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General Discussion / Re: Please share your trolling techniques
« Last post by EagleEyesFlash on August 16, 2018, 11:23:46 AM »
Fish really stand out on Fish Finders over deep water. For suspended lakers and walleye have had lots of success using leadcore and deep diving crankbaits. Reef Runner deep divers and Rapala TDD-11s will get down below 50 ft with 4-5 colours out. Often deadly.
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General Discussion / Re: Please share your trolling techniques
« Last post by TexasDon on August 12, 2018, 09:19:54 AM »
Thanks, friend
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General Discussion / Re: Please share your trolling techniques
« Last post by Ravyak on August 11, 2018, 01:40:19 PM »
Depends on the lake but at most lakes yes(they do stay shallower in really far north lakes like in NWT). What they feed on will also affect where to catch them as does time of year. There is no easy way to know exactly where to target since each lake is a little bit different.

Most of the time I am fishing in 50+ feet of water to as deep as 120. The key is to move around till you find them.

Fish finder is key to know where they are then use downrigger to target that depth. I use a 4 lb ball on a Scotty laketroller downrigger. 4 lb works ok but you get lots of blow back, 8+ is better for that but too heavy for a laketroller and creates a ton of drag etc so doesn't work well with a kayak.
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General Discussion / Re: Please share your trolling techniques
« Last post by TexasDon on August 09, 2018, 01:03:42 PM »
They usually are deep in the summer, right?
So you use a downrigger setup, combined with a fishfinder?
What weight?
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General Discussion / Re: Please share your trolling techniques
« Last post by Ravyak on August 05, 2018, 08:54:41 PM »
I fish lakers, no stripers here.

Key for lakers is to find them. Once you are marking fish target their depth or slightly higher(fish look up). Have a variety of lures in different colours, actions and speeds. Sometimes they will want it slow, sometimes you need to make them chase to get the bite. Colour and lure action can be important and like speed sometimes they want something erratic like a plug and sometimes a slowly fluttering spoon. If I am marking fish and not getting bites I know they are seeing my lure and just aren't interested so I switch up every 15 min or so, eventually you figure out what they want or you run out of time or lures.
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General Discussion / Re: Please share your trolling techniques
« Last post by TexasDon on August 05, 2018, 05:09:52 PM »
Stripers and lake trout, Ravyak
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General Discussion / Re: Please share your trolling techniques
« Last post by Ravyak on August 02, 2018, 09:35:07 PM »
Trolling techniques for what?

My basic trolling technique is cast, peddle, hold the rod and set the hook when a fish bites.

Obviously much more complicated then that once you start talking about species and lure choice though.
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General Discussion / Please share your trolling techniques
« Last post by TexasDon on August 02, 2018, 07:43:34 PM »
I, and others I believe, would appreciate the info.

Thanks very much~
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General Discussion / Re: Looking for kayak fishing buddy
« Last post by John Gibson on July 25, 2018, 11:36:51 AM »
Hey Don,
You should put your location, and if/where you'd be willing to travel to.

I know there are Kayakers in your area that fish. 
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General Discussion / Looking for kayak fishing buddy
« Last post by TexasDon on July 25, 2018, 11:18:41 AM »
I am hoping to find another fisherman here who would like someone to kayak/fish with him in saltwater or freshwater.

I went to the Saint John River yesterday and caught a 4lb brown bass.

I live in Salisbury and am willing to travel.
Please PM me if you would please.

Thank you~
Don
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