Terminal rig?

[SteveJ]

I know there will be a lot of different answers due to your kind of method but I was wondering about terminal rigs. What do you present to the crappie? I am a jigpoler and like to feel the thump and about all of my fishing is done with a single jig, not set up for minnows. With the wind and cold for the next few days don't think I will be able to get out to the lake so I tied up a few other kinds, one with 2 jigs and two with a single jig with a bell weight on the end of the line. Going to put them in poleholders while I jigpole. Both aimed toward where I feel the fish will be after I get back out, deeper. I just tied 3 overhand knots to make my dropper loop about 12" up the line. I know I should tie a regular dropper loop but I sure have a hard time with it. I know I should retrain myself to use the palomar knot for my jigs also but its hard to teach and old dog new tricks, need to put a sign up by my trollmotor.

[slabbatical]

You're ahead of me...I've thought about multi hook rigs but haven't tried it yet. Lately I've wondered if a salt water sabiki rig would work on crappie.

As for the knots...here's a good link with several knots described. I look for the easy ones because I can remember them. There are several more difficult ones if you want to try them.

http://www.netknots.com/html/fishing_knots.html

[horseshoer]

Not sure if this is any help but I watched and was part of an elderly lady on a floating
dock/tire reef outfish the ever-livin stew out of everyone else walking the dock with a
(looked like) 1/2 oz bell weight at the end and 4-5 tiny jigs spaced a foot apart going up from there. I think if a fish tugged downward of course she could feel it but those that came upward ever so little had to lift the bell weight and she immediately felt a
"lighter rod". Or that was my impression. She held her rod so carefully-it was like she was concentrating on swirling a jig around inside a shotglass from 100 ft above-really
a pleasure to watch her. I wasn't much of a jigger at the time and truth is I still ain't,
most folks can fish next to me and do better but like you I enjoy the hit. Good luck.

[crappieken]

Here is another good link for knot tying
http://www.animatedknots.com/

[crappieseeker]

I love to fish a double jig rig and there have been many times I have caught two fish at a time. I mostly do it on windy days for the added weight and extra offering.

[Countryboi]

I was also thinking about buying the largest sabiki rig I could and tip the hooks with that berkley bait strip material that you cut just to give it some scent and flavor.

[ShilohRed]

16ft rod's, 4 hooks with the bottom hook then a 1/4 oz sinker, Then 30" up the next hook then 30 more to the next. Fishing 8 of these out the front of the boat.
Pete