07-27-2010, 04:02 AM
I was using the dark one with the red belly. I never got a hit on the light brown or the medium sized one with the dark top and red belly.
I use braded line. So I have a swivel at the end of the braid, then I have a 3 foot leader. Another swivel at the end of the mono and I hook the swivel to the plug. I add the weight to the loop in the mono at the swivel that is at the braid. If I am snagging the split shot I use a dropper piece of mono about 4" long and clamp the mono to it. That way if the shot get hung up it pulls off the mono.
Friday I had a small dark and red craw on the ultra light. I tried everything on the other rod. Crawler harness, medium craw plug, small bass looking plug. I tried a couple of perch repalas, and a couple of jigs. I never got a bite on that rod. The ultra light was busey most of the time.
You NEED a GPS. Speed changes so much. If the wind is blowing the same way you are going 1 might be good. If your heading into the wind you might need 3 or 4.
When I was trolling if I got to 1 to 1.3 MPH and if I could feel the plug bumping bottom once and a while I was fishing just right. I also like to have the plug about 60 feet or maybe more behind me. If I am doing everything else right I let line out to go farther behind. If that doesn't work I pull the rod a little to make the plug go faster. Then I give it slack to make it stop for just a second. I got several bites as I kicked the motor out of gear. Sometimes changing up the speed helps. You NEED to know how fast your going. A cheep GPS would cost very little but do a TON of good. Also you can mark where you get bites to stay on active fish. Ron
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I use braded line. So I have a swivel at the end of the braid, then I have a 3 foot leader. Another swivel at the end of the mono and I hook the swivel to the plug. I add the weight to the loop in the mono at the swivel that is at the braid. If I am snagging the split shot I use a dropper piece of mono about 4" long and clamp the mono to it. That way if the shot get hung up it pulls off the mono.
Friday I had a small dark and red craw on the ultra light. I tried everything on the other rod. Crawler harness, medium craw plug, small bass looking plug. I tried a couple of perch repalas, and a couple of jigs. I never got a bite on that rod. The ultra light was busey most of the time.
You NEED a GPS. Speed changes so much. If the wind is blowing the same way you are going 1 might be good. If your heading into the wind you might need 3 or 4.
When I was trolling if I got to 1 to 1.3 MPH and if I could feel the plug bumping bottom once and a while I was fishing just right. I also like to have the plug about 60 feet or maybe more behind me. If I am doing everything else right I let line out to go farther behind. If that doesn't work I pull the rod a little to make the plug go faster. Then I give it slack to make it stop for just a second. I got several bites as I kicked the motor out of gear. Sometimes changing up the speed helps. You NEED to know how fast your going. A cheep GPS would cost very little but do a TON of good. Also you can mark where you get bites to stay on active fish. Ron
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