02-24-2007, 03:36 AM
[black][size 3]If you are trolling and only have one downrigger, you can run two rods on one downrigger and you can run a cheater off each of your rods so you can run 2 lures off one rod - thus effectively having 4 lures running at 4 different depths off your one downrigger. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Have you ever heard of a shuttle hawk (I think they are made by Shasta lure company out of California) ? It's a real handy device that you can use to add another line to your down rigger and it saves you from having to raise your weight to reset one of your lines after you've gotten a strike.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]As far as a planer board goes, you could have the planer board run off a boom or on a separate line (on a separate rod) and just your lure on your fishing rod. You just hook your fishing line to the planer with a downrigger release and when you get a hit, the release pops and you just fight the fish and your planer board stays out where you set it since it is attached to the boat on a seperate line.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]Again, if you wanted to troll, it would be a simple thing to use wire line to troll the depths you need to target Macs. And, wire is pretty precise even at those depths. If you have salt water rods already set up with roller guides then you are basically good to go. All you would need is a reel with wire on it and there you are.[/size]
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[black][size 3]If you are going to be jigging, yes you can anchor off and that will suffice as far as keeping you stationary so your presentation is completely verticle. Since you run an ocean going vessel, I assume you would have the sufficient scope on your anchor rode to accomplish that while on an inland freshwater lake - if it is not too windy, you could get away with far less scope than you would be accustomed to needing in a tidal area or in ocean currents. But in any case, you are right, if you have to manhandle your anchor manually, you would want to drop it in the shallowest spot you can find that is adjacent to the deep basin - or, invest in an anchor winch. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Otherwise, you could use a sea anchor or your trolling motor to maintain position(in effect you would be "heaving to") or achieve minimal drift while jigging - if the conditions are cooperative.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]The trout will hang on top of the humps or on the drop offs or at the bases of deeper submerged islands, but since their food is roaming baitfish, and those baitfish do drift down to the bottom when they are injured or dieing, there will always be some Macs on the bottom of the basins picking up what's left of the injured or dead forage. You will also find the Macs suspending somewhere in the vicinity of the baitfish schools, so when you locate the forage, you will find the trout as well - often just underneath the cloud. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Have you ever heard of a shuttle hawk (I think they are made by Shasta lure company out of California) ? It's a real handy device that you can use to add another line to your down rigger and it saves you from having to raise your weight to reset one of your lines after you've gotten a strike.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]As far as a planer board goes, you could have the planer board run off a boom or on a separate line (on a separate rod) and just your lure on your fishing rod. You just hook your fishing line to the planer with a downrigger release and when you get a hit, the release pops and you just fight the fish and your planer board stays out where you set it since it is attached to the boat on a seperate line.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]Again, if you wanted to troll, it would be a simple thing to use wire line to troll the depths you need to target Macs. And, wire is pretty precise even at those depths. If you have salt water rods already set up with roller guides then you are basically good to go. All you would need is a reel with wire on it and there you are.[/size]
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[black][size 3]If you are going to be jigging, yes you can anchor off and that will suffice as far as keeping you stationary so your presentation is completely verticle. Since you run an ocean going vessel, I assume you would have the sufficient scope on your anchor rode to accomplish that while on an inland freshwater lake - if it is not too windy, you could get away with far less scope than you would be accustomed to needing in a tidal area or in ocean currents. But in any case, you are right, if you have to manhandle your anchor manually, you would want to drop it in the shallowest spot you can find that is adjacent to the deep basin - or, invest in an anchor winch. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Otherwise, you could use a sea anchor or your trolling motor to maintain position(in effect you would be "heaving to") or achieve minimal drift while jigging - if the conditions are cooperative.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]The trout will hang on top of the humps or on the drop offs or at the bases of deeper submerged islands, but since their food is roaming baitfish, and those baitfish do drift down to the bottom when they are injured or dieing, there will always be some Macs on the bottom of the basins picking up what's left of the injured or dead forage. You will also find the Macs suspending somewhere in the vicinity of the baitfish schools, so when you locate the forage, you will find the trout as well - often just underneath the cloud. [/size][/black]
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