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Micro Boat Trolling Adventure!

April 19, 2020 By JD Leave a Comment

I got out early this morning on Lake Tahoe with my mini 10′ jon boat (equipped with a flame throwing 2.5 hp motor) for a little trolling action. When I decided to put two lines out, things got interesting in a hurry!

Gear used in this mission:

MegaBass Vision 110 in the Table Rock SP color

Lucky Craft Pointer 78 in Rainbow Trout

Lucky Craft Pointer 78 in Aurora Green Perch

Filed Under: Pure Entertainment Tagged With: brown trout, double header, double hookup, jon boat, lake tahoe, trolling, trout trolling

Downriggers: Precision Depth Fishing…Or?

March 17, 2008 By JD 2 Comments

downrigging

When downrigger fishing, do you really know exactly how deep you are fishing?

Despite the fact that downrigging is called “controlled depth fishing,” there’s some room for error here.

Say you’re out on some large reservoir chasing kokanee. You’re dragging a chartreuse Needlefish behind a 4/0 dodger. The whole rig’s running 35 feet behind the downrigger ball. On your graph, you notice a school of fish at 50 feet and you drop your weight down to 48 feet so you’ll be just above the fish and in their collective window of vision.
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Filed Under: Trout & Kokanee Tagged With: downrigger, downrigger ball, trolling, trolling for kokanee salmon, trolling with downriggers, trout trolling

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