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Location: WI | I'm just getting into doing some trolling and was wondering if there is are any books or a website out there like there is for walleye trolling that tell you how deep the lure runs at certian speeds. Have been running baby shallow raiders about 15 ft. back of boards at 2.1 to 2.7 mph. Regular shallow raiders at about 7 ft. back at same speeds. All in about 7 to 10 fow. Not sure if thats good or not. Any help would be great!!
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | http://muskytrollingsecrets.com/
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| Honestly, if you're serious about trolling go out and get the line lengths yourself. A book is never going to be as accurate as you'll be by just doing it yourself. I've seen some line lengths be more than 20 feet off of what I get. |
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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Let out line, pull the lure for a while and feel for bottom, if you don't hit it repeat until the lure starts to hit bottom. Now you know exactly how far back to get to the depth you are in. It's not hard, it just takes a few minutes extra time. Measure the line your reel lets out in a full cycle, from one end plate to the other and back again, and keep track as you let out line. You will have better data than anything you can buy because it works with your equipment.
In 7-10' I wouldn't worry too much. There is no way you can pull a lure past a fish that shallow and not have the fish notice, unless you are fishing in a mudhole. The distance from the boat would be much more of a factor than the depth of the lure in that range. If the fish are high and spooking from the boat a short lead on a planer board would get the lure in front of them before they got out of range. If they are deep enough the boat doesn't make them flare out then I'd run the lures as far back as possible to start with and gradually bring them closer as the day went on to see if that helped or hindered. But that's just me, others probably do it differently. |
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