Originally Posted by
ad1974
For slow trolling/spider rigging I usually like to use a bass casting sinker on bottom with a lite wire Aberdeen hook(tied on with a loop knot)about 18 inches or so up from that and then another hook 18 inches up from the first hook.I use a size 4 or 2 hook and weight is normally 1/2 ounce or sometimes 3/4 depending on conditions.I really prefer minnows when fishing like this but have used tubes with crappie nibbles with pretty decent results too.I use this way of rigging it over the Capps and Coleman style mainly because I can get one tied up a lot faster and I have less to buy not using the 3 way swivel.