Thread: New to Spider rigging

Matt, I also would rather fish pole in hand but I had to adapt to getting used to spider rigging to and I can tell you that set-up means everything. I have had several different set-ups and by far the rig I have now is set up the best to suit my needs. I can easily switch from seating one person up front to two quickly with my Dub-l-Seat, and I have the Driftmaster Crappie Stalkers which are the individual rod holders. The plus these are they are each independent on its own so its easier to detect a bite and it does not disturb every other rod when you do. Buy being independent you can make slight or rapid adjustments on depth to individual rods quickly. If I want to remove the uprights from the deck its simple and quick and easy to store away when I want a clear front deck.

Once your set up correctly you will need to find the right depth and speed at which to fish. This may be at a snails pace or at a pretty good clip. Weight will be your deciding factor in keeping your lines vertical at all speeds and your rod tips evenly arranged to detect the slight bite. It takes a bit but you will get the hang of it. Capps and Coleman double minnow rigs come in several weight ranges and this is your best bet for fishing live minnows, when fishing jigs I go down to a single jig and have recently went to using the rockport rattler which I really like. Getting into a routine is the hard part, once you get that down your good. You will need a good net with a long handle, check out Jenko Fishing they have about the lightest net on the market and they are good folks. Hope this helps, I'm sure some real riggers will chime in but time on water will be your best teacher. Good Luck and if I can ever help ya, just holla!

I tried that the last time I went, and liked it. Im ready to hit the water and give it another try

Thanks for all of the info that helps out a lot. Last time I was playing with different weights to see what a would work best and I can see where you would one to stick to one to make all of your rod tips be the same. I missed a few fish by having them all a different heights. I'll have to check their nets out I can tell my regular net isn't going to cut it lol