01-03-2010, 02:50 AM
Thanks for the tips, It is much appreciated. I just got home, been out there all day with my son. We trolled out of Calville down to crawdad at about 2.4 mph. Nothing caught. We found fish holding off the ledges in 60' to 80' of water. Trolled through them, jigged on them, couldn't get a bite. Trolled with 4" plastic shad and AC plugs. Jigged with anchovies. We graphed in some of the coves but did not see fish. Surface water temp was about 55 degrees. We had binoculars and looked for birds, we did not see any all day except a few in the marina. I've had better luck in the past. I will tell you about my embarrasment regarding my down rigger, about 2 hours after we were on the water with the down rigger at 60' I was not paying attention as we were rigging poles and we got into shallow water, felt the boat tug and you guessed it the cable broke and we lost the weighted ball. It was the same feeling I had about two years ago when I was rigging poles and ruined my prop. Next time I will set my depth alarm. We had a wonderful day, the weather was fantastic, the lake was smooth, and we did what we love to do. Oh, by the way it appears the water level has risen about 2 feet from the last time I was out about a month ago.[
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