Quote Originally Posted by gabowman View Post
With my rod tips only a few inches off the water a 1/16th running at .7 mph is running about 9'-9.5' deep an at .9 mph theyre about 7'-7.5'deep. Everybody's MMV depending on their setup. If the fish are sitting deeper (15') I'll either add a split shot the size of a 1/16th jighead to each line or I'll pull double 1/16ths at .8-.9 mph. That will get them down to about 13' deep. 1/8ths would probably do the same thing but I dont have any and havent "learned" how deep they run.
Good information. I have found I can turn my Active Target backwards and see the depths the jigs are running. I built a depth chart when pulling double rigs for stripers this winter. So I know exactly how much line to put out at 1.3 mph to reach certain depths.

As I start to long line this spring, I plan to build a similar chart for my crappie jigs. I want to know exactly how much line to count out to reach certain depths with various weight jigs at .7mph and .9mph. I plan to rig every rod with the same line so the amount of drag from the line in the water is always the same from rod to rod. I start counting my number of "pulls" (from the reel to the first eye) when the jig is in the water with the rod at the level it will be sitting in the holder.