Thread: Longlining Advice Needed

Originally Posted by CrappieKidd

Got ya. O just for the record it was a 80 dollar net that floated to bottom after one week.

My I use a high visibility braid 10lb to 2lb. I put a 5 feet 4 pound flouracarbon line. The Flourcarbon is so if I hung it will break off. Also gives me a little confidence the fish does not see the braid when it see it going by. I feel longlining is a reaction bite. Also with braid it stays on reel longer, I can untangle easier then mono. Also I put a black marker on the braid at 60 feet so my lines are out the same each time for depth control.

There's a few videos on youtube with an underwater camera that shows longlining bites. It's not a reaction bite most of the time. You can see them trail it sometimes, then bite. I think the jigs are moving to slow for a bass like reaction bite.

I switched to 4lb crappie hi visit yellow on 4 out of 8 poles and the mono first try caught more then braid. Testing some more.

Originally Posted by Gabepeeps

There's a few videos on youtube with an underwater camera that shows longlining bites. It's not a reaction bite most of the time. You can see them trail it sometimes, then bite. I think the jigs are moving to slow for a bass like reaction bite.

I guess it is what a definition of what a reaction bite is. One if it completes the action and takes the bait or if it moved off of its fat rear-end to take the bait and something in the chase changed its mind. Either way it reacted to the initial movement instead of the situation the bait is dangling in front of the crappie and it knows it is not going anywhere and it can sit and drink a Dr Pepper before it decides to take the bait.