I just got a new boat and rigged it for long-line or spider rigging. I have been long-line trolling jigs for a couple years but never tried spider rigging. I need some tips of weight size, speed, and any other tips will be greatly appreciated.
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I just got a new boat and rigged it for long-line or spider rigging. I have been long-line trolling jigs for a couple years but never tried spider rigging. I need some tips of weight size, speed, and any other tips will be greatly appreciated.
I like 3/4 to 1oz weights, 8# line and 12' rods. I try to keep my speed under .4mph, unless I am pushing jigs or minnows fast- .8-1mph. I mark my rods every 4' to help with depth control. I lay off the troll motor as much as possible. During the fall/winter, I use corks to help with the light bite. I do prefer to long line most of the year. I put weight and cork on main line and use a 2 jig setup on a leader. 2.5' long, 8#. I start out with different colors to see which becomes the hot color or colors. I don't use minnows, myself. Jigs with Crappie nibbles for me. Just remember- some days they like it fast and some says slow. I hope this helps.
Yes it does. I'm going to try it in a few week to see how it works. Is the egg sinkers the best 3/4 oz weight?
Yes on the egg sinkers. I use 3/4oz mostly. they or fine.
the faster you go the more weight you'll need. when i'm truly spider rigging im not doing much more and just drifting. ill go sometimes as light as 1/4 but most of the time its 3/8. 1/2 ounce if its windy. if im going to push jigs i'll go as high as one ounce. a general rule of thumb i use is to keep my line going straight down. adjust weight accordingly to match speed and depth.Quote:
Originally Posted by drucker
Weight size is dependent on speed. True spider rigging is below .5 mph. Pushing is usually considered anything faster. You want your lines to hang straight down or no more than 10 to 15 degrees back. 1/2 or 3/4 is good for normal spider rigging.
I think I got it. Is it better to spider rig in the fall/winter since they are deeper and tighter to structure?
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Originally Posted by sinkermaker
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Check YouTube for videos of Ed Dukes of southern crappie rods on tight lining for crappie. Some very informative videos.
Will do.
How do you guys rig your lines for crappie? 2 jigs? Any pictures?
My buddy, Chucky, was a big time Spider Rigger .... 6 or 8 rods - 14 or 16ft - 3/4oz weights - 2ft leader with 1/8oz jighead & plastic body & tipped with a minnow (usually a large minnow). Single jig per line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Football_Coach
Had a guide member on here once say he used the same jig/plastic/minnow setup AND tipped the hook with a Crappie Nibble :yikes
Everybody has their own ideas as to how to Spider Rig & what to use ... so experiment with what you have, before getting too many "over the top" ideas on what you "have to have/use". It's not for everybody, and you don't need to start out with 8 long rods to see if it's right for you. I tried it and found it to be a bit too "slow" for my tastes, so I took the 3 long rods I had and use them to Push jigs/cranks, sometimes adding a shorter 4th rod when fishing an area I'm familiar with as far as the depth and bottom contour.
Spider rigging has become pretty easy for me. I don't use the longer rods. I use 8 - 12ft rods and about a month ago I added double bases on my front deck so I can fish with two people up front. I usually fish with my wife but our 15 month old don't last very long in the boat. It's not enough room for him to run, plus he loves the mark button on the depth finder. I have tried several different options for bait. The best so far has been a jig tipped with minnow or a jig tipped with minnow tipped with crappie nibble. I have tried just jig and just a gold hook and sometimes just the gold hook works as good as anything.