how is fishing in buffalo

[overthelimit]

I would shorten up your leader length to the bottom bouncer. Way to long in my opinion. Try half that.

[FISHNCARS]

I would shorten up your leader length to the bottom bouncer. Way to long in my opinion. Try half that.

Well at my speed, weight of bottom bouncer, and turbulence of the harness, I was creating about a 20* angle from the pole to the water. With 120' of line I should be about 41' down from tip of the pole to the lure.
So if the tip is 6' above water, this should put the lure at about 35 FOW.

Is this not correct?
My initial drop of line is about 45' to the bottom, then it drifts up again, I drop it to about 65, drifts up again, then about 85, and so on till about 120.

[milt]

I had 65-75 feet of line out in the same fow I was taping bottom I use 30lb fireline tolling the same speed

[copo427ss]

Well at my speed, weight of bottom bouncer, and turbulence of the harness, I was creating about a 20* angle from the pole to the water. With 120' of line I should be about 41' down from tip of the pole to the lure.
So if the tip is 6' above water, this should put the lure at about 35 FOW.

Is this not correct?
My initial drop of line is about 45' to the bottom, then it drifts up again, I drop it to about 65, drifts up again, then about 85, and so on till about 120.

I think he ment from harness to weight should be half that. (4ft). Line out will depend on line diameter, speed, depth desired. When dragging harnesses like that usually going just fast enough to turn the blades and keeping contact with the bottom is the ticket. Try around Seneca shoal and between there and Meyers reef. The departure buoy to Seneca shoal should be getting good now too.

[overthelimit]

I meant shorten the leader from bouncer to harness. An 8 foot leader is likely dragging bottom if your tapping it with the bouncer. You want your presentation just above the fish as eyes come up for their prey.

[glassyeyes]

Finished up the week with 29 walleye, biggest 1 8lbs, fish cars I had good luck between hamburg launch and Meyers early evening slower the better

[lineman49]

I think he ment from harness to weight should be half that. (4ft). Line out will depend on line diameter, speed, depth desired. When dragging harnesses like that usually going just fast enough to turn the blades and keeping contact with the bottom is the ticket. Try around Seneca shoal and between there and Meyers reef. The departure buoy to Seneca shoal should be getting good now too.

X2 ! Copo is right on here imo I do the same as he said here. Keep your line as straihgt up & down as possible just touching bottom.

[captainjoe]

Picked up 11 today around Myers Reef. Lost a couple at the boat. Also lost one that was tied to the boat. We put him on a stringer and then had to go to another pole. The stringer became untied and we watched s the fish and stringer lie in the water as we trolled on. It wasn't a weigher but a good eater. We were going to bleed him. Oh well tomorrow is another day.

[Fishon51]

Picked up 11 today around Myers Reef. Lost a couple at the boat. Also lost one that was tied to the boat. We put him on a stringer and then had to go to another pole. The stringer became untied and we watched s the fish and stringer lie in the water as we trolled on. It wasn't a weigher but a good eater. We were going to bleed him. Oh well tomorrow is another day.

Nice Catch Joe

[ShortHanded]

you guys trolling or drifting?