small willow leaf blades and got more false hits than fish so mid day i had to take them off.

The only problem I see is a lot of strikes without hookups. You would just need to wait a few extra seconds before jerking a rod when you see a bite. Also, fishing two jig heads might have you below the fish that are aggressively biting....just depending where they are in the water column. I say give it a try and report how it works for ya.:)

Tomorrow s plan is one side of boat gets extra fake jigs, other side is normal



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Go for it ! What ya got to lose ? And if it works wont CK feel bad?

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Originally Posted by ScooperDude

Why not have hooks of the extras?
One thing I know about fishing is they don't stay on the line without a hook involved.

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:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:biggrin

Fell out of my chair on that one.


Brettw you cannot be accused of thinking in the box.

Hate to say this but that is how a genius thinks out of box.

It's so simple
I can see it in my head
A child could design it


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Originally Posted by ScooperDude

Why not have hooks of the extras?
One thing I know about fishing is they don't stay on the line without a hook involved.

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GENIUS


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forgot to tell that was fishing with friend side by side on front of pontoon im using 2 willow blades over tipted jigs he is not he is catching and im not. hope it was just a bad day for me and hope it works . anybody know water temp. on wateree me and wife going to state park for weekend?

Pretty slow out there so not sure it was a good test but didn't seem to help at all


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