08-06-2009, 04:10 PM
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I will try and jig as I only have one down rigger. If anyone could also include any adivce on what has been working that way please post as well. Wet1 not trying to hijack your post. I'm just not a trout fisherman at all.
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Try in water about 30 - 35' deep early and 40 to 45' deep after about 10 AM. You should be able to catch some vertically close to the bottom and also they can be caught by casting. When casting let the jig sink to the bottom, reel a couple cranks, let the jig sink back to the bottom and keep repeating until one has reeled in. Keep the line tight enough to tell when one bites or the chances of having them swallow the jig is greater. I almost always try tipping the jigs with crawlers sometime during the day and some days they seem to like crawlers, but most days I have had better success tipping with cut bait (chubs, suckers, red sided shiners, or baby carp). Keep the cut bait small -- not over about 1/2" wide unless one is fishing with the tail and then it can be a little longer. Larger bait won't attract any more bites and one misses more bites with the larger bait. I prefer solid white, solid black and various shades of those two colors and shades of yellow. Be sure to keep the jigs so they are horizontal in the water. IMHO one gets far more bites, when fishing vertically, if the jig hangs horizontaly, as opposed to hanging vertically.
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I will try and jig as I only have one down rigger. If anyone could also include any adivce on what has been working that way please post as well. Wet1 not trying to hijack your post. I'm just not a trout fisherman at all.
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Try in water about 30 - 35' deep early and 40 to 45' deep after about 10 AM. You should be able to catch some vertically close to the bottom and also they can be caught by casting. When casting let the jig sink to the bottom, reel a couple cranks, let the jig sink back to the bottom and keep repeating until one has reeled in. Keep the line tight enough to tell when one bites or the chances of having them swallow the jig is greater. I almost always try tipping the jigs with crawlers sometime during the day and some days they seem to like crawlers, but most days I have had better success tipping with cut bait (chubs, suckers, red sided shiners, or baby carp). Keep the cut bait small -- not over about 1/2" wide unless one is fishing with the tail and then it can be a little longer. Larger bait won't attract any more bites and one misses more bites with the larger bait. I prefer solid white, solid black and various shades of those two colors and shades of yellow. Be sure to keep the jigs so they are horizontal in the water. IMHO one gets far more bites, when fishing vertically, if the jig hangs horizontaly, as opposed to hanging vertically.
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