Quote Originally Posted by Lonnie84 View Post
Ok I'm probably a little slow here when it comes to understanding this chart, what does the "water depth" have to do with how deep the jig will run? If all of the other parameters (jig size, line #, distance out and speed) are in play wouldn't the jig run at the depth noted on the chart no matter how deep the water is, provided you are in deep enough water of course?
All the chart parameters are "ranges" (except line size) .... so, yeah your conclusion would be correct. The water depth range is just a redundant measure to give you a range of water depths you're considering trolling in, and the corresponding info to consider (shallowest water range where the jigs would still be off the bottom by 1-2ft). It's just a starting point ... so if you were trolling in 30fow & only wanted your jigs to run at 12ft deep, you wouldn't read the chart in a linear fashion (left to right in a straight line, starting with the water depth). You would start with the depth you wanted the jigs to run, then look on the chart for the other corresponding speeds, line size, number/size of jigs, & line out distance that would put those jigs in that depth range.

That's how I see it, anyway.