Can you pull a Roadrunner, is 2 mph too fast??
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Can you pull a Roadrunner, is 2 mph too fast??
Not if you are weighting it to keep it down.
I have caught fish pushing at 2 with 1/2 oz weight about a ft in front.
when you say pulling road runners does that mean they are heading out the back of the boat? I got me some new road runners last night too ready to use them
Yeah, off the sides or out the back.Quote:
Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3
yep.....speed up to run shallow or slow down to go deep.....or you can also run a weight ahead of them
Alrite, next question. How about 6 foot above a Bandit 300???
hmmm.....sounds like something I may try this weekend
Come to Fall Camp at Enid, speck it will be a lot of this going on by then. Noticed you are fairly new on here and wasn't sure you had been invited, its Oct 18 and a good time will be had by all!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by tigerinfielder3
I usually run Scotts trolling weights three ft ahead of my baits. I have been trying the size 2 Tadpoles trolling weights from Off Shore tackle about five ft. ahead of a bandit 300 and running 30 ft. deep at Bay Springs. You have to go deep there and the Tadpoles work great. You can run them on planer boards also. Off Shore Tackle has a dive chart for this also.
My planers won't hold up a 3 or 4 oz weight and push a crank. Does that tadpole weigh anything, or is it just the size of the thing that dives it?
It has some weight....works with the large planer boards....I have not tried the mini boards yet.
They have the dive charts on the Off Shore website
The size 2 doesn't weigh 2 ounces does it?Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
It is made to dive tho and when you reel in a fish the line snap slides to the front to make it easier to bring in.
Dont know.....have not weighed itQuote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
Tommy Skarlis can tell you all about it.
Shepard was pushing 1/64 oz jigs @ 1.5 during crappie masters
We do it all the time.....sometimes with RR's but other things a lot also.....truth be known we usually run doubles when pulling crankbaits......caught our biggest fish in Lee on Friday pulling a crank with a RR above it....caught the fish on the crank that time. We usually use a 48 inch spacing. Just don't put a deep diver on top, LOL! Can also put a snap weight (OR-16 clip) in the middle if need to.
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Originally Posted by Rees Guide
Have not used the Tadpole but have used the Offshore Guppy....what I don't like about those is that they are not made out of lead and the density is too low making the size of the weight too big and creating too much drag. We do use 2 oz Torpedo weights with OR-16 clips a lot....very little drag and they keep the bait down excellent for power trolling.
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Originally Posted by "G"