Found this video while surfing the net. Good instructions.
http://www.walleye101.com/calibrate_your_reels
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Found this video while surfing the net. Good instructions.
http://www.walleye101.com/calibrate_your_reels
What if ya break off 40-50'? I ain't gonna go to the bank , break out my tape measure, my stake, my line, and my clip, then unspool the reel, and re calibrate it with new line. Ain't gonna happen!!! :)
It's cool if ya want to set em up initially tho!!! Better have a great fishing line sponsor if ya do it the other way!!!
That would work great with braid until ya get a big cluster!!! :)
I aint missed my linecounters one bit.
Been doing it like that for 4yrs now,only I just mark off 50ft. Not sure I can walk a 100ft. If I should happen to cut the line I just splice some on with a Albright knot.
I got em, but think I caught just as many fish with less hassle when I was using bobber stops at 60 feet as a reference and guessing from that point. There is lot's to be said for blind dragging. Big fish yesterday came off of a 6ft Ozark spinning rod and a Sonora 2500 reel with a long cast plus 15 or 20 pulls of line out. The line counters didn't do near as good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
Please tell me more about your technique..... I've just been varying the length of my initial cast...Was gonna invest in some line counters to get more precise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
Or, are you mostly pushing with weight, instead of pulling?
Power pro Depth Hunter line, changes colts every 25 feet to 100 feet and the starts over. Also is marked every 5 feet with a white and black mark. I am using the 40/10 and it is dead on with the charts , makes it easy to duplicate.
You learnt that from me!! :).Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
I use the Power Pro Depth Hunter in a 20/6 to know how much line is out long lining too!!!! It's good stuff.
I sure did Bill, I plan on doing the same thing for long lining too.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
Thanks.......What do you use for depth charts?
I've just kind of been winging it.
Maybe someone will post it if not I will take a pic of mine in the morning and post it for you. Also there is an APP you can get as well.
Just looked up the precision trolling APP. That looks great, thanks.
The P-T-D app is awesome. It's hard to read on your phone when it's sunny tho. It does have the turnstile wheel and the charts!!!
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The XT on the wheel is mono. The FL on the wheel is Fire Line or Braid. Lots of difference in the dive curves of each. The braid will run lots deeper.
19' deep on XT is 250' back, while 20' deep with FL is only 135 back. FL is figured with the 10/4 line.
This way will work if your only letting out one pole at a time.Plus its too much remembering if you need to adjust,but if it works for you keep doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
Bobby no one has had an issue with it, not hard to use at all. yes you have to think a little but at my age its a good thing, use it or loose it kinda deal, sux getting old.
wait until your 69.....then tell us about it lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
I have a problem with A.D.D so I need all the help I can get.