Thread: Longlining Questions?

Here's one for you. My dad back in the late 50's and early 60's used to fish Lake Wylie (especially Seven Oaks) and he would troll for Crappie. He would use a Cat's Paw Hook ( a leader hook with a spinner and beads), and on the hook he would use Uncle Josh Bass Strips (Cut the strips into short pieces and then shred one end into a lot of little tails). He would start in the back of the creek and troll toward the mouth of the creek using this bait and would usually catch more than enough to feed his wife and four boys. He used a spin cast reel on a 5 foot rod, a 5 hp. Johnson on a rented wooden boat. About as simple as it gets.

That was the beginnings of plastic jig baits!!!Awesome story!!!

Originally Posted by SandySkiff

Here's one for you. My dad back in the late 50's and early 60's used to fish Lake Wylie (especially Seven Oaks) and he would troll for Crappie. He would use a Cat's Paw Hook ( a leader hook with a spinner and beads), and on the hook he would use Uncle Josh Bass Strips (Cut the strips into short pieces and then shred one end into a lot of little tails). He would start in the back of the creek and troll toward the mouth of the creek using this bait and would usually catch more than enough to feed his wife and four boys. He used a spin cast reel on a 5 foot rod, a 5 hp. Johnson on a rented wooden boat. About as simple as it gets.

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They must have outlawed longlining in SC because there has not been one post in over seven months, no new insight, or the fish finally figured out what y'all were doing.

Originally Posted by SandySkiff

Here's one for you. My dad back in the late 50's and early 60's used to fish Lake Wylie (especially Seven Oaks) and he would troll for Crappie. He would use a Cat's Paw Hook ( a leader hook with a spinner and beads), and on the hook he would use Uncle Josh Bass Strips (Cut the strips into short pieces and then shred one end into a lot of little tails). He would start in the back of the creek and troll toward the mouth of the creek using this bait and would usually catch more than enough to feed his wife and four boys. He used a spin cast reel on a 5 foot rod, a 5 hp. Johnson on a rented wooden boat. About as simple as it gets.

He was a real pioneer in the world of longlining. It's those people like your Dad that put the thought into today's fishermen. Longlining isn't anything new....just a new name for trolling.