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I have heard that a lot of you are spider rigging with 1/4 oz roadrunners and 3oz weights. Do you just put a 3oz egg sinker 12" above the roadrunner and have at it? Do you put two roadrunners on one line? Pix or any help so I can try it next time I come down. I think I was going too slow with my double minnow rigs with 1/2 oz weights.
Depends on time of year. 3 oz with 1/4 oz road runners is what I call power trolling. Let's you get more speed while lines are still pretty much straight down. I make my own wire form for it.
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I put the lead on the bottom, Kentucky rig. When I run qtr oz I put it on below a 1/8 or 1/16 runner, no reason, just preference.
The flash from the roadrunners in the fall is deadly! I typically have my deeper outside rods set up this way, but not with the big weights.
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Your talking about Power Trolling......some use one road runner....some use two. I think BRM uses 5 or 6 oz. of weight...its high speed pushing.Quote:
Originally Posted by bwillig
You can tie them in many different ways. Here's a few ways that I use.
Put the first one on a long loop knot then the sinker below that about 12" then the second one 12" below the sinker.
You can tie 2 roadrunners above the sinker in loop knots about 18" apart.
Tie a 3 way below the sinker and on one leg of the 3 way run 3' leader with a roadrunner. Off the other leg tie an 12" leader with the second one.
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I put my weight in the middle like a C&C rig.
BRM
I got into power trolling this spring and it was very successful. I try to use as little weight as possible and usually get by with 1.5-2 oz. granted, my trolling motor will only run sustained around .8-1.0 mph before it's starts cutting off for some reason.
I had more success on roadrunner style jigs most days but sometimes a plain jighead outperformed.
I also tie mine C&C style.
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MidMsAngler, you may be throwing a breaker. I had same problem. Had to go to a 50amp breaker from a 40.
What size wire are you useing ?Quote:
Originally Posted by MidMsAngler
I couldn't tell you offhand G, it's whatever came from the factory at Tracker. I'll check when I am home again.
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I had the same problem with my tracker until I took the plug out and straight wired it. Now it will run fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by MidMsAngler
That's probably 8 gauge wire. Should be enough with the proper breaker.Quote:
Originally Posted by MidMsAngler
BRM
I troll roadrunners a bunch in colder water behind planner boards about 0.8-1.0 mph. It's amazing how shallow you can catch crappie when the bait is away from the boat. Last spring we caught crappie up to 2 pounds in water as shallow as 1.5 feet deep with the trolling motor kicking up sand and mud.
Caught em power trolling in Enid one year, 5' of water, July, 100 degree temps. Who woulda thought..
Don't need any planer boards to do that! Deploy the spider, and get down and dirty with them feeshes!!Quote:
Originally Posted by mrdux
Lake Washington is notorious for shallow bite. Water temps can be 45 to 48 degrees, you better have 1 or 2 rods set to about 2 ft deep!
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I didn't say I HAD to run planers. I do it because I enjoy it as do my clients. You do it your way and I'll do it mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by bandchaser
Both ways are good methods
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Easy big guy! I didn't mean to twist your beard hairs!!Quote:
Originally Posted by mrdux
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I like pushing them like that with the heavy weights anywhere you would push cranks. I think they catch just as many fish and I push them as fast as you would crankbaits. A lot cheaper than five dollars a pop to when you get hung up.
Easy boys yall stand down, yall among friends here....lol
It's all good.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappie cowboy