6/23 Inexperienced Walleye Report

[branhamautomotive]

You can run 40tt behind standard offshore boards even with tattle flags, the new flags help this alot as the a much lower rear eyelet location that the pull arm for the flag to run through.

I have been pulling them behind my offshore boards for 3 or 4 years now this way when I get the chance to fish my own boat.

[sloch24]

Thanks for the advice guys. I hope to get out again soon and try some of your suggestions!

[Eyezcrazy]

90% of the trollers who use divers are using tru trips. The trip z is a cheap knockoff that has a completely different dive curve and requires you to let out much more line. If you are trying to duplicate the programs you see posted on here a lot you need to run tru trips. If you aren’t hitting the strike zone you won’t catch many fish.

[sloch24]

90% of the trollers who use divers are using tru trips. The trip z is a cheap knockoff that has a completely different dive curve and requires you to let out much more line. If you are trying to duplicate the programs you see posted on here a lot you need to run tru trips. If you aren’t hitting the strike zone you won’t catch many fish.

Not sure if the Walker Tripz is the diver that you're referring to as a cheap knockoff, but that's the diver I'm running.

I'll have to compare the dive curves and see how different they are.

Thanks for the info.

[Eyezcrazy]

[QUOTE=sloch24;66364]Not sure if the Walker Tripz is the diver that you're referring to as a cheap knockoff, but that's the diver I'm running.

I'll have to compare the dive curves and see how different they are.

Here is the dive curve for the tripz. No where near what the trutrip does. And tripz’s are made in China.

TripZ Divers

The TripZ Diver is the new era of controlled depth fishing. Walker created a buoyant floating diver that will release on strike. The TripZ Diver features an adjustable release with a set screw to adjust the tension on the release. This will allow the TripZ Diver to rise towards the surface for easy retrieve. The TripZ Diver also features a fish attracting rattle inside and the best fish catching colors.

FEATURES:
Releases on Strike
Revolutionary Buoyant Diving Planer System
Adjustable Release Tension
3 Depth Settings
Fish Attracting Rattle
Easy to Retrieve
Available Sizes:
Size 20: Dives 20 Feet
Size 30: Dives 30 Feet
Size 40: Dives 40 Feet
Depth Chart:

Size 20 – 10lbs Mono

Line Out (ft)
20
45
85
115
Depth (ft)
5
10
15
20
Size 30 - 30lbs Mono

Line Out (ft). Depth
35. 10
80. 15
125. 20
200. 30
Depth (ft)

Size 40 - 30lbs. Mono

Line Out (ft)
35
105
190
250
Depth (ft)
10
20
30

[sloch24]

Thanks for the info!

I'm out of town for work the last two weeks. I'll have to sit down and look over the info you've provided.

I bought the tripz on the advice of Lance Valentine. If you don't know, you don't know I guess.

I find they pull super hard, and maybe I don't have them adjusted correctly, but I can't get one of them to release when retrieving.

I'm pretty comfortable with pulling 2oz inlines. Maybe I'll just stick with those for now, but I want to pick up some TTs to play with. I just need to decide on a size.

I'm running the older style Offshore boards with the eyelet toward the top. I've been told by another guy that the new boards don't work as well. I have no experience with them, just what I was told.

Hopefully I'll get out this weekend and try again. It looks like the perch fishing might be a little slow again this year, so I need to up my walleye game I guess.

Thanks gain for the info to everyone!

[sherman51]

for walleye on erie I run 1.8 to 2.0 with harnesses. with small spoons from galeforcetackle.com I run 2.8 to 3.0 and have been running these speeds for yrs with great luck. in rough water I try to run as close as possible which might be 1.5 to 2.6 o the spoons and 2.5 to 3.5 on the spoons. last yr and this yr the spoon bite has been awesome. last yr in july I was using lite bite slide divers like dipsies and was catching a 5 man limit with 6 rods in less than 4 hrs running spoons. if I was fishing the west sister area I would try between west sister and the turn around. its to the ne of west sister.

if using clip on or inline weights they are very speed sensitive. the slower you go the deeper you get, the faster you go the more they rise. if I was flat lining or with boards I would be using rednekoutfitters.com inline weights with the dive chart for reference only its not 100% right. for the western basin i'd start with 2 oz. for deeper water to the east i'd use the 3 oz. once you find the fish and they are everywhere just try a different area. use about a 6' 20# fluro leader behind the inline weights, hope something i've said helps you get fish. these are mph speeds on my gps.


you can try faster speeds with spoons if your marking fish and not getting them at 3.0. try going 3.5 and see if it helps.