Musky Buck Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I don't use line counters but on some lakes I wish I had them. But I fish about 25 back is all and have had no troubles, 1 cast length call it good, but I only do this at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyfahey Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 What a good learning experience. Thanks for all the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River-Runner Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Can anyone post a crainkbait dive chart, or common dive depths that they have found?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Breuer Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 What bait are you looking for info on? I'm sure someone can post their findings or their chart info on a bait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River-Runner Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Rapala shad raps size five and seven with ten pound mono.Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_metro_fish Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 How do you know when you are in the right depth range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Breuer Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 You know when you're in the right zone when you start catching fish... It all depends on what you're fishing actually. If I'm trolling over deep water I just have to be confident I have my bait down the right depth. If I'm trolling over a large cabbage bed, I want to be tickling the cabbage as I pass through. A sand flat, I want to be just above bottom, so if I'm constantly digging, I'll reel up a bit, if I'm not digging at all, I'll let line back. You HAVE to play around a bit to find what the fish are wanting. Keeping accurate logs and making a trolling bible of your own findings is a great way to cut your time tinkering down.... River-Runner, SR5 is 6-8 feet, SR7 is 8-10' with 6-8 lb. mono, and I think they're charted at 100-150' back. I would guess that you're going to be in the 5-7' range w/ the 5, and 7-9' w/ the 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM1 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 If I remember right, SR7 will dive 8' with 45' of line out(10lb mono) and 9' with 68' feet out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigginjim Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Many times things will depend alot on the lake your fishing. Some lakes grea in 8-12', while a lake just down the road you'll need to fish 16-20'. Evenings and at night you'll find alot of fish more in tho the shallows, some even suppend over weed beds. I run fireline for long lining, cranks back at least 100' sometimes more. All depends on water clarity. Also casting rock piles, or inlets, can also put fish in the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunrevir Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Another helpful hint that I have found is that your lures tend to run a bit deeper when running with the current versus into it. I think you lose some of the line resistance that you normally have when trolling upstream.Tunrevir~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_metro_fish Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 So I know a cast master is not a crank bait but does any one ever try trolling a larger one for eyes and if so what kind of speed and set up would work? Just thought about the great action a cast master has and wondered if it would work trolling for eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Buck Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Had great crankin Saturday night, I assumed it would be slow because it was chilly but they were on crushing my rapala. 3-7 feet of H20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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