more dock shooting at port bay ny

[icejohn]

Another good day shooting docks with my own tied jigs

[Bronzbackhunter]

Nice catch what is dock shooting

[CrappiePappy]

Nice catch what is dock shooting

Basically it's "slingshotting" your jig, way back underneath a dock, to reach the heavily shaded waters where Crappie tend to hang out. You use a spinning or spincast outfit, let out line equal to about 1/2 - 2/3 the length of your rod, grab the jig by the head (with hook pointing away from your fingers) and pull back to "load" your rod ... then aim the jig to skip across the water, starting at the dock edge or as far under the dock as water level will allow ... release the jig, and once it passes the end of the rod you release the line coming off the reel.

It's just a form of casting, that allows you to place your bait back under a dock, pier/walkway, or pontoon boat, when any other casting method is not applicable. It takes a little practice, but it's a very effective presentation. It's easier to do on stationary docks (docks on poles), but even floating docks have openings that can be "shot" into. The shooting technique can also be used to cast a bait under low hanging obstacles, when a sidearm or overhand cast are difficult to manage.

Everybody that "dock shoots" has their preferences for what equipment to use, and how they perform the technique. Search "dock shooting" or "shooting docks", and you'll likely find many of the posts/threads discussing the technique, as well as many videos showing it being done.

... cp

[Frank C]

nice catch john, guess when I get back to NY i'll have to check out the crappie bite. walleye's are going crazy on onieda lake.

[chucktx]

very nice catch!!!

[kycreek]

Yes it is.

["D"]

Nice catch and method. Hey from Louisiana. Thanks for the pictures. One of these days I need to get an ironing board for cleaning.

[Bronzbackhunter]

IceJohn thank's For the info.

[icejohn]

Basically it's "slingshotting" your jig, way back underneath a dock, to reach the heavily shaded waters where Crappie tend to hang out. You use a spinning or spincast outfit, let out line equal to about 1/2 - 2/3 the length of your rod, grab the jig by the head (with hook pointing away from your fingers) and pull back to "load" your rod ... then aim the jig to skip across the water, starting at the dock edge or as far under the dock as water level will allow ... release the jig, and once it passes the end of the rod you release the line coming off the reel.

It's just a form of casting, that allows you to place your bait back under a dock, pier/walkway, or pontoon boat, when any other casting method is not applicable. It takes a little practice, but it's a very effective presentation. It's easier to do on stationary docks (docks on poles), but even floating docks have openings that can be "shot" into. The shooting technique can also be used to cast a bait under low hanging obstacles, when a sidearm or overhand cast are difficult to manage.

Everybody that "dock shoots" has their preferences for what equipment to use, and how they perform the technique. Search "dock shooting" or "shooting docks", and you'll likely find many of the posts/threads discussing the technique, as well as many videos showing it being done.

... cp

pappy....couldn't say it better the only thing id add is you want to load the rodstraifht under the rod so the rod and line is perpendicular to the water.
thanks for the comments guys.
icejohn

[Pepop]

Nice catch what is dock shooting

You can see some really good video's on YouTube. Just search "Dock shooting for Crappie". There are several.