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I've seen several posts about long lining. I'm fishing in my kayak right now but according to my unit my basic paddle speed is at or about 1.0 mph +- I've tried just tossing a jig or two out the back and paddling around in areas that looked to be holding fish but no luck. Obviously I can't fan out a spider rig on the kayak but thought about one on each side with maybe a set of small planer boards to keep them separated. Any thoughts?
Sure you can. Lots of good ideas and threads talking about it here on cdc.
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/kaya...tech-question/
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/kaya...-holder-setup/
Hope this helps to give you an idea or two that you can use to rig your kayak. There are more if you do a search in the forum or look in the small kayak boat thread.
Before I got my yak that was stolen fixed to spider rig I would run three rods out the front. One in the middle and one on each side. I called it red neck spider rigging but caught a bunch of fish like that.
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Used to pull cranks with my ocean.
Spots and an.occasional crappie on various sized shadraps. Now ruined by a lowe and 50 merc.What took me 45 minutes to paddle became 3 minutes taking it easy.
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What kayak do you have?
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I've been pulling crankbaits and jigs from a kayak 7-8 years with great success. I run one rod out each side and sometimes a third line straight out the back. Using the breeze to drift downwind with jigs has been one of the most successful ways to ketch crappie for me too. Have fun & good fishing!
Jim
I have a nucanoe pursuit.
Cool. Right now I’m fishing out of a field and stream eagle talon. Ugh. If you see me out say hello. We will probably run into each other before long.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigsig1101
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I fish from an Old Town Loon 126 and spider rigger 4 poles routinely. I've fished as many as 7 poles spider rigging from a kayak but find it's too much work fishing that many, LOL!
I'm working on a set up. Anyone use planer boards? I got a small pair off ebay to try. Seems like would work to avoid the tangles. Why no one use them?
More tangles,snarls etc?Just go for it,(have to be a lot of line to get depth with out a Lotta lead).give us a report!
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My main line is braid, which tends to slip in planer grips. I tried using planers from my kayak, but the aggravation was too great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigsig1101
Your kayak won't disturb fish anywhere near like a bigger boat, so fish won't move far out of the way, your lures won't need to be spread as far as in a conventional boat. Use longer rods to increase spread and help prevent tangles. Try taking wider sweeping turns to keep from crossing lines.
Jim