Originally Posted by
CrappiePappy
I know of a couple of rod holder mfg's that make 2 holder setups. Cumberland Crappie and Hi-Tek Stuff. Or, you could always buy a 4 holder setup and remove two holders (or leave them on & just not use but 2 of them).
Extra bases can also be purchased and placed front/back, so that you can fish from both seats and on whichever side of the boat you wish ... or both up front if your boat can handle it.
The bases are secured into the flooring and the T-bar is mounted into those bases. Hi-tek's slide into a groove in the base & are secured with a single bolt. Cumberland Crappie T-bars are secured to the bases by two plastic headed screws. Cumberland Crappie holders come in two styles they call "Cumberland" & "Green River" ... and the "Green River" style holders are made like the Hi-tek holders. The Cumberland Crappie T-bars are adjustable (up/down) from 17" tall to 24" tall. Hi-tek's T-bars come in 9" or 18" heights. Both have 2holder setups that have shorter cross bars than the 3 or 4 holder setups.
If you check out their respective websites, you'll see what I'm talking about.
I have the Hi-tek Elite series 4rod holders (2 of them) and 4 bases mounted ... two up front and two in the back (right behind the riding seats). I rarely use more than 3rods at a time, so the two sets allow me and my partner to use them at the same time ... me in front & them in the back, and usually on the opposite sides of the boat, so that our spread is covering a wider path & they aren't fishing "used" water that my baits have already gone thru.
What "Crappiefarmer" is referring to is tying two baits on (double rig) one line .... which can be done several different ways, or the rigs can be purchased that way. Those already rigged "double" are with hooks ... for use with live bait. If you rig the double setup yourself, then you can use hooks or jigs or both.
I "push" jigs & sometimes crankbaits, rather than actually "Spider Rigging" (slower speed/live bait) ... and use a 1/2oz barrel sinker above my baits, which are on a 18"- 24" leader ... and my boat speed is usually between 0.6-1.0mph. True "Spider Rigging" is generally done at speeds below 0.5mph, so as to keep the lines vertical below the rod tips.