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Yes sir, 3s are rare but I do use them when deep and moving at .8 or so. I have 3/8, 1/2, 1, 1.5, 2s and 3s handy all the time. Last time I was on the water I was using 3/8 and wishing I had 1/4s, bite was lite and slow.Originally Posted by Dutchman
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John, do you get the weights from Scott?
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John the heavy hitter. You hit them in the head with that 4oz weight and they just float up so you can net them
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Lol, I sho ain't skeered to put the weight to em. Some days I change several times.
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Years ago we used 8oz weights for power trolling on Tunica. Dang near knocked myself out with one. I carry weights up to 5oz.
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Look on ebay for bell swivel weights. You can get some really good deals if you buy large quantities.
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I run 3 oz most all the time when Power Trolling with two 1/4 oz Russell Gates bladed jigs. The Jig weight doesn’t really matter but I like the bigger hook you can get in the 1/8 and 1/4 jigs.
I’ve used both C&C rigs (weight in the middle) and Kentucky rigs (weight on the bottom). I can tie a Ky rig much faster with a snap swivel at both the top and bottom. I usually tie my drops about 18” apart, but vary that some depending on how deep or shallow the water is that I’m fishing. Deeper water, wider spread. Shallow water shorter spread. I personally can’t see much difference in the style of rig I’ve used as far as catching fish with them. So as of late, I tie the Ky rigs because I can change the weight on the bottom if I choose to (when I want to slow back to spider rigging instead of Power Trolling) without changing rigs, and I can tie them about 3-4 to 1 over the C&C rig.
I also use Fas Snaps (Fas is the right spelling not Fast) on my drops so I can change baits without changing rigs. I slide the Fas Snap on the line and tie them in a loop for the drops. I can change weights, change baits, change colors, and basically change my style of fishing with one rig that way. Saves a lot of time when tourney fishing where time can equal money.
I’ve been Power Trolling for over 40 years now. I actually learned how to Crappie fish by Power Trolling back in the day when we ran 8 oz weights on the bottom with 5 baits on each line. Limit then was 50 a day with only a self imposed 10” size, and we limited most days doing it that way.
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The most important thing when considering a weight size when spider rigging is how deep your trying to fish. alot of the above mentioned is over kill in my opinion and that's why I think the target depth is the most important thing when power trolling. The more weight you stick on the end of a pole allows the fish to smell a rat faster and also takes away some of that poles flex to show you a bite. So my suggestion is to find a weight you like running at a fast pace and determine how fast you can go without it dragging under the boat at a certain depth.
