Line counting and weights in current

**howards cowards** · 04-08-2013, 10:39 AM

Need some tips on getting to the right depth in deep water. Do you use a line counter? I had trouble knowing how to be confident that my bait was at 30 foot.
Also, when fishing in current how much weight do you use, and how far up from the bait do you put it. Any tips are greatly appreciated.

**Cmj** · 04-08-2013, 11:47 AM

I use the length of my rod to measure the first 10, 12, or 14 feet, ( depending on rod length,) then I grab the line at the reel and pull up to the first eye, which is about two feet on my rods, and count by two until I reach my desired depth. If there is any doubt, reel up a little, as it is better to be above them than below. For trolling, I use up to a 1 oz weight with minners, depending on speed, current, etc.

**Cmj** · 04-08-2013, 11:52 AM

Also on the placement of weight, you will get lots of different opinions. But I use a double loopknot setup with the weight on the bottom when trolling in deep water, especially if I am fishing on or near the bottom.

**Gindog** · 04-08-2013, 11:53 AM

What CJ said

**howards cowards** · 04-09-2013, 10:21 AM

Thanks guys

**Tony McCall** · 04-09-2013, 10:27 AM

Good info here.

**largemouth8** · 04-09-2013, 10:46 AM

Another method for your line is to mark it with a highlighter or spike it dip every ten feet and if you want to get fancy, use a diff color for diff depths.

**Billy E** · 04-09-2013, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Cmj

Also on the placement of weight, you will get lots of different opinions. But I use a double loopknot setup with the weight on the bottom when trolling in deep water, especially if I am fishing on or near the bottom.

What he says

**RCC** · 04-09-2013, 05:53 PM

Back in the day when I was attempting to be a precision fisherman, but was flat broke, I would pull off line in the drive and measure out a specific length and put a bobber stop on it. I did this to get an idea of how much line to let out for cranking without buying line counter reels. You could do the same thing with jigging poles. Put a bobber stop at 24 or 25 feet since a rod length would get you an accurate length to 10 or 12 feet.

BTW, still flat broke, and have given up precision fishing.

**howards cowards** · 04-10-2013, 10:39 AM

Thanks for the advice RCC. This was my first idea. I tried it. My problem was when I would catch a fish, the tension between the line and the eye would move the bobber stop when reeling in a fish. I would then be fishing, thinking I know what I'm doing and only fishing 10 foot down.

Originally Posted by RCC

Back in the day when I was attempting to be a precision fisherman, but was flat broke, I would pull off line in the drive and measure out a specific length and put a bobber stop on it. I did this to get an idea of how much line to let out for cranking without buying line counter reels. You could do the same thing with jigging poles. Put a bobber stop at 24 or 25 feet since a rod length would get you an accurate length to 10 or 12 feet.

BTW, still flat broke, and have given up precision fishing.

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