Fishing Day Two with Mike and Billy 8/9/2020

[Framemaster]

We set up out in 38 feet of water, out in front of Cedar Point. The Ulterra was pointed in a northeasterly direction and the kicker pushed us along at 2.5-2.7mph.
Two Bandits were set out on each side first. The port side ran 2oz snap weights at 50/75 (total of 125' of line out) and 50/70 (total: 120), and the starboard side ran the 3oz weights at 50/75 and 50/63.



Hi Juls, thanks for your updates. Always very helpful. I have a novice question...You said that you ran 2oz snap weights 50/75 (for 125' total line out). I'm looking the the precision trolling app...does that mean that you were running about 29' down? With that said, do you try to keep the bandits about 5' above where you mark fish? Just trying to understand the calculations and method. Thanks in advance.
-Mike

[Capt Juls]

Hi Juls, thanks for your updates. Always very helpful. I have a novice question...You said that you ran 2oz snap weights 50/75 (for 125' total line out). I'm looking the the precision trolling app...does that mean that you were running about 29' down? With that said, do you try to keep the bandits about 5' above where you mark fish? Just trying to understand the calculations and method. Thanks in advance.
-Mike

Yes, the 2oz were running at 29' and the Bandits with 3oz with the same amount of line out were a little deeper. Exactly how deep? I couldn't tell you...it's not on the app. I just know it's going to be deeper.

No, I do not say to myself, "I need to stay 5' above those fish". I do however, stay above them. The most active fish will not be hunkered on the bottom. The cleaner the water, the further they will come up for it, because they can see it. There are fish all through the water column on most days.

I'll start with something high in the water column, in the mid-range, and deep. Whatever produces the first few fish will get me to change things up to that depth on most of the rods.

It's just a puzzle you have to put together every morning. Let the fish tell you what they want. There is no magic formula, because fish change with the conditions every day (unless it's stable weather for a few days, with the same conditions every day, then you can pretty much keep doing what you did the day before to keep catching them, until something in the puzzle changes...like wind direction, wind speed, and current, etc...then, you start over putting the puzzle together again).

Hope this helps...

[Framemaster]

Very helpful. I really appreciate your insight!
-Mike