TM to rod tip distance when spider rigging??

[Kevmc]

My concerns aren't about tangling in TM, but spooking fish.
So,16's out front will outfish 14's or 12's out front? Significantly?

Sent from my SM-S727VL using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

[T_om]

As i posted earlier, the further out away from the boat we got the jigs, the better we did.

Tom

[Kevmc]

As i posted earlier, the further out away from the boat we got the jigs, the better we did.

Tom

How do you land fish with rods that long???

Sent from my SM-S727VL using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

[genec]

One have to swim to other side of lake to take the fish off

[Kevmc]

One have to swim to other side of lake to take the fish off

Now that there is funny!

Sent from my SM-S727VL using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

[FurFlyin]

My fishing buddy and I have almost exclusively spider rigged for a LONG time now. We push jigs at about 1mph. No minnows.

We have gone to long Japanese Tenkara style rods. 6.3 and 7.2 meters long (about 20.5 and 23.6 feet). And yes, getting the jigs out away from the boat has really helped.

These are inexpensive carbon rods, extremely light weight, and rated for "carp" fishing and are plenty strong enough for crappie.

Here is an eBay link to the ones we are using at present. You have to be careful as some of these style rods (not the ones in the link) are as flexible as wet noodles and need to be avoided. We wrap guides on the rods and use Shakespeare (me) and Okuma (Don) line counter reels.

Goture Telescopic Fishing Rod 2/8 Super Hard Carbon Fiber Stream Carp Hand Pole | eBay

Tom

Can you lift a 1 1/2 lb or larger fish into the boat with one of those rods? I may have to try a couple of them, even if it's just so I can have a 20 foot fishing pole. LOL

[duckhunter3635]

My pole holders are very close to the front of the boat as you can see. I have caught many fish with 12' poles. I really like 16' BGJPs better. I seem to have more hook ups and bites.

[T_om]

Can you lift a 1 1/2 lb or larger fish into the boat with one of those rods? I may have to try a couple of them, even if it's just so I can have a 20 foot fishing pole. LOL

No, you can't. And I wouldn't do it even if the rod could. Hoisting 2 pound paper mouths through the air is a good way to lose fish IMHO.

There's no problem holding them at the surface for netting.

Tom