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I also have been fishing with double 1/48's or double or single 1/32's and have caught most all fish in 10 ft water or less this spring. At what point of the year do you fish water deeper than 12'...

I'm talking no action - the other ones wiggle just fine around 0.8-1.0. I know it's a subtle movement but it might as well be a straight body until 1.0-1.2 on some of them. Lately I've caught 75%...

About 50% of the Charlie Brewer 1.5 in sliders that I try do not have good tail action at less than 1-1.2 mph. I saw someone mention microwaving but before I do that is this normal and are there any...

Nice work. What depth were the fish holding at and how many feet of water were you fishing in?

What speed were you trolling the beetle spin? That’s something I’d like to try along with my regular jigs I pull at 1mph. Good work.


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I've caught fish with these. Not sure if they make any difference but for $5 what the heck.

Thanks. Yeah I'm going to stick with 1/32 and 1/16 weights and doubles to get all the depth combinations I'll probably need with variable speeds and also not fish very shallow water.

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With fish moving to the shallows this time of year is there a minimum depth that longlining should be utilized, e.g. 5 ft? I suppose a 1/32 oz jig could be kept about midway through the water column...

Would you mind explaining to me why unpainted is used around spawn time? Thanks

Point well taken chaunc. Thanks.

Thanks for this. And that is encouraging because I was getting quite discouraged seeing so much on my 2d yet not having any bites swimming my jig at their depth. But I am determined to find crappie...

Thank you. Are you saying the shad/skipjack will move to grassbeds in 2-3 weeks so they won't be showing up like this?

Figured so. I will decrease the sensitivity setting. Thanks.

Took some snapshots of my sonar images from yesterday and need some help deciphering what I'm finding. Do you see crappie on any of these images? Am I seeing baitfish balls or other fish primarily?...

I've been checking with USGS as they have data on many waterbodies thoughout the country and historical data with graphical results. Here's my lake's last 30 days temperature and water level...

Roger that. I’ll definitely spend time scanning first.

I picked up some Charlie Brewer sliders and excited to give them a shot. What kind of jig heads do you recommend? I have some roadrunners...

Thank you. Another question….when trolling a creek channel do you like to start from the back of the cove and move toward the mouth or vice-versa or does it make any difference? Do crappie like to...

Got it. Most baits and spinners stop having action at 0.5 mph so that's about as slow one would ever go longlining, right?

Also, do you watch your graph when moving less than 1 mph? Seems that...

This is very helpful to me as a beginner. What depth are you measuring water temperature, right at surface or 6-12 inches below, etc? Have you ever had to calibrate your reading on your transducer...

that makes me feel better. My HB Helix is new so maybe it needs to be calibrated for temp? I'm reading surface temp in my kayak but shouldn't be that far off. How was the bite in December compared...

Indeed - read all 39 pages before I posted this one! Thanks.

I certainly will be slowing down and trying the plastics you suggested. Appreciate it.

Yep probably a bit shallow still with my 1/8 jig. I need to educate myself futher on sonar returns for crappie. running a Helix 7 and still learning. Thanks.

You're probably right. I'm pulling 1/8 oz heads and my tests showed me in the 8-10 ft depths but they were not scientific really. Maybe I'm still above their depth and the speed is too much. Will...

Appreciate the confirmation.

Thanks. I'll slow it down. Didn't think cranks were a viable option this time of the year, interesting.

Been out 3 times in the last week longlining on Falls Lake and nary a bite despite seeing tons of fish and bait on sonar views and knowing that my fin spin jigs are at or above their depth at about...

Thank you all for sharing this wealth of knowledge with beginners like myself - read all 39 pages with pleasure! I've just started longlining and pulling jigs right now (also plan to pull cranks...

That is awesome. I just got into kayak fishing and want to get into longlining this spring (made two trips out so far to test my boat and get setup but no fish so far). Been watching a lot of...