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Boarstalker
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I've heard mention a lot on this site of floating jig heads. Yep, so at the risk of sounding ignorant I'll ask the questions....how do you rig those, what kinds of setups do you use and how?
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wb4syth
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thanks - I'm glad you all find the pic useful.
I also bring a lindy tube with pre-tied snells and floaters on it so when you get bit off it is easy and quick to switch out.
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GSP
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Split shot about 12-24" from a the floating jig. least amount of split to get to bottom or hold in current.
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AndySG
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quote GSP: "Split shot about 12-24" from a the floating jig. least amount of split to get to bottom or hold in current."
10-4 GSP. finesse = walleye.
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Basspro69
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Walking sinkers, Lindy rigs, or just a plain sinker then a length of line ending in a floating jig head, the kind of bottom structure your fishing kinda determines which you should use. I like a lindy rig if im fishing sand. I like a walking sinker if im fishing really rocky areas, and I like just a split shot if im in some sparse weeds .
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mcsweem
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I just put a walking sinker a couple of feet up the line then a swivel and then the floating jighead. Sometimes a bead or two but they're not needed.
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wb4syth
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Yea - I get to use the image I put together for telling some friends what to buy - note the quick change clevis is accidently backwards in the pic (didn't feel like fixing it). Also note that some people do not realize you hook the minnow the opposite way you would with a regular jig:
I am a big fan of the rock runner sinker - you should never just drag a sinker while lindy rigging (especially in the bw) - drop it down to the bottom, take up the slack, and slitghtly raise it off the bottom. Occasionaly drop it down to make sure you are close to the bottom and to feel what you are fishing over. You want to be as verticle as possible and never more than a 45 degree angle. this will give you the best feel for the fish, reduce hangups, and allow for a quick hook-set.
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Basspro69
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quote wb4syth: "Yea - I get to use the image I put together for telling some friends what to buy - note the quick change clevis is accidentally backwards in the pic (didn't feel like fixing it). Also note that some people do not realize you hook the minnow the opposite way you would with a regular jig:
I am a big fan of the rock runner sinker - you should never just drag a sinker while Lindy rigging (especially in the bw) - drop it down to the bottom, take up the slack, and slightly raise it off the bottom. Occasionally drop it down to make sure you are close to the bottom and to feel what you are fishing over. You want to be as vertical as possible and never more than a 45 degree angle. this will give you the best feel for the fish, reduce hangups, and allow for a quick hook-set."
A picture is worth a thousand words, nice schematic wb4syth .
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thefourofus
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Nice picture wb! I do something similar, but I have never tried the rock runners, maybe I'll give them a try.
Normally I just tie on a three way swivel. Form one eye I tie on about 24" of line and the floating jig. From the other eye I tie on about a 6-8" length of line. on that free line I add whatever split shot I need to just get it to the bottom. If the split shot hangs up in the rocks, I just give it a good pull and the line slips out of the weight and the rest is saved and no paddling back. I have to bring a lot of split shot though.
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timatkn
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quote wb4syth: "Yea - I get to use the image I put together for telling some friends what to buy - note the quick change clevis is accidently backwards in the pic (didn't feel like fixing it). Also note that some people do not realize you hook the minnow the opposite way you would with a regular jig:
I am a big fan of the rock runner sinker - you should never just drag a sinker while lindy rigging (especially in the bw) - drop it down to the bottom, take up the slack, and slitghtly raise it off the bottom. Occasionaly drop it down to make sure you are close to the bottom and to feel what you are fishing over. You want to be as verticle as possible and never more than a 45 degree angle. this will give you the best feel for the fish, reduce hangups, and allow for a quick hook-set."
Okay I have never used a floating jig head before, just a phelps or gum drop floater, but whenever I have seen one I always thought they had the hook upside down. Thanks for such a simple solution if I ever try one. Can't believe I never thought of it myself, but I don't think I would have seen such an obvious solution.
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Jeriatric
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I have used the Lindy No-Snagg Cent'r Slip Sinkers with floating jigs. They are banana-shaped and do resist snagging.
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GSP
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You can also tie a floater on with a polamar knot and leave the tag end long and put your split shot on the tag end, like a drop shot rig.
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wb4syth
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quote thefourofus: "...Normally I just tie on a three way swivel. Form one eye I tie on about 24" of line and the floating jig. From the other eye I tie on about a 6-8" length of line. on that free line I add whatever split shot I need to just get it to the bottom. If the split shot hangs up in the rocks, I just give it a good pull and the line slips out of the weight and the rest is saved and no paddling back. I have to bring a lot of split shot though."
The nice thing about using the clevis and rock runner is that it allows the line to slide back through without the weight of the sinker hindering it. This is especially important if the fish are biting lite and finiky. You can drop line when you feel a tap and the fish won't feel the extra weight of the sinker...
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Dbldppr1250
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i fished up at Lady Evelyn Lake while at Garden Island Lodge - about 300 miles north of Toronto. All we used was foating jigs with minnows or leeches, and we caught walleye all week. Fished about 12" off the bottom.
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