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went out to taylorsville today i think this is trip 4 spider rigging, anyway i got my first hit but i had a lot of trouble trying to get ahold of fish at the end of 16' pole and he got away lol. i'm still trying but getting a bit frustrated this is not as easy as it looks.btw water 53degree f water is high but no debris floating lots of blow downs but they are against the banks settlers trace ramp is barely showing its not easy but can be done
also ran into a gentleman who had caught 7lb bass showed me his picture thats the biggest one i have heard of out of taylorsville
keep the drag on reel set light enough so you can strip line. raise fish up out of water, strip line and swing fish back to you.
10ft rods work well [for me] much easer to handle
I agree. I’m using twelves now but started with tens. I’ve tried fourteen but they’re not for me. Can always sell the sixteens if you choose to go smaller.Quote:
Originally Posted by bkgooch
yes i bought 8 16' southern crappie's but i am struggling with them going to keep trying but like i said it ain't easy lol i am only using 4 of them so far lolQuote:
Originally Posted by chaunc
I started with 12 footers a couple years ago. Have 6 14 footers as well now. There's no way I could have started with 16's. 4 is usually the most I ever run by myself anyway. It's too easy to miss a bite if you're looking at your other poles. It's hard. I tell people at work that I work way harder fishing than I actually do at work. They laugh but I'm serious. It takes a lot of concentration and coordination. Like was mentioned previously, run your drag light enough that you can strip line from the reel. That is, if you're fishing shallower than the length of your poles. You may try using 2 poles then 3 then 4. It takes some time to get it down pat. Just keep at it. A springtime trip to green river will break you in the right way!
I take it you have spinning reels on those 16' Southerns ?? You might consider changing them out for some baitcast reels w/thumb bars ... then you can simply push the thumb bar and let your thumb control the line spool and let the fish down to the level where you can swing it to you or to a net. :twocentsQuote:
Originally Posted by dannyr3_8
and don't forget the SPRING FLING AT GREEN is April 28. Check out the sticky at the top of the forum !!Quote:
Originally Posted by JLSandusky
Spider rigging with any length of pole is tough due to the submerged timber. We have had 8 poles hung up all at the same time fishing Taylorsville.
i am curious what is it about green river that will help me i have never beenQuote:
Originally Posted by JLSandusky
actually i just have those cheap reals that look like fly reels there is no way to cast them at all just for jiggingQuote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
if you talk to some of the guys that come there you'll go home with INFORMATION OVERLOAD, that's how it'll help you plus you'll meet a lot of really nice guys that have the same interest as you.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyr3_8
I use 14's and you have to have long arms to get to em with a net. Just swing em in if need be but they come at ya fast.
Sorry if I confused you. I didn't mean to imply "casting" with the baitcaster reels, just that with the ones with a thumb bar release you can lower the fish down (one handed) to where you can grab it or net it ... and do it easier than with a spinning reel or the reels you are using.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyr3_8
You have to figure it out fast down there because when you get into them you could have all poles down at once. I guess the number of crappie at green is what I'm referring to. Last spring, 2 guys, over 500 fish caught in a day and a half. But the keeper to dink ratio is usually 1 to 4 for me. Lots of measuring.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyr3_8
hey guys i actually caught fish today, 11 to be exact only 2 keepers but i had a blast. thanks to everone who has helped me and special thanks to slabkeeperq11 for the phone call info really helped. i even ran into a guy there that was spider rigging and he showed me some spots i am alread looking forward to next trip i am getting there