Longline trolling help please

[Locator79]

I use a 1/16 and a 1/24 and bump bottom too much in about 12 foot of water going .8

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[milliman3216]

I miss-read his comment. I thought he said he was using a 2 1/16 oz weight vs two 1/16 oz jig. Sorry for the confusion!


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[Shad]

Yes, sounds like to much weight. In 15 feet of water one 1/16 jig and jig body is enough. If I’m in 20 feet of water I’ll put a 1/32 and a 1/16. Don’t know about others but when there’s a lot of shad I don’t go threw the shad I have better luck out away from the shad. Vary colors and speed until you see what they like. Watch how far back you throw out. Experiment in shallow water so you know how deep your jigs are going down.

I agree with what he is saying. I think he is fishing below the crappie. I did the same last year. I wore the the big cats out this time of year fishing with two 1/16 jigs through shad balls. Was lots of fun (caught over ten 2-6lb cats) but to catch crappie, I had to change to one 1/16oz jig and not as deep. One 1/16oz with curly tail thrown one cast behind boat works for me. Only problem I have is catching four or five short 9-3/4" fish before getting a keeper.

[sinkermaker]

Fishing to deep with 2 jigs. Use a single or 2 1/32 oz jigs.

[Nutbush]

Two 1/16 jigs from .8-1.0 will usually run from 12-15 deep that’s on a normal cast. Try taking one jig off and adding a 1/16 roadrunner. Seems the roadrunners May ride up higher in the water. Also add nibbles


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[Lonnie84]

Here is a longlining depth chart.....i always try to run the baits a little above the fish. Attachment 296520

Ok I'm probably a little slow here when it comes to understanding this chart, what does the "water depth" have to do with how deep the jig will run? If all of the other parameters (jig size, line #, distance out and speed) are in play wouldn't the jig run at the depth noted on the chart no matter how deep the water is, provided you are in deep enough water of course?

[CrappiePappy]

Ok I'm probably a little slow here when it comes to understanding this chart, what does the "water depth" have to do with how deep the jig will run? If all of the other parameters (jig size, line #, distance out and speed) are in play wouldn't the jig run at the depth noted on the chart no matter how deep the water is, provided you are in deep enough water of course?

All the chart parameters are "ranges" (except line size) .... so, yeah your conclusion would be correct. The water depth range is just a redundant measure to give you a range of water depths you're considering trolling in, and the corresponding info to consider (shallowest water range where the jigs would still be off the bottom by 1-2ft). It's just a starting point ... so if you were trolling in 30fow & only wanted your jigs to run at 12ft deep, you wouldn't read the chart in a linear fashion (left to right in a straight line, starting with the water depth). You would start with the depth you wanted the jigs to run, then look on the chart for the other corresponding speeds, line size, number/size of jigs, & line out distance that would put those jigs in that depth range.

That's how I see it, anyway.

[Swampseed]

I have a question on the last line on the chart. On the chart the jig size increase as you work down the chart along with distance behind boat increase also until you get to the last line running (2) 1/4oz and has 35ft-45ft behind boat??? Is that correct?

[huntinslabs]

Try mixing up your baits. Strollers are a great bait but I catch far more on Sliders and Hot Grubs when long-lining. I run all 3 baits in my spread until I dial em in for the day. But without keeping a log and getting all scientific I bet my catch rate is 50% Sliders, 20% Hotgrubs, 15% Cajun Critters, 10% Strollers and 5% misc. and 90% with Roadrunner Jigheads Pro 2.0 and 10% Ballheads. And some fine reading in this thread http://www.crappie.com/crappie/south...ing-questions/

[CrappiePappy]

I have a question on the last line on the chart. On the chart the jig size increase as you work down the chart along with distance behind boat increase also until you get to the last line running (2) 1/4oz and has 35ft-45ft behind boat??? Is that correct?

Two 1/4oz jigs = 1/2oz weight .... which will run ~21-27ft deep with 35-45ft of line out @ a 45deg angle. (rough estimate)

At the 0.7 - 1.1mph speeds ... the line is not likely running at a 45deg angle, but a slightly sharper angle, so the jigs would likely be running a few feet higher in the water column.

I'm just estimating, based on the way I figure the depth of my jigs when Pushing (& keeping the lines at a 45deg angle). I simply multiply the length of line out by 0.6 and that gives me a ballpark depth of where my weight is running (& the jig following it). So, if I have say 20ft of line out & the line angle is 45deg, then my jig should be approx. 12ft deep (20x0.6=12). So, if I'm running at 0.7mph to get that 45deg angle .... then speed up to 1mph ... my jig is going to run less than 12ft deep.

Again ... the chart has "estimated ranges" to keep you in the ballpark ... not set in stone figures.