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07-21-2015, 03:23 PM #11Captain Julia "Juls" Davis
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www.julswalleyefishingadventures.com
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Specializing in 1-3 person walleye and perch charters
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07-22-2015, 05:41 AM #12
the weight of the fish releases the clip.
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07-22-2015, 11:25 PM #13
drop weights
[QUOTE=Capt Juls;49194][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Comic Sans MS][B] "We were running Bandits from 75-90 back with another one 70/70 with a 2 ounce snapweight ( for those of you who don't know what 70/70 is....let 70 feet of line out...add the snapweight...let out another 70 feet of line, and put the Off Shore board on)."
Juls,
Do you have a formula for calculating the depth when using drop weights?
We ran cranks earlier this year in the spring at 25/25 and 30/30 as yourself and several others were doing. We had success, but really didnt know what depths our lures were at. We were just emulating the programs of others.
I would like to be able to know how to calculate my running depths when adding drop weights. Typically we are pulling Jets or Tru-Trips with spoons or harnesses so this is not an issue. However when we need to add additional depth to a crank, this is when we are lost.
Thanks so much for your wonderful reports. I know I have gained a lot of knowledge from reading them, and Im sure others have as well. I really appreciate the amount of time and detail you put into them. Please keep up the great work.
Matt
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07-23-2015, 02:57 AM #14
Hi Matt,
To be honest, not really...lol
There is a chart from Precision Trolling showing the Off Shore Tackle Pro Weight system at different speeds using the 50/50 method.
And, I have also been told, for example, that a 1oz weight will give you an extra foot for every 10 feet of line you let out. So, if you use a 1oz weight at 50/50, it's going to give your lure an extra 5 feet of depth from it's normal running depth. Speed is a big factor in the equation though...and, the chart shows the info at different speeds.
Basically, I just try stuff to get it close to where I think it should be running, and then if it catches a fish, I duplicate it. If it catches three fish, then I start changing up the other baits to match it.Captain Julia "Juls" Davis
[email protected]
www.julswalleyefishingadventures.com
https://www.facebook.com/JulsWFA?ref=br_rs
Specializing in 1-3 person walleye and perch charters
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07-23-2015, 04:19 AM #15
fwiw
Juls, I do the same thing and when the bite slows down I start a variation of speeds to find a different column of water where there's active fish. I replicate that even pulling meat with harnesses and implement lots of subtle turns and weaves creating different actions when the bit slows down. I couldn't believe the algae plumes off the wheel last Saturday. It was a week since I had been there and limited out the previous 3 times in clear water. I got there late only caught a few fish because of some tardy individuals that had me on edge after a 2 hr. delay only to get there and fish for about an hour and see thunderheads forming to the west and threats on the radio of 15-25 sw winds slated to build up behind them bangers. I said, this is a wrap fellas, get them lines in! I got caught in a very violent storm 2 years ago, the first and hopefully my last ever, after 35 years of being on that lake.That gains a lot of weather respect and you never wanna put your people in peril on that Lake under any circumstance.
I should have learned that tardiness earns you a spot on the mainland when it comes to fishing and I myself should have thrown in the towel that day.
FYI, Those thunderheads dissipated after that 20 mile run back, figures!!! Basically mirrored on how my day went...lolLast edited by limitlypps; 07-23-2015 at 04:28 AM.
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07-23-2015, 05:30 AM #16
I use Scotty Netminder releases very easy. Used to use the yellow offshore clip but smaller fish on occasion would not release the net from clip.
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