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<blockquote data-quote="rsimms" data-source="post: 5795376" data-attributes="member: 1534"><p>Generally the answer is, "No." I troll jigs for crappie primarily - usually I have six lines out. Sometimes I use planer boards but other times they will all simply be on long lines. I generally have a 10-12 foot rod in the front holder (set at a 90-degree angle), and 6-8 foot rod in the midship rod holder (set at a 45-degree angle) , and then 4-5 foot rods in rear holders straight out the back of the boat. That configuration provides good line separation and allows me to basically cover about a 25-foot swath, and the jigs always run straight and true.</p><p></p><p>On occasions a good-sized crappie might run sideways and cross another line, or even two lines. However it is generally not a big deal. Often you can simply maneuver the rod over the crossed lines and just reel the fish in, no problem. Even if a line remains tangled, it's usually quite simple to untangle or straighten out, with very rare exceptions..</p><p></p><p>The only time I've really had a problem tangling lines while trolling is using crankbaits. If your crankbaits are not tuned properly and don't run straight and true, I have created some serious messes. But that was operator-error, not a problem with the methodology.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rsimms, post: 5795376, member: 1534"] Generally the answer is, "No." I troll jigs for crappie primarily - usually I have six lines out. Sometimes I use planer boards but other times they will all simply be on long lines. I generally have a 10-12 foot rod in the front holder (set at a 90-degree angle), and 6-8 foot rod in the midship rod holder (set at a 45-degree angle) , and then 4-5 foot rods in rear holders straight out the back of the boat. That configuration provides good line separation and allows me to basically cover about a 25-foot swath, and the jigs always run straight and true. On occasions a good-sized crappie might run sideways and cross another line, or even two lines. However it is generally not a big deal. Often you can simply maneuver the rod over the crossed lines and just reel the fish in, no problem. Even if a line remains tangled, it's usually quite simple to untangle or straighten out, with very rare exceptions.. The only time I've really had a problem tangling lines while trolling is using crankbaits. If your crankbaits are not tuned properly and don't run straight and true, I have created some serious messes. But that was operator-error, not a problem with the methodology. [/QUOTE]
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