Quote Originally Posted by Cmj View Post
I normally start off slow and gradually increase my speed until I figure out what they want. Lots of days I will play with variances in speed and direction change. Sometimes you can trigger a strike with a quick jerk to the left or right, or a sudden speed change.
I've seen this a few times before. Sometimes you can tell when you turn if you need to speed up or slow down. Carol and I had a day that the fish would always hit the outside poles in the turn. We started moving at .9 and all poles caught. This doesn't necessarily mean that they want it faster every time it happens. Sometimes you are fishing too deep and speeding up will cause your bait to run shallower. If this is the case, shallow up a couple feet and continue to run slow.