Dockshooters

[Danny Lang]

Anyone out there ever used a cork while dock shooting, when cold front come while crappie is shallow I know keeping my jig at the right depth, and moving as slow as possible gives me lots of bites. But with said, shooting that jig and cork combo can be tough. Takes lots of practice. But when those cold fronts come this will help.

[DockShootinJack]

I have seen it done with success. I have tried it limited times . It is certainly harder to shoot with any accuracy

[Danny Lang]

Sorry I didn’t put in what cork I use, it’s a ice cork. It’s about 1 inch long and round. And the jig I use is a slab stick. You want a jig that has hardly no action at all. Because the fish really are not gonna chase anything anyway, due to the cold front.

[DockShootinJack]

The guys I saw were using ice floats as well. Fellas could shoot them under a pontoon boat.

[Danny Lang]

I have seen it done with success. I have tried it limited times . It is certainly harder to shoot with any accuracy

I agree, but it allows me to catch fish when others are just shooting them under there.

[DockShootinJack]

I need to practice up on it for sure. Dead of winter it could be quite productive where I am

[CrappiePappy]

I've seen videos of Russ Bailey shooting docks with a float, but I don't remember many (any?) of the docks having very small gaps between the dock & water's surface.

Here's a pic of his dock shooting kit, showing the float he uses :



(Picture taken off Amazon ad, but ad says "currently unavailable")

[catchNgrease]

Crappie magnet makes a pear shaped slip float that should work. Like said it's going to be a little tricky but but sounds like it would be rewarding. Maybe somebody should design a planer board drone. Drive it under the dock and sit and wait.

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[Grainraiser]

I have used strike indicators used in fly fishing. They are simply tiny slip corks. They want float the jig but they slow the fall rate down to a crawl.