vertical trolling/ drifting

[jake_lusk]

i went out tiday and had a problem...the water had warmed up and i couldnt get the fish to bite i tried drifting with the wind and backtrolling under the boat but i had to use alot of heavy split shot to stay vertical... what size jigs do yall use and what advice can you give me? the water i was fishin is 11-12 feet...i still ended up catching 29 so i didnt do half bad but i would like to do better

[funbun]

29? The limit in my waters is 30. If you're catching fish, what's the problem?

[jake_lusk]

its a private pond/lake..i went out 2 weeks ago on the first frost and me and my buddy caught 87 and i took my dad sunday and we got 43 and i went out today and oly got 29. im just lookin for new techniques cause my normal stuff just wasnt working the first part of the day...and i catch a significant more amount of fish usin crappie nibbles

[funbun]

Ah, I see. I don't know. Fish are on strike!

[jake_lusk]

i think their mouths are just sore. but the water temp has warmed up alot so thats my reason why...they also bite better in the mornin when its colder

[BANJO]

We deep troll with 1 oz egg sinkers. Rigged Carolina style.

[rnvinc]

You might try "side pullin"....

Go here.....Midwest Crappie | MyOutdoorTV.com

Look for the show "Side Pullin with Roger Gant"

Rickie

[MEATGETTER]

some days fish just dont bite as good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yikess]

Were you using driftsocks to slow down your speed? I've used two 77" Cabelas driftsocks atb the same time to maintain the speed I want in the winter.

[jake_lusk]

na i dont have one but the wind was blowin hard on and off. im gonna get a newer trolling motor that wont devour my battery. im thinkin one of the new minn kotas