a_kraker99

Run Copper... with floro leaders.... 3 to a side when fishing deep.. you will catch more fish then running riggers....

Thanks Dave, I thought I recognized your name!

So you run with our against the current? are you more concerned with water speed than gps speed?

Also, how far back do you all like to run your lures behind the rigger ball?

Also, im not sure how big time of day is but we don't really fish extreme morning or night. If we go in the morning we are out at around 9am or so and if we go out at night we are back in before sunset.

Yeah I figured it would be difficult to point me in the right direction without knowing exactly wha I am doing. Both of my brothers went out with other people to try and figure it out and they said the only thing different is the spoons are bigger/glow in the dark and their fish finders are able to show bait fish and thermoclines.

Not sure if the only people talking on the radio are the people catching fish but it is maddening listening to people saying they didn't do that great when they get 5 for 7 in a day. I am happy when I catch 1 or 2.

That being said, what could we be doing wrong? We listen to reports on the radio of water depth and lure depth that they are catching them in, so I don't think location is an issue. Maybe it is the spoons that we are using? The spoons we use are not as big as some of the ones we see other people using and they are not glow in the dark. Seems like glow in the dark is popular, could that be it?

What about trolling speed? Generally we just use a GPS and troll at around 2.8 mph whether we are going into the current or with it.

Any tips would be appreciated, I just cant figure out why so many of you go out every time at catch at least 4-5 per time. I know there are a lot of fators to consider but what would be considered the biggest factor?

Wish I saw this before going out today. We were in 190-200 feet after trolling the channel for a bit and saw maybe 1 other boat out there. Ended up getting one on Copper core with 300ft of line out and we were mostly fishing around 75-90 feet down.