Don
Well-known member
The term "Crawler Rig" is tossed about on numerous sites that tolerate me. The term leaves me confused (and it doesn't take much). I think I would like to make a rig like one guy from up north in the G. Lakes makes for walleye. To the bitter end he adds a bead, a blade, 6 more beads, a size 1 or 2 circle and 3-4 " after that a #6 bait holder or treble as a stinger. I've seen these for plastics. But knowing that plastics don't catch fish
I'll be using large live crawlers or shiners. This will be for cold water mostly. Walleye, Lakers and Stripers with a few smb and lmb.
My preferred style of fishing has been and will likely always be shallow water fishing for Panfish and Pickerel. Whether Fly, spinning or spincast the edges and around weeds has been my favorite places to fish. But now the fish are about gone and are only to be found in the deep or suspended. I see a need to add trolling to my arsenal of tricks and the rig above is one of several I'm asking your opinion on.
The plans call for the spinner to be a Colorado shape in sizes 3-6. Is there a better shape you might recommend? The rigs will be tied ahead of time and wound onto foam tubing for storage. I've not decided how long to make the leaders but I've seen 1-6' mentioned. Leader size itself will be 10 or 12 lb mono and that may cost me some action with trout but I'm sure the Walleye, Stripers, Pickerel and Bass won't care.
A-5, I know, I know, you catch all of your fish on 6lb floro, blah, blah, blah. But I know better. I went to Pennridge.
Lets hear from you all.
I'll be using large live crawlers or shiners. This will be for cold water mostly. Walleye, Lakers and Stripers with a few smb and lmb. My preferred style of fishing has been and will likely always be shallow water fishing for Panfish and Pickerel. Whether Fly, spinning or spincast the edges and around weeds has been my favorite places to fish. But now the fish are about gone and are only to be found in the deep or suspended. I see a need to add trolling to my arsenal of tricks and the rig above is one of several I'm asking your opinion on.
The plans call for the spinner to be a Colorado shape in sizes 3-6. Is there a better shape you might recommend? The rigs will be tied ahead of time and wound onto foam tubing for storage. I've not decided how long to make the leaders but I've seen 1-6' mentioned. Leader size itself will be 10 or 12 lb mono and that may cost me some action with trout but I'm sure the Walleye, Stripers, Pickerel and Bass won't care.
A-5, I know, I know, you catch all of your fish on 6lb floro, blah, blah, blah. But I know better. I went to Pennridge.
Lets hear from you all.
