Quote Originally Posted by gabowman View Post
Herewego, do you think you catch as many fish pushing as you do pulling?
Both have there time and place, longlining is good when the fish are up and down to 15' maybe 20' but you have to go to heavier jig to go deeper. With longlining you need a little more room to operate and works great on flats in open water, creeks or coves big enough to make your turns. I longline out the front and back of boat.

When pushing you can fish from 5' to 50' deep without changing out weights or jigs as long as you have enough weight to begin with. You can fish the tightest pockets, smallest coves, necks, or nooks spider riggin where longlining or trolling/pulling cranks behind the boat is limited at best. The best part is for us old heads is you can sit in that chair and do it all up front. You can catch them pushing when they are scattered or when they are bunched up it does not take as long to catch your limit. The longer the pole out front the least likely to spook fish with tm or boat.

When the fish hit the banks I put up the long rods and tight line jig and floater fish which is about to start. Hope I didn't confuse anyone with my wording.
BTW, I hope to get back down to my home state of SC and fish all those lakes I did as a kid and young man someday.