Reply With Quote40-50ft usually. What people call a good cast with a 1/16oz jig, sometimes more if you need to get deeper.
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How far behind the boat do y'all usually cast your jigs when long lining?
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40-50ft usually. What people call a good cast with a 1/16oz jig, sometimes more if you need to get deeper.
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1/16 90 percent of time. 1/32 if I'm sure I'll only be in shallow water. I have trolled in water as shallow as 2 1/2 feet. I almost never use two jigs. Cast about 40 ft behind boat.
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I like catching 2 fish on 1 pole! Get to my limit faster.
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Man I use 1/6 2×1/6 and 1/8 mostly but I'm no expert. I prefer to cast to them. I start learning how to troll just to take people how are not very experienced fishermen like my brother and kids.
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You guys who fish 2 jigs, what knots do you use for the top / bottom jig?
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I use a loop not on both top and bottom. Use a big loop on top with the long tag tie the bottom to the tag.
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I use 4-6" loop knot up front and 1" loop knot on the back. I also always use a fluorocarbon leader that my jigs are tied to. I just use the same knot to connect the hi-vis line to the leader. As stated before, home lake is very clear. I believe it helps. 3-4' between jigs.
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1/16 round head top and 1/32 minnow head bottom if I am double rigging...4 in loop knot on top jig and a small loop for bottom tied about 36 in about...make a good cast out behind the boat, troll along at .8 -1.0 and get ready to fill livewell
I also will run a single 1/16 with a 3/0, #5 or #7 split shot (depending on how deep the fish are) about 24in up the line....catch a heap of them doing this as well.
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I am a double jig puller 99% of the time. I also pull double 1/24th heads 99% of the time. I run my jigs 4 ft apart. I use a 4 inch loop knot up top with a palamar knot on the bottom. Typical speed is 0.7 -1.2 MPH. I mainly adjust my depth with using length of line out the back. One good cast is about 5 ft. One good cast with a full sweep of the rod is about 8 ft. Two full sweeps get me just under 10 ft. Never had trouble getting them this way. Anything deeper I will go with double 1/16th heads or pull out the cranks. I use 6 lb test line and I use about 7 different colors. This helps me untangle my lines when they get crossed up. If the tangle looks like more than a minute job I just cut and start over. My typical spread is 14 rods off the back and sides. (10) 12 footers (2) 14 footers and (2) 18 footers. This gives me about a 5 ft lane to fight my catch.
