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Post by stripercrazy on Nov 11, 2021 18:50:17 GMT -5
Got out alittle late this morning, wt 61. 4 by my gage on average. Started lower lake caught several small dinks decided to go up bw to find better fish. Found more dinks , caught 11 stripers , nice lgm, 1 sm. Biggest bout 22", all on urig. , had a blast its been awhile. Beautiful day , calm , cloudy an wind got up later after lunch. Went alittle above gills. Most fish were 15-25 ' range. Maybe next time can find bigger fish, still enjoyed .
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Post by herringbone on Nov 11, 2021 21:00:29 GMT -5
Got out alittle late this morning, wt 61. 4 by my gage on average. Started lower lake caught several small dinks decided to go up bw to find better fish. Found more dinks , caught 11 stripers , nice lgm, 1 sm. Biggest bout 22", all on urig. , had a blast its been awhile. Beautiful day , calm , cloudy an wind got up later after lunch. Went alittle above gills. Most fish were 15-25 ' range. Maybe next time can find bigger fish, still enjoyed . You doing leadcore, straight mono, or downriggers? Just curious, not set up to do either as I live bait mostly, but just to get an idea of the agressiveness of the fish. |
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Post by stripercrazy on Nov 12, 2021 3:18:33 GMT -5
I use 80lb braid , wit captain macks urig. I was trolling 1.8 -3 mph wit 50 -55 ' of line out. Got hung up several times so you need good lure retreiver an hardware to repair ur umbrella rig.
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Post by medicineman on Nov 12, 2021 21:33:19 GMT -5
Thank you for taking time to post this report. I troll with lead core line, but I have a friend who just bought some of Captain Mack’s a-rigs. Appreciate the good info.
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Post by stripercrazy on Nov 13, 2021 11:23:21 GMT -5
Captain mack has a helpful trolling chart on package. I usually troll shallower water, try to stay in 20'of water but it varies alot, jus got pay attention to graph an put a pattern together.
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Post by johnr on Nov 13, 2021 18:23:24 GMT -5
In this lake, you pretty much have to keep them at 18-20’, certainly no deeper. If the lake level is low, adjust accordingly.
The exception to this is if you have taken the time to map river and creek channels, that are typically without trees. If you can follow your pre-mapped trail, you can get deeper without the fear of snags.
In any case, a good depth counter is necessary here. So is a very good lure retriever.
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Post by medicineman on Nov 13, 2021 23:30:29 GMT -5
I wish someone could figure out how much lead core line it takes to put a Captain Mack’s rig down 20 ft. I have looked for charts but can’t find any.
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Post by stripercrazy on Nov 14, 2021 6:00:01 GMT -5
Hey mm, find a 20' point that has nothing to hangup on,an drag across it until rig is hitting bottom.
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Post by johnr on Nov 14, 2021 9:11:39 GMT -5
Not very much, probably 1-2 colors.
Just an opinion here, but I think it’s asking for trouble to troll them on leadcore. The leadcore is just a variable that adds no value in this situation. Irish get plenty deep on their own.
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Post by medicineman on Nov 14, 2021 11:24:40 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I may try dragging across a point. I only want to figure it out with lead core so that I can limit the number of rods and reels on the boat. I agree that it isn’t really necessary with umbrella rigs. Appreciate the input as always.
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Post by dnoell9 on Nov 20, 2021 21:40:03 GMT -5
I use lead core with captain Macs U rigs and have done so for years. In my opinion the magic number when using this set up is 52-56 feet. This runs them at 19 feet deep at around 2mph. Also just an FYI, the SML tackle shack will start carrying captain Macs products this week.
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Post by medicineman on Nov 20, 2021 22:58:53 GMT -5
Thanks for that information! So about 2 colors back then ?
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