Thread: Dumb Questions

Hey guys,

I know this is going to sound dumb but I just bought my first boat today and I heard you guys saying stuff about trolling for crappie and spider rigs and that sort of stuff. I was just wondering how in the world I do that? What do you troll with? I'm sorry if this is a ridiculous question but I'm new to the crappie fishing and would like to learn the tricks of the trade. Thanks guys for all the help in advance.

John

im ordering a driftmaster spider rig kit from cabales tonight. that should help,Im going to stop there cause there is alot more guys on here that know a whole hell of a lot more than me!!! IM learning more and more each gathering,one thing that is great about these guys are that they are willing to help you get on your way to catching more crappie!

hey chief,

i am not gonna pretend to know it all bout spiderrigging and trolling, but i do know a little. true spider rigging is when youhave rod racks in the boat that allow you to fish with 8+ rods at one time. i have a set up for 8 rods in the front of the boat, and 8 in the back of the boat. on each rod i put a 1oz weight at the bottom, and 2 hooks above the weight about 18-24 inches apart. on each hook i put a shiner. when you fish like this, youir boat looks like a giant spider on the water.

trolling is done kinda the same way. i fish 3 rods out each side of the boat. a 6 foot, a 9 foot and a 12 foot. and i troll with crankbaits. any crankbait that runs 10-12 feet normally is good. bandit makes one, so does bomber, so does wally marshall. and you just trhow them out and set youir trolling motor and go. about 1.2 mph is what i have found is best. sometimes you can put a weight about 4 feet above youir crankbait and then youi don't have to let as much line out and youi can control the depth of the bait much better. this is called "pushing" the crankbait.

here are some pics of my set up. this is the front of my boat.

holler if i can be of anymore help.

doc



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front left

HEY DOC,,ARE THOSE DRIFTMASTERS? I was only going to buy one,,since I can only fish with about 4 poles at one time. Im not that good yet.

ok, first of all, there are no dumb questions. The members on this site fish in a variety of ways, so learning everyone's way may take you some time and questioning. One of the best article/explanations is in a post made by Fishin Magician a couple years ago. I think this will be very helpful to you along with what the other guys are saying.
So back from the dead, here is the link.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/louis...ing-101-a.html

hey gator,

my rod holders are made by hi-tek stuff. the web site is Home

. the guy that makes them is named scott echols. the ones that i have are "custom" for lack of a better word. i wanted mine to come with 2 vertical poles per holder, not one. and mine have a slight bend in the bar that holds the rod holders. i love mine. they are very adjustable and easy to remove a rod quickly. if you are looking for a set, i would highly recommend mine. i also have a set for the back of the boat.

doc

doc one more ?? can you remove them for travel? I was wanting a set for up front but when i trailor and go home Im hoping to remove the bar and only have that mounting bracket on the floor,that way i can get out and in my boat. I llok at the website thanks,,didnt know anything about those.

gator, i can remove all four of mine in about three minutes. they have a small set screw with a hex head. just loosen and remove. mine are a little harder, not much, to remove since they have two legs. the sets with just one leg can be removed in a few seconds. if you look at the pics i posted, you can see the rectangular "footprint". that is what mounts to the floor of the boat and that is all that is left when i remove the rod holders. the only thing i don't like about leaving my rod holders set up is that i cannot stow my trolling motor. but this would be a problem in my boat no matter what brand of spider riggers i bought. so i just pull up mo TM and and bungy strap it to my rod holders. they are stable enough to support my trolling motor.

check out the pic of my boat and i think you will see the silver rectangle that i screwed to the floor of my boat. you can still see shavings where i drilled ouit the hole.

doc

another good thing about my set up is that every bolt in this system is a 1/2 inch hex head. i keep about three 1/2 wrenches in my boat at all times. this way if i need to remove them, or adjust them, i have a wrench handy no matter where in the boat i am. just a neat feature.

doc

thanks im sold,,im going to order me one that holds 4 rods,all i need im not that good yet. Thanks for the info,and ill show you it at the larto gathering!

just ordered one!!