Any drifters out there

[Davf]

Started out trolling dipseys NNE of the Lorain lighthouse and in 2 hours got only shorts and junk. Shut the motor down in 38 feet and started drifting with my spinning gear. Got my limit and more in the next hour on a worm harness, all on the bottom. Had to work the line, drawing it back and dropping it down or opening the bail then winding in. Dragging a second line with a harness unattended got absolutly nothing. More fun catching that way.

[DeBaited]

Thanks for the good info! And I’m assuming the choice for weight of the egg sinker (1/2oz all the way up to 1oz) is made based on how windy and how fast the drift/current is for the day? Thanks…

Yes. Depending on winds & how fast you are drifting helps determine weight. Also depth of the fish. Even on a fast drift if the fish are high you can use 1/2 oz. But if the fish are deeper you may need to go to a 1oz or even more to stay in the zone as long as you can

[DeBaited]

Yes. Depending on winds & how fast you are drifting helps determine weight. Also depth of the fish. Even on a fast drift if the fish are high you can use 1/2 oz. But if the fish are deeper you may need to go to a 1oz or even more to stay in the zone as long as you can

This was my last walleye casting trip for the year. Perch time now. Fished both Saturday & Sunday at crib / Niagara area. 2 of us caught 10 each day. Early morning shallower water as morning sun got higher moved to the deeper edges. Saturday quit at 11. Sunday at 1030. Both red beads & gold beads with gold blades with a little green & black dots took the fish Both mornings were perfect drifts until time we stopped wind quit