06-30-2011, 06:12 AM
Hello everyone Beginner Steve here, its been a bit since I last posted and I must admit the fishing has been a bit on the tough side lately, but after a bit of downtime I'm back and ready to give it another go.
Lately after conversing with some anglers at a local reservoir I've come to learn that trolling Dardevle spoons is a popular tactic for catching the trout, but I have to admit I'm at a bit of a loss on what a correct rigging method for this spoon would be. From what I've read I don't want to go with a 3 way swivel setup because the Dardevle is a heavier spoon and for some reason this is not a good thing to do with that setup. However, if I want to troll a lure 30 or 40 feet down but I don't want to use downriggers, how exactly would I accomplish this?
Also, when you're trolling lures down at deeper depths, what methodologies do people use to figure out how deep they are running their lure? I figure this would be useful info to know!
Thanks in advance,
Beginner Steve
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Lately after conversing with some anglers at a local reservoir I've come to learn that trolling Dardevle spoons is a popular tactic for catching the trout, but I have to admit I'm at a bit of a loss on what a correct rigging method for this spoon would be. From what I've read I don't want to go with a 3 way swivel setup because the Dardevle is a heavier spoon and for some reason this is not a good thing to do with that setup. However, if I want to troll a lure 30 or 40 feet down but I don't want to use downriggers, how exactly would I accomplish this?
Also, when you're trolling lures down at deeper depths, what methodologies do people use to figure out how deep they are running their lure? I figure this would be useful info to know!
Thanks in advance,
Beginner Steve
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