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02-16-2022, 05:52 PM #1
Re: Crankbaits, Spoons or Harnesses? How do I choose the right tool for the job?
I started doing it that way out of necessity, as we were trolling Erie with wiggle-warts and hot-n-tots going back to the early 80s. IDK if line-counters even existed yet, and if they did, we certainly didn't own any. We didn't have boards, or even a real graph back then. We had our spinning rods and we held them in our hands. We would count the turns so we could duplicate the set-up and it worked. Now I do it because I love catching them on light tackle. Simple as that.
I actually figured out the hybrid method one year fishing out by the Kelley Island Reef. I noticed that the only way we were getting bites was when I would kill the motor and let the baits fall and then re-engage it. That was while we were trolling. But if I waited too long, then the bait fish would steal our bait and we would be dragging them around behind the boards. So that's when I decided to ditch the boards, and just hold the rod in our hands so we could feel what was happening. We starting banging the fish left and right, and it was a blast feeling them hit, etc. I started using it as an alternative to trolling when we were close to our limit or playing C & R. It is definitely more fun than trolling. By far.Last edited by slimshady; 02-16-2022 at 05:57 PM.
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