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Yeah, I was thinking a slip float would be easier to shoot with, especially when your window is less than 1' high. My only problem with using a float to shoot docks with (fixed or slip) is the max depth you can run your jig under those floats. A fixed float is cumbersome enough to cast, so I'm thinking trying to shoot a dock with it would be quite troublesome. And the slip float setup, even being less troublesome, may still depend on how well your bobber stop comes out thru your rod guides/tip. Unless, of course, your depth setting is shallow enough to allow the stopper to be out past the rod tip.
I would only want to use a float to keep the jig shallow. A lot of times under the pontoon boats the fish as within a foot of the surface. To hold the jig at a foot or two deep is at this time all I think I want to try.
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Honestly a jig under a poppin float is my go to for catching crappie. i can cover a lot of water and once you get an idea to different strikes it can be very productive. I have found that the calmer water it is usually little harder to get bit as they seem to be a little spooky. But when there is a nice little breeze and the surface is a little choppy they seem to really fire up. We run single and double rigs, i prefer to use a 1/16 oz jig on bottom and usually a 1/80 on the top. I keep my jigs a foot apart so I can fish 2 different water columns at a time. Another thing i always do is tie a loop knot on my top jig so it has better action and don't get wrapped up in main line as often.
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If your dock shootin skills are as poor as mine, you'd end up with a bunch of busted floats....
I'd love to witness the skill it would take to shoot a float/Jig into some of the places I attempt.
Chris
I don't have any docks close to shoot with anything, but I would think a slip cork/bobber would do better than a regular pinned in place one. Just my thoughts.
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