Spider rigging in the weeds

[Frank C]

I am going to try spider rigging this year and was wondering our lakes have alot of weeds in them, how does that affect what you do spider rigging.

[MO' MONEY]

Try keeping the baits just above the weedline. The crappie will use the weeds as an ambush point. A hook with a weedguard may be a good bet for you as well, just in case. It is just like brush or trees down here in MS. The fish hold on them at certain times, so you fish as close as you can to em, sometimes that means losing hooks, but it also usually pays off with some slabs. Good luck

[yankee doodler]

Over here in MI most of my pushing of jigs happens along the weed lines as that is the primary "structure" in many of the smaller inland lakes I fish. What MO\ says is true, you want to keep your baits just above the weeds and expect to hang up.

[Redy2Fish]

I don't spider rig, but when fishing weeds or heavy brush, I go to a smaller size hook and rig plastic jigs Texas style. Wonder if anyone elsedoes this?

[MO' MONEY]

I prefer to have a good bit of hook exposed, It sound like it should work from a bass fishing perspective, but I am just set in my ways, and like the biggest hook they will bite presented with no resistance. May be worth trying out tho.

The way I see it, losing a .50 cent hook is probably going to be about the cheapest thing I will do all day on the lake.

I could see how your method would be very beneficial while jigging, plus you have the rod in hand to set the hook already. May try it when I go wading next

[Frank C]

Thanks Guys, hopefully I will be giving it a try in the next couple weeks.

[BigKyd]

You might try Charlie Brewer's crappie sliders, they are designed to be Texas rigged and are made with very soft plastic to allow for the hookset. I have some but have never really used them, most of the crappie in the lakes I fish are whites and can be caught suspending in open water.

[Frank C]

thanks BigKyd, I bought some sliders a couple weeks ago to try this year.

[cur dog]

Redy2fish Are you talking about sliders or are you rigging other plastics like bobby G baby shad ? I was thinking of trying this but haven't really looked into it yet . I was thinking a single hook with 1/16 bullet weight has anyone tried this with any success?