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  1. 04-05-2016, 06:54 PM #1
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    how many one pole guys we got on here? I know Gene likes one pole'n, and i know Doc really likes it, but he does what ever he has to do to get em....I'm strictly a one pole man, either a 9-10 foot flipping rods, 6 1/2 - 7 foot casting rods & 5 1/2 to 6 foot shooting rods.....and i only use jigs or roadrunners....no minners on my boat...lol... i've messed with pushing & just dont care for it, work with pulling a little but it still dont turn me on....i know it probly hurts my success rate but Lord i do love it........aint nothing like feeling that bump...aint always bout the numbers anyway....
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    Years ago we started out with 16 poles out. (8 each) Picture this down at NW River and you get into a school of small Rock. What a mess. As time went by and we got older that got down to 4 each. Now that all my fishing buddies have died, and I can get out, I like to drag a couple and do some casting.
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    I keep 4 on the boat each rigged a bit differently. If the bite is slow, I'll put out two or three, but if I'm catching anything one does the trick
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    Quote Originally Posted by croaker View Post
    I keep 4 on the boat each rigged a bit differently. If the bite is slow, I'll put out two or three, but if I'm catching anything one does the trick
    i usually keep 2 flippn poles rigged with jigs, 2 casting poles, a jig & a roadrunner, and 1 shooting pole, with a jig, layed out at the ready....sometimes it seems all i do is change jigs but then ya find that one on a given day...
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  5. 04-06-2016, 05:49 AM #5
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    I generally fish with only one rod for crappie and bluegill. I carry more than that, but mainly as a backup or, as previously noted, for different applications. I prefer to only use jigs for crappie as well. However, I have been known to carry minnows when I'm after YP. If the bite is good though, I resort to one pole and a jig.
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    I do the same as Kevin. Ultra light spinning rod, troll with a jig until I find the school, then cast to them. Bucket of minnows always tied to the dock for friends.
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    Gene has ruined me!!!!!! Nowadays I almost always just fish with one pole. Like most I carry several rigged differently but use only one. Seldom use minnows, make most of my own jigs.
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    I carry 4 but only fish 1.
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    I fish with only one pole every time I go fishing...for about 3 minutes. After that, the second line is in the water.
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    I for the most part only fish one pole. Unless I cant buy a bite I'll put a few long pol out. But I have grown to hate fishing multiple poles
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