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| One thing I learned on a trip down south last year to get my Wiley's in really shallow was to take my rod tips out of the water and angle them up. This let me run my baits farther back from the boat in shallow water. It sounds so simple now but at the time I had to call a friend and we chatted about trolling the shallows (<5') and he offered this advice. It only worked b/c there weren't any floating weeds. Despite what others have said I troll shad baits very fast if the fish aren't in a real feeding mood and need to be triggered. Reaction type hits, like using a rattletrap in spring for bass. Same sort of deal for me. |
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| Rick,
I'll be at the swap meet next weekend. Lets talk more on this there.
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Location: Apollo, PA | Mike,
I really like your crank lil claws shallow........... thats why i buy them |
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Location: Canada | Kingfisher - 2/27/2011 1:21 PM
St. Clair it totally different. Depths are much more constant and we are searching for packs of Muskies feeding of schools of forage. To maximize our effectiveness we use big planer boards to spread it out wide. Sliders and main lines running short 12 to 30 feet back with small inline weights keep baits over weeds and suspended fish. Sliders add a second lure to each rod doubling the number of baits in the water. This has many times been the deciding factor for us in putting big fish in the boat. Back when Ontario only allowed one rod each My wife and I ran one board rod per side with 30 foot slider on each rod giving us 4 lures. Lots of big fish came that year on those sliders.
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Edited by CU301DSV 3/4/2011 1:39 PM
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| Hope to get out in the next few days and try some of this stuff!rermys |
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| Are sliders legal in NY where I fish? Always wondered about that b/c of the # of hooks. |
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| Got out on Webby some this weekend with no results, but was good to get out. |
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