Stacking them in the boat at Willard

[obifishkenobi]

Great post! I bought some VMC floating jigs to try and catch some cats. First attempt last week was skunksville.  Maybe wrong spot or my leader is too long, (3 feet)? I tried NW corner and SE corner.  I even hit Lost Creek 2 days earlier so I would have the right bait. I fished from about 5:50 pm to almost dark.  Any suggestions?

My flig setup is a 3/8-1/2 sliding bullet weight then a barrel swivel to a 18-30" leader to the flig tipped with a half inch strip of chub meat. The water is really dirty right now, so I am running several variations of chartreuse colored whirly fligs on 30" leaders.

Speed is important, I try to maintain .5 mph. Making slow S turns. If the wind is blowing I work into the wind or tack back and forth across it, so I can maintain my speed, staying under .8mph. 

Fish in areas with bottom contour and composition change, Saturday we fished  off of eagle beach in 10.5' of water encountering humps, bumps and ledges that come up to 6' of water, then I would turn back out into 10' of water. Note in a normal water levels, I am usually in 17'-20' of water for cats at Willard.

I fish 4 rods, one out each side and two facing back on the corners.  The goal is to keep the lines all strait  behind the boat. On the initial drop I cast the back corner rods first straight back 30-40' behind the boat and put them in the rod holders, next I cast the side rods the same distances perpendicular to the boat, those lines will end up behind the boat as the boat moves forward and you will be less likely to cross lines. When we catch a fish on the back corner rods I will move the side rod on that side of the boat to the corner and always reset casting out the side. 

There's a few tips for you, hope that helps. If you would like a demonstration, I'm happy to take you out, I'll be out there most Fridays this fall, send me a PM with your contact info and we will set a date.