Thread: Why Couldn't We Have Caught These on Jordan Last Saturday?

Charles and I didn't get a chance to pre-fish the CCA tournament last week on Jordan because of the saltwater fishing we were doing. So, we decided to go back today. Picked up a couple of 1.5 pound fish and then it was slow for awhile. Usually after lunch things slow down, but for us, it picked up. Added a 1.8 pound and several more fish in the 1-1.5 range. All caught on jigs long-lining.

Here are a few pictures, including a couple of our spread for those of you getting into long-lining. The rods are tilted higher than normal because we wanted to keep some of the jigs shallow. Also a few screenshots from today.







Saw a video about how the shadow lines show up good in blue. I still think I like the amber best.





Lots of bait and caught fish in both of these areas.

We are running the same rod setup on both sides: 18, 16, 14, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12 12, 14, 16, 18. We want the lines in the water to be 2' apart. If we catch a fish, then it gives us a 4' "lane" in which to wind in the fish. Big fish, including crappie, don't know the rules and often get out of their lane. We have tangles and spend part of our day tying on new jigs. It's just part of long-lining: fish tangles and break-offs on structure.

It was good to see Monk yesterday in the parking lot as we were taking out. He had taken his wife out for a drive in the country on such a nice day. Monk has so much knowledge when it comes to crappie fishing that it is always good to be able to get advice from him. He also has a wealth of good tackle on his website and some of it was used to catch or fish yesterday.