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so you guys probably already know this but nobody had any minnows this am. decided to try artificials bobby garland baby shads, and crappie magic white somethings. on the water and my lines were tangled badly had to cut lines and start over finally got that mess taken care of spent the day just trolling around listening to tunes and enjoying scenery [see eagle post] i'm i to late for this do you guy's actually have any luck this time of year with artificials, or should i hang it up till spring
I use jigs all year long, try trolling-long lining - Depth & color Is the key.
I went home without minners i,m lost !
Did settlers trace grocery not have any minnows? Heading there tomorrow. Are they supposed to be getting some more? Thx
i dont think so settlers trace said even their bait guy was out elmers in elk creek was also out
Cool. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll call in the morning and see if they happened to get any in
Stick with it try to find fish before setting up and try crappie nibbles on your hooks
Spray your jigs with Slab Sauce......it works. SLABSAUCE Spray on Fish Attractant
thanks i actually did spray slab sauce on the jigs, but i was not marking many fish where i was i was trying to find them but just could not seem to today went from shallow to deep and very few fish i need to get my electronics set up correctly also transducer is on transom and i have to keep turning around to see my screen i need to either get another fish finder or get set up to use my existing one in both places [get another transducer already have another mount ]
Don't give up on them suckers keep plugging away at it. I troll jigs all year long but look for bait, fish will not be far behind. The fish around here in NC seemed to have moved up in a little shallower water
If you were fishing Taylorsville yesterday the fish we were catching deeper seemed to really be relating to standing wood. That is had to spider rig in I think. Let Green get settled down and make the drive to there. It is a excellent lake to spider rig in.
We had 17 good keepers yesterday throwing jigs. Found one school in less than 12 feet of water and it was like spring fishing.
Just called they have minnows again
I went out with minnows and jigs, caught more on jigs. (as usual)
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If you can run back up in river channels and just idle in the channel with your depth finder on sonar you can mark a lot of fish stacked on channel edges.
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We flat spanked em all Thanksgiving week and never used a minnow. Everything was on soft plastics
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Danny, I fished for years with a partner who would Never use a jig. I liked using jigs and would spend my time in the front of the boat watching the structure and display of the electronics, casting various areas that looked good to 'find' the crappie spot using a jig. I'd catch a couple, then I'd then back off and anchor and let him fish his minnows and this worked. He even outfished me when they slowed down on a spot with minnows, but most of the time, if you find them, they will pretty much eat anything you put in the water in front of them, (minnows, jigs, jigs with minnows, small cranks and I've even caught several on wax worms trying to catch Bluegill) . Just my opinion. Biggest think is 'finding' them. Drifting over a vast area, hopefully you will eventually find them. I'm sure you will find them with more time on the water and watching your electronics for the 'spot'. I've spent 4 hours on a lake looking for the 'spot', before I stopped and fished, (did not see anything worth fishing) but it was worth it after I found the 'spot' shortly after this.
I agree that "finding them" is critical but it takes discipline to continue to look and not fish. After several years of trying to catch fish when they are not there, it is easier now to take the time needed to find them.
The secret to jigs in the fall is speed. I can't buy a fish at 4 tenths. The speed I normally troll. You will have toQuote:
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speed up to 7 tenths and above to get any action. In doing this you will have to use a heavier line weight. Maybe as much as 2 oz.
Rooster tails or pony heads work better than naked jig heads. I wrote this assuming you are pushing out the front. When I am
fishing jigs tipped with minnows, I still fish at 4 tenths with 5/8 line weight.
i was using a 1/2 oz weight with a road runner and moving at .8 so do you think i need more weight ? i am oppen to any thoughts i plan to keep trying till i get this down i have not caught any fish yet but i still love this type of fishing
No, you should be good. We played with trying to get away from minnows all this fall. Two boats of us, butQuote:
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you are doing what finally worked for us. (I meant road runners or pony heads, not rooster tails) We made straight jigs work
in the spring but not this fall. The blades on the bladed jigs will not spin at 4 tenths so we don't use them slow trolling. We had
to go to a heavier weight when we increased speed to keep the jig from riding up. Keep plugging at it and it will come to you.
You can calculate your depth by multiplying your length of line out (below surface) by 0.6 ... but that only works if your lines are at a 45deg angle. So like if you wanted the jig to be around 12ft deep, then you'd let out 20ft of line (20x0.6=12). That's how I calculate how deep my jigs run when I'm Pushing. I usually use 1/2oz ... unless I'm also Pushing some cranks in the mix (& going over 1mph), in which case I'll go up to a 1.5oz weight.Quote:
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i really appreciate all the help i am getting from this forum you guys are great for sharing your knowledge
okay if the object of spider rigging is to put bait in front of fish before the boat scares them off how do i find fish without scareing them? are you guys saying to find them and then let them settle again and then fish and if so how long does this take? i searched a very long strech the other day and found nothing