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Swpamuskyhunter
Posted 11/26/2016 11:31 AM (#837378)
Subject: Fish at 30 feet?





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After this last cold front all the fish have seemed to have moved to 30' and I'm struggling. I'm looking for advice on how to fish for them that deep?
Thanks
NPike
Posted 11/26/2016 12:09 PM (#837379 - in reply to #837378)
Subject: RE: Fish at 30 feet?




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jigs, I've seen Muskie at 48" at 50".
esoxaddict
Posted 11/26/2016 12:10 PM (#837380 - in reply to #837378)
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Live bait
Bondy
Posted 11/26/2016 1:08 PM (#837386 - in reply to #837378)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?




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Bondy Bait
Swpamuskyhunter
Posted 11/26/2016 1:32 PM (#837387 - in reply to #837378)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?





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Thanks John, I was trying the Bondy bait and as luck would have it I caught a snag and lost it before I got any action. Waiting for more to come in stock at MTO...
Bondy
Posted 11/26/2016 1:46 PM (#837388 - in reply to #837378)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?




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Great. Right now the Detroit River is the color of the lower Mississippi which allowed me to ship a 65 lb box to MTO yesterday and another today. Thanks for trying them!
zombietrolling
Posted 11/26/2016 2:45 PM (#837390 - in reply to #837378)
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Troll or cast big plastics dragged and hopped along the bottom.
NathanH
Posted 11/26/2016 4:12 PM (#837396 - in reply to #837390)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?





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Location: MN
Any plans for a light version? I would jig lakes but 25-30 feet max depth.
0723
Posted 11/26/2016 6:06 PM (#837399 - in reply to #837396)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?




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pounder .
Musky Face
Posted 11/26/2016 6:40 PM (#837402 - in reply to #837378)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?




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/\ what he said. 30 feet is really not that deep. Double your boat length and that is most likely deeper than 30.

Edited by Musky Face 11/26/2016 6:42 PM
jerryb
Posted 11/26/2016 10:15 PM (#837422 - in reply to #837402)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?




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Location: Northern IL
Catching muskies in 30' or deeper is not difficult. The problem if there is one is you must be much more exact in where you present your lures or bait. The deeper we go the more difficult it is to interpret productive structure. Trolling a 9" Ernie, JB1 or an equivalent running lure will reach 30' with 85'-90' with wire line.
Swpamuskyhunter
Posted 11/27/2016 6:18 AM (#837432 - in reply to #837378)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?





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Thanks for all the replies. I guess I should of been a little more specific. The fish and bait balls are all concentrated at 30' in 40' - 75' of water off of points, breaks or along the dam.
pistolpete314
Posted 11/28/2016 12:41 PM (#837529 - in reply to #837378)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?




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Location: Twin Cities
How do know all of the fish are that deep? What lake are you talking about?
Will Schultz
Posted 11/28/2016 1:55 PM (#837534 - in reply to #837396)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?





Location: Grand Rapids, MI

NathanH - 11/26/2016 5:12 PM Any plans for a light version? I would jig lakes but 25-30 feet max depth.

Have you tried one? It's really almost too light for a lake situation since there's no current to help keep it vertical. I jig it in 15-25' and you've got to go slow to keep it vertical .5 - .8 mph seems to be the sweet spot.

Zib
Posted 11/28/2016 2:03 PM (#837535 - in reply to #837396)
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Location: Detroit River

NathanH - 11/26/2016 5:12 PM Any plans for a light version? I would jig lakes but 25-30 feet max depth.

There's no need to make it lighter.

 

Swpamuskyhunter
Posted 11/28/2016 6:41 PM (#837546 - in reply to #837378)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?





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Well I'm going off my sonar. All the bait balls and arches are showing at that depth. I'm no longer contacting fish shallow or in the 6'-12' range so I'm trying to locate them in the open water and that's what I'm seeing on my graph.
Bondy
Posted 11/28/2016 7:13 PM (#837549 - in reply to #837546)
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If you're seeing arches that deep around bait just drop a jig right on them and it shouldn't take long.
Booch
Posted 12/28/2016 12:14 PM (#844328 - in reply to #837378)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?




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Could also be lakers, pike, or walleye you are seeing. Last year's trip was slow, so I started fishing the deeper fish on radar. Ended up with several big pike and 25"+ walleyes (it was fun putting my name on the walleye wall-of-fame with a musky lure!) but no muskies, using a countdown depth raider. I'd count to 20 before starting a slow retrieve.

Had something on twice that ran drag like a saltwater reel, but it spit the lure out both times, too. The mysteries of the deep...
25homes
Posted 12/28/2016 3:05 PM (#844346 - in reply to #837529)
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pistolpete314 - 11/28/2016 12:41 PM

How do know all of the fish are that deep? What lake are you talking about?


also curious to what lake you are talking as well? Where you seeing 75 feet deep water? but yea slow moving baits deep big rubber pop bounce lil harder when they 30-40 down in 75ft not having the bottom to find might have to mark line to know depth in this situation
Swpamuskyhunter
Posted 12/28/2016 5:19 PM (#844364 - in reply to #837378)
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Kinzua Dam, it goes to 100'
25homes
Posted 12/29/2016 12:35 PM (#844468 - in reply to #837378)
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I figured that had to be the spot you were at...only place I see water that deep...where you live in SW PA...Kinzua not exactl SW PA long drive
Nuclear.smelt
Posted 1/10/2017 3:49 PM (#845661 - in reply to #837378)
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deep shadzilla
Nershi
Posted 1/11/2017 9:13 PM (#845772 - in reply to #837378)
Subject: Re: Fish at 30 feet?




Location: MN
My buddy went to Canada on a lake trout trip last winter and caught two Muskies through the ice. Can't remember the depth but I'm sure it was 50+. He is a member on here so maybe he'll chime in with specifics. He said they were chasing kinda like lakers which was surprising. The fish were from two different lakes too which was impressive. Lower 40 and a 50.

It was a basin bite but they were a way too deep to sight fish.
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