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    Lightbulb Long Lining for newbies or anyone wanting to learn!!!


    There have been a lot of post lately about long lining so this is an in-depth look at how I personally do long lining for anyone wanting to learn. Remember that everyone does it a little diffeent, but this is how it has been very successful for me. And I uesly only use this method in the spring.

    Pole Setup
    First up front, I use two 14ft, two 12ft, and two 10ft poles pointing straight out from the boat and with the eyes low twords the water. The 14ft poles go closer to the front followed by the 12ft poles then the 10ft poles to help against any tangles. (kinda obvious if you think about it) When casting out your long poles, you want to cast them as long as you can and then some in some cases. When sitting down at your favorite fishing spot you want to first cast out the 10ft poles then the 12ft poles then the 14ft poles to again help from any tangles. No matter how much experience you have, you will still have tangles. It is just part of long lining and you can't get frustrated. Ok, when another peson or 2 are with me, I use 8 7ft poles pointing staright off the back and again with the tips close to the water making sure you lock the reel in the rod holder so that a hang-up will not pull your rod straight into the water. You also want to cast these out as far as you can in most cases too. Also you want to cast out the ones close to the engine first and then work your way out twords the side of the boat. The rod holders that I have found work best in my opinion are Driftmaster. I know there are some other great ones, but I like these best.


    Speed, Depth, and Jig size
    I like to travel anywhere from .7 to 1.2 when long lining. I know some people like to go faster but I don't. I just like to switch to a smaller jig instead. I use 1/16, 1/24, and 1/32 oz jigs depending on where the fish are. 6lb test line is what I use. Sometimes you have to make a lot of adjustments to find the fish. Obviously for deeper water you want heavier jigs and shallower water, you want lighter jigs. But sometimes fish are suspended and you may need a lighter jig for deeper water. I am constantly adjusting my speed, depth of water, and jig size, untill I find one that produces best. I usually long line around banks or in creeks off the main channel of the lake. you will need a gps for speed, and a good trolling motor makes things a lot easier on you, I mean a lot. (Minnkota terrova with I-pilot is amazing). Also on another note, when making any kind of turn when long lining, you want to make very wide turns and I like to boost my speed up a little. This also help from lines crossing and getting tangled. You will learn more and more about long lining as you do it and gain experience rather than reading about it. This method can produce great numbers and I love it especially in the spring when fish move in to spawn.

    I hope some of you all find this helpful. Remember, everybody does it a little different. This is just my way. Once you start long lining, you will change things to your personal preference too.

    Have a good day!
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    from a beginner, this is very helpful. thank you for going out of your way to explain long lining. i think this should be marked at the top of the page (think its called a sticky) i think it would greatly help beginners, and lower the amount of posts asking what longlining is. next we need an explanation of spider rigging. im not particularly interested in spider rigging yet, but i will be some day, and i know spider rigging questions also come up a lot in posts.

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    Can you go into more detail about how you rig your lines? Number of jigs/baits on each main line, weights used, etc. That would be helpful thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jsharlan View Post
    Can you go into more detail about how you rig your lines? Number of jigs/baits on each main line, weights used, etc. That would be helpful thanks.
    I only use one jig per line. Other people use multiple jigs, but I only use one. I think it makes it easier because it is just more simple. I will start off by using different size jig heads to see which one works best. For example I might use all 1/16 oz jig heads off the right side of the boat and all 1/24 oz jig heads off the left and if one is producing better than the other, I will swich all my lines to that size jig head.

    I hope this answers your question.

    Thank you

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    good read, I don't use that many rods as I don't want to deal with the tangles. I use one rod on each side in the front on a bow mounted driftmaster 2 rod holder. I usually drag bottom as that seems to be where the crappie hang out at my home lake, but vary the depth based on conditions, results, etc. I may lay a short rod down on one side or the other so I end up with 3 rods out but seldom. I usually have 2 jigs tied on 12-18" apart of different colors looking for what the fish want that day. I may use a split shot weight above the jigs if I need to go deeper, my trolling speeds are about the same as stated above using a handheld garmin gps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimp View Post
    good read, I don't use that many rods as I don't want to deal with the tangles. I use one rod on each side in the front on a bow mounted driftmaster 2 rod holder. I usually drag bottom as that seems to be where the crappie hang out at my home lake, but vary the depth based on conditions, results, etc. I may lay a short rod down on one side or the other so I end up with 3 rods out but seldom. I usually have 2 jigs tied on 12-18" apart of different colors looking for what the fish want that day. I may use a split shot weight above the jigs if I need to go deeper, my trolling speeds are about the same as stated above using a handheld garmin gps.
    What length rods are you using up front?

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    If you are a beginner, I would probably only use 4 poles up front starting out untill you get the hang of it. But the more the better. But like I said, everyone does it a little different.

    Thanks guys

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    Very good, exactly right !! One more thing I might add is, choose the proper poles for longlining ,too many get the cheapest or the most handy, then bad mouth them when there is a problem, there are many poles made, for many different types of techniques. My choice for longlining is the the BnM Pro Staff Trolling Rod.

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    Here is a link that has a couple of different long lining videos. Does a good job of seeing the set up in action.

    Midwest Crappie | MyOutdoorTV.com
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    Quote Originally Posted by Outlaw1&2 View Post
    Very good, exactly right !! One more thing I might add is, choose the proper poles for longlining ,too many get the cheapest or the most handy, then bad mouth them when there is a problem, there are many poles made, for many different types of techniques. My choice for longlining is the the BnM Pro Staff Trolling Rod.
    I agree. Good rods are essential. Especially your long rods up front. The short rods in the back don't have to be anything special though.

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