Thread: Vertical Jigging 25 fow.What weight?

Originally Posted by c1bigocarp

Are you having greater success "backtrolling" to keep your line out in front of you? Maybe on to something here. The rod and line are a factor here as well. Do you think that you loose feel with a 2 piece rod? What length do you consider ideal?

Yea, it's always better when backtrolling because of the line angle. I like to use the troller to go into the wind and let the wind blow me back. I can't say that I loose any feel with a two piece rod but then I've never tried a one piece so I don't really know but I doubt it. I use 8 1/2' st.croix rods. I think the further your bait is away from the troller or boat the better off you are but as I said, I think 10' rods and longer are designed more for spider rigging or dipping into shallow water.

Originally Posted by Fishawk

Yes, I can watch jigs on my sonar and if I'm using a tandom rig it makes it much easier to watch.

I wondered what those marks were on my sonar. Now I know that it is my jig and not fish! I try and keep my trolling motor on the 200 to get the narrow beam to better pinpoint my structure. I have noticed that when I use the wide beam I get a jig track sometimes. I have rods that are either 6'6" or 12' and nothing in between. That is a large difference. The 12' have no feel and you can really only tip or line watch with them. The 6'6" are a little short sometimes. Santa did not bring me an 8' rod so I am on my own.