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What length poles do you guys suggest. I mainly long line troll but have now rigged the boat for spider rigging also. Any suggestions on length of pole? I can understand the thought on real long poles in the 14 to 16 foot range to get out away from the boat but it would seam to be so far out in front that by the time you see what is under you on your depth finder, the poles will already be past it. Thoughts?
I do nothing but spyder rig fish . Rigged up to run 8 poles up front and 8 off the back. Use 10's out front, 11's , then 12's, and on outside use 14's. that way I pretty well cover a 28 ft swath. do the reverse for the rear :D:D
Sounds like a plan and I will be rigged more for six up front and rear but might look to add another on both ends. I guess my next question is what the heck do the rigs look like? What size weights and are they like the KY Lake Crappie rig with the weight at the bottom? Do you ever fish multiple hooks on one pole?
I Use 12 And 14 Footers In Front And Back... Had A Few 16 Footers But Way To Long For My 18 Foot Boat And Ackward To Handle... I Use 1/2 Oz To 3/4 Oz Egg Sinkers On The Kentucky Lake Rigs... A Few 3/8 Egg Sinkers If Going To Use To 1/8 Or 1/16 Ounce Jig Heads Instead Of Hooks For Minners... I Have 2 Driftmasters T250 S Up Front And Like Them A Lot.. Have A Homemade Welded Rig In Back That Swivels On The Seat Post And Works Ok... I Usually Fish 6 To 8 Up Front And Thats Enough For Me... I Do Like To Have A Frosty Beverage In My Hand And Relax When Im Out There.. And The Old Man Likes 3 Or 4 In Back... Kentucky Lake And Reelfoot 12 Footers Are Nice, But I Fish A Few Strip Pits And Like That Extra Length Because They Can Become Clear In A Hurry And Especially On Sunny Day
Brand new to spider rigging. Matter of fact got turned on to it early spring this year. Have had good success and am still catching quite a few fish doing it. Not sure it's right, but I'm fishing two poles up front that are 13' and then two 12 fters beside them, on each side off the front of the boat...total of 8 poles. I have every other one rigged with two 1/16 oz. jigs on loopm knots I tip with minnows. The other 4 poles are rigged with two hooks on loop knots. All have a 1/2 to 3/4 sinker on the bottom. Last weekend I caught fish early morning closer towards the banks @ 6' deep. When the sun got hot I trolled out to the creek channel and fished the jigs/hooks around 12' and caught fish. Only problem I've seen about rigging two baits per line is if youre using minnows youre gonna go thru twice as many since when a fish hits it usually shakes off BOTH minnows as youre getting the fish in the boat and in your hand. Eight poles are about all I want to fish as they can keep you quite busy at times.:)
I use 8-Wally Marshall 12' trolling rods for the extra backbone. Started with 10' but like the 12' much better. Gets them out in front of and away from the trolling motor.
I also used the Wally Marshall rods,have two 14 footer and 4 12 footer also have some of the nine footers but I prefer the 12 footer.
LittleJohn
All The Rods I Use Are Wally Marshall Tightline Specials Or Universals Because You Can Pick Them Up Cheap When They Are On Sale... The Tightline Specials Do Have A Better Backbone.. Have 3 Of 12 Foot Pro Series And They Are Nice Rods Also For The Price When They Are On Sale... Lowes Or Home Depot Have Plenty Of Velcro U Can Buy To Break Them Down And Store Real Easy..
I've experimented with everything from 10' to 14' (spent a lot of $ too). I use nothing but 12' WM universal's. Easy to handle, easy to stow, good all around length for Ky. Lake.
gabowman,somebody on here said to cut up some small pices from tubes and put them on after the minnow to keep from losing them so easy
I fish a lot of clearwater lakes so I must use a fairly long trolling rod. I use 6-8 rods up front depending on how fast they are biting. I have them in the B&M Prostaff, WM Tightlines, and the B&M Capps & Colemans. For trolling up front I use 16-18 ft rods only. If pulling from the back I will also use some 12 and 14 ft rods. The long rods are very simple to use....just takes a little time to get used to them. But I guarantee they will put Lots more fish in the box every time out! I put a single 1/16 oz jig in a loop knot on the bottom and 1/2 oz weight 24 inches above it!!!! For Rod holders its Hi Tec (Home) all the way around the boat. About as simple as it gets and works like a charm.....
One thing I do when spider riggin...I angle my TM mounted transducer about 5 degrees forward so that it is actually readin a little in front of the boat...it'll help you see the brush before you get to it....of course..how far in front of the boat it reads will be different for different depths you are fishin...but I have found about 5 degrees angled forward shows me the brush in 10 feet of water about the same time my rigs start touchin brush....Quote:
Originally Posted by Jigboy
Great thing to try. Never thought to just move the transducer. I will try that. Thanks to all for the suggestions. I think I got a plan for the fall if I can get myself out of a deer stand. If not, will try it in February.
I have the same problem....deer season vs. fall crappie...tough decision for me....Quote:
Originally Posted by Jigboy
Jigboy,
I just started spider rigging this year and I'm starting to finally get the hang of it. I have 11ft bnm bucks graphite jig poles all the way around, they are great for dipping/ vert jigging and work well spider riggin w/ up to 3/4 oz of wt(they were about 40$ a piece at wally world). I have home made rod holders up front that I can transfer to the back for trolling etc. by just screwing them into the back of boat. I have a LMSi 527 df igps up front(on tm) and it makes all the difference in the world while proddin' around(thats a great Idea w/ tilting the transducer forward, U dont have to circle back around near as much to work a school over well after uve already passed em up. Here is a pic of my homemade setup on the front of my ol' monark j-boat. I love just cruising and looking for fish and stuff, probably too much. I do have problems missing fish and getting a few tangles when they hit n miss using a C/C rig w/ jigs.
Its fun fishin.
heres a pic of my setup, still tweaking a few things.:cool:
Hey Jigboy,
I fish mostly on the Indiana side of the Ohio River. Indiana limits you to three rods per person so it put a bit of a crimp on the spider riggin. Having said that, I normally use two twelve footers and one ten footer. BnM Crappie Wizards riged with Capps and Colman riggs or with Kentucky Lake rigs. The water I fish in is pretty murky most of the time so I'm using minners mostly. Also the tip of cutting up a tube and putting it on the hook next to the minnow works really good!:D