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After reading and talking to some I've ordered a spool of braid to try for trolling, jigging, spider rigging. Sensitivity, without a doubt, is a good reason but I keep hearing about slack with mono. Yes, no? I may be selling the balance of the spool in the classified. Yesterday on Nolin I felt the thump with a jig but couldn't hook them. When I tried a minnow I could set the hook. Not sure the braid would've made a difference but gotta try.
"but I keep hearing about slack with mono." :scratchhead ... you wanna explain that a little more ?? Or did you actually mean "stretch", rather than "slack" ??
The article did slack. It was talking about loosing fish while pulling crank baits. Some days you loose more than your able to boat. It just doesn't make sense I know but want to see if it will make a difference.
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I rather not use mono less shooting docks
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I've tried shooting docks, I suck at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bassman harris
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Oh, OK ... but, yeah, you're right, it don't make much sense to me either. Unless maybe it was talking about "pulling" cranks without any trolling weights ahead of them. :donoQuote:
Originally Posted by slabseeker1
If you intend to use braid only ... straight to the bait ... I suggest you loosen the drags on your trolling reels !! At least to the point where the drag will slip before the rod is loaded up to it's max. Even 10lb test braid will put a kink in a long rod, so you KNOW what 30lb test braid can do. (talking about trolling with jigs/cranks here)
When casting with braid, I've only used it on a 7' med Bionic Blade spinning rod ... and when casting a jig with it (tied direct to jig) I found out that adding a #5 splitshot about 12" above the jig made even the smallest tap feel like a serious "thump". The only other time I used that outfit to cast with, was when using Road Runner or Whirly Bee lures ... and hooksets were nothing more than sweeping the rod away about a foot, while continuing to reel in. No need for a rod jerk type of hookset.
And get a pair of Fiskar Scissors (couple of $$ at WallyMart) to cut the braid with. It makes a nice clean, blunt tag end cut, which makes it much easier to poke that limp braid through jig/crank/snap/swivel eyes. A small piece of wood or wood dowel to wrap the braid around, to pull a snagged bait free, is also a good idea. You DO NOT want to try and pull a snagged bait free with your bare hands nonono It will slice you open like a razor blade :yikes (personal experience speaking here)
Good points pappy. I plan on using a mono leader with a swivel in most cases. Thanks for the Fiskar tip.
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What kind rod u like for casting a crappie jig where can u buy u been using a 5ft6 seems short?Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
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What's best jig casting rod I been usesing a 5ft 6 think to short?
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I have an old 5' 6" graphite rod I bought at Gander Mountain years ago. I wouldn't take any amount of money for it. It's sensitive and casts easily. I think the perfect rod is just the one you love.Quote:
Originally Posted by bassman harris
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I started with a 5' rod (couple of decades ago) and it did fine, just took a lot of arm/shoulder motion to insure a good hookset at any appreciable distance. Got a 5'6" ESP UL as a fieldtester and used it for many years, especially for shooting docks. Got a 6'6" ESP PowerLite as a fieldtester and started using it as my primary jig "casting" rod ... and left the 5'6" ESP to shooting docks and casting Road Runners in shallow water @ close range. Broke the 5'6" ESP (my fault) and replaced it with a 6' Ardent combo.Quote:
Originally Posted by bassman harris
Any quality made 6' -7' rod of med to med lite power and a fast to very fast tip action will make a fine jig casting rod. IMHO
If I were going to "buy" another 6'6" ESP PowerLite ... I'd buy it from Grizzly Jigs. They're about $10 cheaper than from Norsemen Outdoors (parent company), plus there's not any local stores that carry the ESP line of rods.
I gotta try the #5 split shot, I made a post about no thump at Nolin. I was vertical Jigging in 17-20 fow seemed the bite was just extra lite. I was using a Sam Heaton Super sensitive 7" rof which I have had about 6 months and a old no name rod that I love. I fish with mostly 2-3 Lb. Suffix mono Ice line in a neon orange and I was seeing the line move before I felt anything. The fish seemed to be 4-8 cranks off the bottom. I managed 23 over 10 inches so it was a good day but a different bite than I had seen all year.