08-18-2009, 08:57 AM
Welcome steveH, fish do move around with the bait so getting them then haveing the bite stop does happen. As the day goes they may suspend in deeper water and won't want to eat unless teased into it. Spooking fish in a boat is tough unless you jump up and down. Caught many fish within feet of the boat. Masking your smell is a good idea when handleing bait. Put gas in the boat the day before and wash hands well before you go out. A little megastrike on your baits doesn't hurt. For trolling cranks, the two I'd use would be the Luckycraft pointer in white and the rapala jointed in brown and black. The suggestion of other baits are good ones as well as throwing a weightless yamamoto worm in the water with weeds. Think Texas rig with out the weight. Watermelon color seems to work well for us here in the NE. Good luck
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