Spider-Rigging For Crappie - Author unknown, claim it if you did it?

[BuckeyeCrappie]

In the early years of the Spring Flings & Fall Brawls that I ran, down at Watts Bar in E. Tenn, I had Grubco as a sponsor one year. They sent hats & certificates. I still have the red Grubco hat that I won at that event.

We need a photo in that Grubco hat for the calendar Pappy! Just sayin…….

[scout-j-m]

16ft ProCraft ...



Rod holder placement was chosen for Jig Pushing method, as I don't do Spider Rigging.

What's not shown (covered up by the front seat) is these units :



The Lowrance Hook 7 was the only unit I had when the boat pic above was taken. The Garmin/Livescope system was added a couple years later.

The best tip I can give is to get in the boat & place the holders to where you only have to lean forward a little bit in order to grab the rod. If you look closely at the rod holder mounting plates in the first picture, you'll notice that the left plate is slightly forward of the right mounting plate & slightly farther away from the gunnel. This was done so that I could deploy/retract the trolling motor without having to remove the holder. (just a FYI)

Thanks! I asked the question because I have a 1648 flatbottom jon boat. Probably a comparable front deck, at least in terms of width, as your boat. My main concern has been mounting them where they wont interfere with the trolling motor in/out of the water.

[Blackjeepjk]

Would love if members could post pics of their spider rigging bow setups. Especially in smaller boats. I have a set of rod holders I got from a member a few years back but I have never used them.

16-48 stick steer.
4 out the front and 4 out the back off of either side.
Both ends has helix graphs to determine depth.
Ironically, the back catches as many as the front!




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[CrappiePappy]

Thanks! I asked the question because I have a 1648 flatbottom jon boat. Probably a comparable front deck, at least in terms of width, as your boat. My main concern has been mounting them where they wont interfere with the trolling motor in/out of the water.

That was one reason I went with the Hi-Tek holders, as they don't have the "fork" portion of the rod holder sticking way out in front of their T-bar. If you look at the picture, you'll notice that the loop that holds the rod handle sticks out "behind" the T-bar, but the "cradle" doesn't extend out in front. I fished with friends that had the "fork" (dual prongs) style rod holders and was not a big fan. Every time I went to grab the rod & set the hook on a fish ... the U or V shaped prongs stabbed me in the wrist. Even the rubber coating on the prongs didn't help all that much.