Going to try one of them tomorrow and or Sunday. Anybody got any suggestions or info they would share.
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Going to try one of them tomorrow and or Sunday. Anybody got any suggestions or info they would share.
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I fished Enid yesterday. It was a great day to fish but the fish didn't agree with me. Kept a few but it was a slow day. Could see fish but could not get them to bite.
Get some Off Shore OR12 planer boards and learn how to use them. 90+% of our crappie came from behind the boards on Enid and Grenada. They were very skittish of cranks close to the boat.
I use 2 18' poles straight off of the side of the boat and it does seem like those poles catch most of the fish. I have some planer boards but have not bothered to learn how to use them.
Thanks
I have a couple of planer boards.. may try them. I use 14, 10, and 6 ft rods from the front or back, catch fish on all 3 sizes about the same but have noticed less bites this year when i feel like im in fish
When I am not getting bit like I think I should...I speed up some....makes the difference sometimes.
:hesaid
I varied my speed from 1.5 to 2 and did not seem to help. What would you consider fast enough?
I have run from 1.3 to 2.0 this year. Earlier in summer 1.3 was working well. Now I'm running 1.6-1.7. I rarely go faster than 2.0. I've only had one day this summer when 2.0 was catching.
Thanks
I'm not sold on planers. I camped at Enid last week. Caught 13 Thursday, 11 Friday, and 15 Saturday. Ran two 16's and two 12's off the sides of my G3 with no planers.Quote:
Originally Posted by M R Dux
Planers aren’t for everyone and as a guide, they can run you to death if the bite is on. That said, of the 2 boats in our group at Enid and Grenada, one had boat limits every day except the last when he left early and my boat had one 40 fish boat limit and 3 days that were great catches. We depended on the boards when the fish were not hitting the longline cranks.
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I have unpackaged mine and put them together. I plan to try them myself Friday.
One word of warning about Off Shore OR-12 planer boards is don’t depend on the tattle flag to stay down with even a large crappie. It is a great tool but the nature of a Crappie coming to the top when hooked takes the resistance off the back release and the flag won’t stay down. You can see bites if you happen to be looking at the board but the best indicator is a board dropping out of formation.
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Look at the board formation over Adam’s (Dutch552) shoulder. That’s how we set up our boards. There is more separation than what appears in the pic.
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Thanks for the info.
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Here is a pic of one of our four-board spreads that illustrates the 8’ of separation between the lines that MRDUX explained. Board #3’s tattle flag hardware was setup a little differently and caused it to pull a little father behind the others in this photo.
Looks like a sharp turn is out of the question
Wider, sweeping turns than would have to be done with just cranks.
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Can turn just as easy with planers out opposed to flat lining. Neither excites me anymore. Pulling cranks flat line or under a board just ain't fishing to me. If you are looking for a hook single poling with livescope give me a holler. I know an outfit who is wearing them out on all 4, with just one rod!
Ain’t fishing? Your opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snubby
Get 4 of your buddies and all 5 of you run up to the bow to run the Livescope. I set my boat up for the convenience of clients. I’m working on a strategy where I can use my Livescope for more than one client. I’m not going to catch the fish for them. They hire me to TAKE THEM FISHING.
My friends fish with me so they can have a comfortable day using techniques they might not know or use very often. Our results must have been an anomaly since we weren’t fishing in your opinion.
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If only livescope fishing is fishing then what were we all doing before 2 years ago? It’s all fishing just different techniques, I can spider rig, livescope, single pole , longline they all have a place and I would say this last trip to Mississippi I would put our results pulling boards up against anyones!
Some would say any technique outside of a cane pole and minner ain’t fishing ...
The definition of “fishing”’ should be relegated to camp fire banter - with alcohol ...
Go catch fish any way your morals are comfortable with - within the laws ...
Rickie
Add me to the list of “just because it ain’t livescope doesn’t mean it ain’t fishing.”
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I personally like to watch a bobber go down too.
That is for certain. I appreciate all who responded and kept it civil. I expected more outrage and personal attacks on the subject then garnered. Fish how you like, I actually took a poke at livesope as well, but heard no complaints about that part. Come live in MS and troll most the time you become thick skinned.Quote:
Originally Posted by rnvinc
It’s hard to put up with the crowding we attracted without already having thick skin. Thick skull helps too.
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I just want to say thanks to M R Dux for the tip on using planer boards. My wife doesn't get a chance to go fishing with me as much as she used to. So when she does I really need to put her on some fish. The tip on planer boards was the ticket on Grenada over the weekend. And also thanks to the guys in the brown Fisher boat who helped us dial in on them. Yes I have livescope but most people I take fishing can't use it correctly and don't have the skills necessary for proper jig presentation. Trolling crankbaits is a great and productive way to introduce people to the fun of crappie fishing. But it may not be for everyone.
I like to be on the water. I like the companionship of a partner or the solitude of fishing alone. If I catch a lot of fish that is just gravy. If I catch none I still had a good time. Some folks love to research an area and spend a week or two trying to find a big buck.....some had rather pay 2 grand and shoot one out of a pen.
To each his own as long as it is moral and legal.