When going to a lake you havent fished in a while how do you start your spread?
Here's the situation:
Water depth 14 foot
making fish a 8 to 10 foot
8 poles rigged your choice.
Let's here what you would do to start off.
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When going to a lake you havent fished in a while how do you start your spread?
Here's the situation:
Water depth 14 foot
making fish a 8 to 10 foot
8 poles rigged your choice.
Let's here what you would do to start off.
Stagger rods from 2ft below marked fish to 2ft above fish. Zigzag at first, see if the inside or outside poles get bit to determine speed/ depth of fish. Figure out a pattern and start fine tuning. Or just find a crowd and join em!
I agree with Mo' Money. My rig gives me a about an 2ft varience between the two hooks. Some may say thats a lot but it works for me. What I do in setting my depth along with staggering the depths of my rods is watch and see which hook I'm catching the most fish on and make the necessary adjustments. This seems to really get on the fish much faster. Speed wise I alway start as slow as possible. Trying to never go any faster than .6mph. In the winter I troll much slower trying to never pass .3mph.
But if all this fails ask someone who had found them. Lol
Ride around the lake stopping occasionally to glass with binoculars to see where and how others are catching fish?
As a brand spankin new rigger just this year, I too am open for suggestions. Last time down, I had four poles and started shallow to deep, left to right, till I found the depth they liked. Then used that depth on all four. I noticed that the zig zag approach seemed to work better....don't know if lets you cover more water or what, but it worked better than straight line to straight line. I also noticed that when you get the correct depth it didn't much matter what colors you used as long as they were black and chart. and tipped with a minner. Next trip they'll lke different colors...prob. chart. and black.
I ws one of those guys that thought riggin was just pole management, but after a couple sessions, I kinda started liking a different process. Breaks the routine till the get 'up close and personal'. Did I mention speed....SLOW THE HECK DOWN!!!!!!
Was that you in that Blue Express?????????:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by ATM
I start wih 6 different color gnats on double rigs and 2 poles with straight minner rigs. I also vary my depths until I can fine tune it. As I see a certain colo dominate I will change he others in that direction. There are times that the straight rigs will out fish the gnat rigs and if thats the way they want it then thats the way they get it.
When you think you are slow enough Slow Down!
He has a WarEagle Rees. BRM has the Blue Express.
My bad, was just associaing he binos he spoke of with the Blue express, my bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by satdoc1
Who keeps binoculars in a boat??? That does not help you learn does it???Quote:
Originally Posted by ATM
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They are useful for spotting bow riders!!!! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Big H trucking
just above and right in the mix with the bottom hook.see what hook or color is doing the job. I usually fish with the wind but if it;s too bad will head into the wind. Spidering!If I get to catching them too good I will reduce the number of poles to avoid tangles which will really cost you some time!
They are for bird watching...Quote:
Originally Posted by Big H trucking
Good idea......Old preverQuote:
Originally Posted by Speck
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I had lots of practice. I started out as a young perv.:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Big H trucking
well im like a pirate if i see some one catching fish i ride over take over their boat throw them out and start fishing
Most of the time but not always.Quote:
Originally Posted by satdoc1
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True. The fish I caught at Grenada wanted it at .8.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big C
I got a camera with a zoom lens for bird watching!Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBlue
Caught them the week between Christmas and New Years at Enid in 41 degree water at 1.1 mph. All I can figure is that water was so muddy that he higher speed spun the blade on SatDocs Sickle Jigs fast enough to cause a commotion and help the fish find the bait. My wife and I wore them out after we figured this out. Peculiar thing was that every fish but one came on Donnie's Gnats on the top hook. I've learned that I never will have this figured out completely and I always have to be open to trying off-the-wall ideas when the fish aren't cooperating.
the only time I have seen them want it slower than .4 was at the Sardis FJ this year. Every other time this year it has been from .4 to .7 for me.
And they wanted it dang near still at the fj--gl with that in 25mph wind.
Try taking over my boat and throwing my big a** overboard BIG BOY. I'll cut you up so bad it will take a crosseyed doctor to stitch you up. How are things at work? Slap Mark P for me. I'm going back to Sardis tomorrow thru Friday. Come on down and show me how it's done.Quote:
Originally Posted by slabin
I'll just hit you in that bad shoulder and you'll jump out on your own:biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by spindle
If your transducer is on your trolling motor and is marking fish at 10 foot deep u will need 12 foot of line out to reach them. Reason, trolling motor transducer is one foot down and tip of pole is usually about a foot above water. Try it.
That's why I run my troller as shollow as I can--don't have to calculate as much:DQuote:
Originally Posted by GitDaGrease
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Depth finders have an offset function to allow for the 'ducer being down in the water...learn to use it and you won't be trying to do the math.
Good point---guess I need to set it--all the math makes my head hurt :DQuote:
Originally Posted by feelay
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On Lowrance products it's under "keel offset".Quote:
Originally Posted by feelay
I'll have my grandson with me. He's a big ole boy too. He takes care of his grandpaw.
Watch it!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
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I watched everyone else fish and went another direction. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
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Xpress, Excel, Alweld Boats. Yamaha, Evinrude, Nissan, and Mud Buddy Engines.
Thnx did not know this. Will have to check it out and see I can figure mine out. Maybe mine aint too ancient to have this feature. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by feelay
If you got a lowrance or eagle set the "keel offset" at distance of transducer under the water surface. Mine is set at 1.3 feet which is 16". It adds that number to the depth it reads to give you a true depth of water.Quote:
Originally Posted by GitDaGrease
Thnx. I have an Eagle up front. lowrance at the console.Quote:
Originally Posted by CatchumDeep
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My two units are networked. 12" Touch at dash and a 9" Touch up front. I just set my front unit to read the ducer on the rear of the boat when trolling. It works great that way cause the fish you see on the TM ducer have already been fished anyway. When single poling brush, or trolling cover, I switch the source unit back to the front TM ducer and add 1.5.
I thought the keel offset subtracted the offset number from the surface down to allow for the depth of your keel when running a sail boat, or a high draft boat like a loaded barge on the river etc. if it ADDED the depth of the offset to the water depth, you would run aground with your keel. Hmmmm.
Big River Marine
Bill Burnett
870-635-0202
Xpress, Excel, Alweld Boats. Yamaha, Evinrude, Nissan, and Mud Buddy Engines.