Brand newbie here.

[BIDave]

Glad I found the site. Longtime bass fisherman that went fishing for crappie with a buddy the other day for the first time. Absolutely loved it. So everything for me is brand new, tactics, rigging, gear etc. Hope to learn a lot here. I have an RT 188 and am going to rig for spider rigging. Need to find rod holders first off. Have an idea on rods/reels/rigs but the big thing for me to start with is the base. Any input appreciated. Going to go hit the search button.

[vic n]

Welcome to the site! You will get lots of opinions, that's for sure. I think the Hi Tek holders look pretty good.

[scrat]

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[DockShootinJack]

Welcome aboard. Hope you have a blast catching em.

[BIDave]

Thanks for the Input. I think I have the rod holder issue solved, now on to getting poles/reels for some spider rigging. Anyone ever use a 14' slab shaker? Looks pretty good to me.

[CrappiePappy]

Thanks for the Input. I think I have the rod holder issue solved, now on to getting poles/reels for some spider rigging. Anyone ever use a 14' slab shaker? Looks pretty good to me.

Never used a "Slab Shaker" ... but, with them listed as "light" action, I would tend to believe them to be whippy tipped & probably not designed for much weight.

I do have one 14' BnM PST rod & two Capps/Coleman 14' rods ... and the C/C rods are just a scootch more limber on the tips than the PST. They bend about the same with 1/2oz of weight, but the C/C rods will flex easier than the PST on a light bite. But they will also "bounce" more/longer when the boat is rocked by waves.

I have some old baitcast reels on my 14' rods, and prefer the thumb bar style baitcast reel over the "thumb button" style. But, my buddy who is almost a 99% spider rigging only fisherman has most of his long rods paired up with Shimano IX1000 reels and they have served him well. I think the Shimano IX1000 reels retail for something under $20 ... so you would probably save enough money on the reels to consider a better grade rod (or just save $$ overall).

I just had the baitcast reels lying around, not being used, is the only reason I have them on my long rods !! Most of the spider rigging around here is done in 20 fow or less, anyway, so the reel is mostly a line storage item.

The thumb bar on the baitcast reels allows you to easily let out line to retrieve your fish, if you're fishing with less line out than the length of your rod. Spinning reel users generally set the drag "just" strong enough that they can set the hook & lift the fish without it slipping, but light enough that they can strip line out by hand to retrieve the fish under those same conditions. You can see this being done by one of our KY members "t.slabseeker" in this KY Afield video :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qma07Wa8Yeo

I can't positively identify the reels he uses, but they do look a lot like the Shimano IX1000, just from the shape of the handle knob & the rear drag knob.

to Crappie.com & luck2ya in your adventures !!

... cp

[vic n]

I couldn't tell what reels they were using, but those holders are Hi Tek

[CrappiePappy]

I couldn't tell what reels they were using, but those holders are Hi Tek

UH, NO .... they're Cumberland Crappie 360 rod holders. Tim Marple (aka t.slabseeker) is a Cumberland Crappie pro staff member.

Easy mistake to make, if you only look at the shape of the holders, themselves. But, if you look at the riser pole, you'll see that it's round and has a height adjustment knob (capable of adjusting the height from 17" to 24"). Hi-Tek rod holder riser poles are square, and come in pre-cut heights of 9" & 18".

... cp