Good Day Out of Huron

Hey gang!

Latched on and headed North to Huron today I just love that water over there, fished it last Monday also.. Arrived at at around 2:00 PM. Nice easy going. Shot out N-N/E and just kept going. I marked my first spot I stopped I will have to get the numbers and see how far it really was., from the fuel gauge I would estimate 10-12 miles. Will have to look into that better though. It was pretty lonely out there.

Did run into some nets that I went around and went maybe another mile North.

Marked fish around 42 ft. in 51 fow. So Started with #1 Dipseys set at 3 and 65 back with a chartruse and a pinkish Silver Streak Spoons, have to look up the real color names.. Set the other with a 40 TT set back at 55. with a redish chrome Jr. Streak.

Travel speeds were 2-2.5mph

It didn't take long and I had a couple that would go maybe 16, and a couple smaller. I was marking them fish deep so I sent the chartruse rod back to 103 ft. from review of the Dipsey chart that should get me about 40 ft. Well about 100 yds and Bam good fish on. A nice 22 incher at least. I lost another soon there after, and caught several more just barely long enough. I let them swim. All of a sudden nothing for a spell.

Pulled in the TT 40 and switched to chrome bandit. Set at 35 back with 3.oz clip on weight and then another 80 ft. before offshore planer.

Didn't go far and the Bandit board was yanking real good " Oh Boy" another real nice one. Long story short. -----That chrome Bandit at the same setting put 4 of them in the box. all premium fish real quick. Got one more on the pink spoon set at 55. It was nice too.

Got the stuff put away and in order and headed back. Was on the road at 6:30. A Real good day.

Sorry not many posts from me this Spring. I have been a busy boy doing a lot of things that I had been putting off. But I have caught some fish... :)

Regards,

Kent

Awsome job, thanks for the update. Chrome bandits have been great for me. I'm running them 75 ft back on planer boards.

Save here....And that it with no weight correct?

Yes, no weight. I just let out 75 ft. Clip on a plainer board, let out another 30 ft, and troll at 2.2 - 2.5 mph. I'm going out now, I'll report back this afternoon.

Great job Kent,You did not have much wind sunday afternoon.We were running our bandits Friday with 2oz weight only.Ran them 50/50,50/70,50/100 and 50/130.We did not catch that many on our cranks.Kept trying deeper because were catching the fish on our dipsey 3 setting at 90.Might try the 3oz weight next time to even get deeper.They really pull down the back end of our in line boards though.When got home sunday,had my lures I had just ordered.I got the Yo-Zuri crystal minnow in parrot,vEYErus and YoDaddy colors.Cant wait to try them.Been reading on OGF that they have been catching much better in the warmer waters than the bandits.Will find out soon.Be sure to post on them.You can gat those custom Yo-Zuri at ERIEGARDLESSSPORTFISHING.com for $13.50 a lure.

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Originally Posted by KnotGuilty

Awsome job, thanks for the update. Chrome bandits have been great for me. I'm running them 75 ft back on planer boards.

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Yes, I tried without any weight at first too. But it was mid day and my marks were way deep. The weight method worked good for me last Monday at Huron, So I gave the weight method a try again. When you know the fish are there, I keep on throwing stuff at them till something works.

Howdy Bob,
Yes the 3 oz. does pull the board back and I'm sure it would be a lot worse on rougher water. But it doesn't pull as hard as a TT40 and a spoon. So, Im pretty sold on it. On these real hot sunny days I think the fish stay down, where as other times the active ones are mid column. I have a couple of those Yo-Zuri's Just have not tried them. Not custom though, but they are so freaky looking I doubt any fish will recognize them from a past incident. :) I will have to do the measures and see just where that put the Bandit with what I was using.

What is a TT40

A TT40 is a True Trip 40.The true trip is a diving mechanism like a jet diver that has a mechanical arm that releases and makes the diver come to the surface.There are different sizes.I know they have 30(small),40 and 50 (largest).Most people run them off big boards with spoons and harnesses.

Thanks for the info. Just learning this trolling information.

Well this place is a good place to start, there is a wealth of information and experience on this forum. One person that I learned a lot from on this site-- " Wakina" Not sure the situation on him I fear it may not be good? But he and others taught me a lot. There is a lot to learn and always something new coming out that you just have to -( Buy) and try lol. It is all part of the fun and is very rewarding once your program starts bringing in fish. I'm Still learning Too... :)

Have you tried the 50/2oz snap weight system yet? Can it be used in deep water situations?

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Have you tried the 50/2oz snap weight system yet? Can it be used in deep water situations?

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Yes the snap weight system is good for targeting deeper fish and saving you headaches with tangles. For example, if using a Bandit without a snap weight you’d have to let 125 feet of line to achieve 20ft of depth. Whereas with a 2oz snap weight, only takes 70 feet of line (let out 50 ft—attach weight—let out an additional 20ft) to achieve 20 feet of depth. Moreover, the max depth a bandit can achieve without a snap weight is 22ft (takes a gaudy 195 feet of line to achieve this!). Whereas a 2oz snap weight can take your bandit down to 35 feet depth with 150 feet of line out (50 —attach snap weight—let out another 100 feet). These numbers were derived from the precision trolling app and assume a trolling speed of around 2mph

Another easier way to gauge how much deeper a crank will go is 4ft/oz of weight.So a 2oz weight would make that crank go about 8ft deeper.

I just use cheap bank sinker and a rubber band instead of the snap weight.

Loop the rubber band over itself through the weight, then loop the rubber band over the line and drop the weight back through the rubber band.

When you get a fish just real it up to the weight, hold the line in one and and tug on the weight, then real in the fish. The braided line will cut the rubber band. Easy cheap effective. Got a pound of rubber bands for next to nothing, just keep them out of the sun.

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Well this place is a good place to start, there is a wealth of information and experience on this forum. One person that I learned a lot from on this site-- " Wakina" Not sure the situation on him I fear it may not be good? But he and others taught me a lot. There is a lot to learn and always something new coming out that you just have to -( Buy) and try lol. It is all part of the fun and is very rewarding once your program starts bringing in fish. I'm Still learning Too... :)

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I’ve wondered about Wakina too. I reached out to him shortly after he disappeared from the site and all he said was he had some things to take care of. I pray he’s ok. He was one of the very best this site had to offer.

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I’ve wondered about Wakina too. I reached out to him shortly after he disappeared from the site and all he said was he had some things to take care of. I pray he’s ok. He was one of the very best this site had to offer.

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yes he was/is. Lets hope.

yes I have tried just about all of them. It just depends on where Im marking them and the temp and time of day. Often Iam fishing mid day. I show up around noon and fish till evening in mid Summer I have better luck below mid column when the sun is high. You just need to study the data that is available in order to get lures in their face. Seems to work for me.