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| I would like to become a better all around troller and have been really expanding my knowledge of it lately by reading articles, talking to guys with a lot of experience in the area. I think the most specific area I have trouble with is getting a good idea how deep my lure is. Say i'm marking baitfish of some sort and maybe suspended at 5-7ft over 15 foot of water and I purpopusly want to get my lures at around 5 and of course always having a deeper one or shallower one to see whats getting the action then can always change. But what is your methods of getting your lures to that level. Its gets harder for me as when I'm trying to cover deeper levels at what depth my bait is actually at. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks alot.
Another thing I almost forgot, I know the little trick know how much line goes out from the end of the rod when you move it to the side and gradually let it back and then do it again but that doesn't help me if I don't know how deep the lure is according to my amount of line out in ft. Sorry if this is a little confusing. I don't know how else to word it. |
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| Zach...
the easiest way to learn how deep a lure runs is by letting out a set amount of line ( say 2 wraps on your reel) then trolling e into shallower water and see when your bait hits bottom. try this with different amounts of line out and get to know how deep your lures will run. I count the amount of times my spool goes from one side to the other. After a little while you will get a good idea how different lures run
hope this helps
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| Thanks J or should I say YASHIN[:bigsmile:], but what is up with calling me zach |
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| Taken from Bill Schwartz on www.slammertackle.com
This is Bill's way on his deep divers and he has them dialed in.
On my trolling rod's I run 50 pound Cortland Spectron. Look for these running depths from the Slammer 7 inch Deep diver:
40 feet back - 8 feet
50 feet back - 10 feet
60 feet back - 12 feet
70 feet back - 14 feet
80 feet back - 16 feet
90 feet back - 18 feet
100 feet back - 20 feet
120 feet back - 22 feet
150 feet back - 24 feet (max)
Nice job, Bill
Hope this helps you David!
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| By the way....
One pass from one side to the other on the reel is about 6ft. on a 6500c3, 8ft on a Penn 209. |
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| I typically run a med or shallow diver on my shallow side planer with 10-25 ft of line. The rest may get deep divers but I never run more than 35ft of line for the most part. Seems to work ok for me. |
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| Most of the time you will want you lures to be just over the bait fish. There will be times when you want to hit bottom through out your trolling (along a breakline) but for suspended bait fish trolling higher is better the being to deep.
Like it was said earler, playing around will be the best way to find out. ALL baits will run a little differant. |
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| Another option for determining how much line is out is by measuring the "pulls" you make as you pull it from the spool. I marked 1 and 2 foot increments on the rod itself and pull to those marks. All you gotta do then is add them up for the total distance of line out.
I'm familiar with the other method you are using which also works. However, the amount of line out would differ based on the width of the spool on your reel. If you use all the same reels, no problem. However if you use different widths, it could be slightly off.
In terms of how deep individual lures go, I have found out that it appears that some of the lure manufacturers exagerate how deep their lures really go. Best to do the tests yourself with your equipment.
I had no problem with either method, but prefer the pull method. Of course my Dawia linecounters are preferred to either method. Good luck with your trolling. |
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