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| Thinkin bout trolling big rubber (Pounder,,MegaD) this fall when it gets too cold to cast ,, would like to get lure down to a 10' to 15' depth ,, anyone have any suggestions ??
-- speed?
-- amount of line out?
-- sinker weight ahead of leader?
---------- thanks ---------- jim |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | According to Muskie Mike"s a pounder will go down 10 feet with 58 feet of 80 lb. Power Pro at 2 MPH
and 61 feet 80 PP at 4 MPH with 8 oz. of weight |
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| How much drag do you put in the reel for these thick rubber baits to get a solid hook set ?? ------ thanks ------ jim |
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| Fish swallow them...don't recommend using them unless you are targeting fish less than 45 inches... they come up from behind and suck swallow... |
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| I would of thought they would pursue it from behind and hit it from the side. |
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| Much different than a casting presentation...I know a very good guide a few years back that had 2 between 35 and 40 lbs that ate like that and died...choice is yours... |
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| I'm sorry - that sounds like nonsense. Two fish die eating a bait and we use that as evidence.
Why would a muskie be more likely to engulf a pounder vs a jake it believer????
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| Funny....have never had a jake or believer engulfed.....guess i need to get into some bigger fish...
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| Easy solution, just troll a two pounder |
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| I think the reason for fish engulfing dawgs vs jakes and other cranks is the dawgs being soft rubber fold when they chomp them i agree with rick, I also have 0 confidence on a straight retreive with bull dawg vs pumping,, not saying you cant catch fish doing it! |
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Location: River | So pump the rod occasionally. We seem to trigger a lot of strikes doing that with shallowraiders while trolling. |
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| One TI MegaD Pounder setup I use is 80ft line out with 10oz weight in front of a 36" trolling leader. Gets about 15' down at 2 mph. |
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| Rick Wolff - 10/18/2013 2:01 PM
Much different than a casting presentation...I know a very good guide a few years back that had 2 between 35 and 40 lbs that ate like that and died...choice is yours...
what's the difference?if i understood you you tell the dawgs are dangerous for the fish only when trolled? |
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| So back to my question --- "How much drag do you put in the reel for these thick rubber baits to get a solid hook set ??" ------ thanks ------ jim |
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| same drag as anything else....i run mine #*^@ tight.... |
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Trolling big rubber ?