Wylie- 3/15- first long lining attempt

I finally got set up and started my long lining learning. I ran 1/16 jigs with sliders and curly tails. At .7 mph I am running around 6-10ft deep with a “cast” length of line( probably 20-25 yards). I didn’t mark any fish today, again mostly learning the setup.

I assume that depth and presentation will work in a few weeks when it warms up.

I mainly fished the south fork area . I would appreciate any tips or tricks. I assume there is a sweet spot speed for covering ground and action on jigs. I’m going to try out 1/8 jigs next time.


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I found this online Magnloia crappie. I'm also trying to learn up on Norman. I have tried vertical, spider, and now long lining with not much success at any of them since say December. I hope it's the lake or time of year.
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Spend a little time learning where you jigs are running. This is done by getting your jigs out and trolling towards the shallows to see when the rods start bouncing from the jigs dragging the bottom. Check your depth and you will KWOW how deep theyre running at the speed you a pulling. Now, change jig weights, speed that you are trolling, add splitshots, let out more or less line, etc. (make one change at a time though) and continue doing this until you are comfortable where they're running and how to get them to different depths.

Next...rely on your electronics by idling around likely fishing areas looking for fish and/or bait. If you don't see anything then try somewhere else. Not much need in putting out your lines if there's nothing there to catch.

Good luck learning longlining. It wont take you long before you're an expert. Just learn where your jigs are running and rely on your graph.

I was going to suggest reading the longlining thread at the top of stickies. You will get more from there to get set up correctly and get a good start. Good info in there from everyone. Happy times when you get it right! :cheers2

I use this
Lines are marked at 60 ft.
I been running 80ft. Back
About 18 ft deep
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The method you will find best is the "my own way" method... like previous post mentioned it's best to find a flat say in 10ft of water. Sling a few 1/16 out with one rod short cast, one medium cast and one long and start at .7 mph ...with at least one rod or even more your jig should be bumping bottom. Keyword should. That's because my medium cast and your medium cast may be different. My .7 mph may not be perfectly accurate yours may be ... so for your boat and your gear find what works for you. Once you determine what your 10ft zone is. Go find fish. If they are deeper cast far and/or slow down ... if shallow go fast or lighten up jig. Nothing heavier than 1/16 this time of year at all in my humble opinion ... I've been only 4 times ever so I'm as new as can be. I've caught a lot of fish and I'm loving this long lining! Best to ya my friend


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The method you will find best is the "my own way" method... like previous post mentioned it's best to find a flat say in 10ft of water. Sling a few 1/16 out with one rod short cast, one medium cast and one long and start at .7 mph ...with at least one rod or even more your jig should be bumping bottom. Keyword should. That's because my medium cast and your medium cast may be different. My .7 mph may not be perfectly accurate yours may be ... so for your boat and your gear find what works for you. Once you determine what your 10ft zone is. Go find fish. If they are deeper cast far and/or slow down ... if shallow go fast or lighten up jig. Nothing heavier than 1/16 this time of year at all in my humble opinion ... I've been only 4 times ever so I'm as new as can be. I've caught a lot of fish and I'm loving this long lining! Best to ya my friend


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Right now I’m doing better on 1/8 pulled at .8 they run 12’’ fish are in the mouth to half way back in the creeks. Good luck. Make sure you have some dark color jigs on!


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Appreciate all the responses!

I have read the sticky thread and have begun the experimenting part today. I was a little surprised the 1/16 wasn’t running any deeper. I will try two 1/16 jigs or an 1/8 here soon unless the water warms up quick.

Another question.... has anyone used floats and weights to dial in a depth? I had a slip float pole in the boat so I threw it out. Seemed to work alright. What would be the draw back? With a float you could stop if you wanted to and not hit bottom. What am I missing?


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If I understand you correctly the draw back is your slip float will slide back to your jig. Split shot on your line will help get your line down to desired depth. There are some small bullet type that are pinch on that you can use above jigs or split shot to get down to where you want to be. Hope this helps.

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The method you will find best is the "my own way" method... like previous post mentioned it's best to find a flat say in 10ft of water. Sling a few 1/16 out with one rod short cast, one medium cast and one long and start at .7 mph ...with at least one rod or even more your jig should be bumping bottom. Keyword should. That's because my medium cast and your medium cast may be different. My .7 mph may not be perfectly accurate yours may be ... so for your boat and your gear find what works for you. Once you determine what your 10ft zone is. Go find fish. If they are deeper cast far and/or slow down ... if shallow go fast or lighten up jig. Nothing heavier than 1/16 this time of year at all in my humble opinion ... I've been only 4 times ever so I'm as new as can be. I've caught a lot of fish and I'm loving this long lining! Best to ya my friend


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1/16s are always best, always

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1/8 bottom
1/16 above
Slab Sauce slathered on everything

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Great stuff already said that will help and the more you do it the easier it will be and you don’t have to have all the fancy stuff to do it ! A lot of our waters here is shallow so I catch fish as shallow as 18” and have caught them 18-20’ deep the more you do it the more you will pick up and learn what works for you !

Dont forget the experiments with the 1/32nds too.;)