CaptainDavesGS
1/24/2016 7:27:00 PMLast trip out i fished my riggers 14 and 16' deep. Fish were caught with setbacks as little as 20' back to 50'
strikezone
1/24/2016 7:53:00 PMCan't say anything for Roosevelt because I've never had the treat of fishing there yet, but I will be using 146 feet of setback on Lake Merwin when I fish for kokes this spring. Much shorter during the summer tho(6-8) feet when I fish deep for them. Just my 2 cents for over here.
Happy Daze
Happy Daze
high country
1/25/2016 6:37:00 AMI was coming up out of the water @ 80 feet back and 15 down......made me wonder if that occurs at all depths.
Part-Time
1/25/2016 6:39:00 AMFishing is a very strange thing. I always do better with my leaded lines in the winter than with my downriggers unless I take my leaded line on my buddy's boat and then he always out fishes me from his downriggers, go figure. Would you mind sharing what and where you got your remote control for your trolling motor?
If the fish are up high we tend to run 70 to 100 feet back of the DR.
If the fish are up high we tend to run 70 to 100 feet back of the DR.
downriggeral
1/25/2016 9:32:00 AMWe have been running setbacks of 70 to 100' behind the downrigger. The fish have been coming from 12 to 20' on the downrigger. All of that said the lead core has always done the best in the winter. I have a set up with 60' fluorocarbon, three colors 18# leaded and 10# Power Prow backing on a small reel. It accounts for a huge percentage of the fish. That puts the lure 150' behind the boat at 10 to 12' deep. Could the distance behind the boat be the difference; don't know . All I know is it works!
hookset'n
1/25/2016 11:46:00 AMWhich trolling speed system did you install, the Trollmaster? I was looking at those units but not sure how well they work?
senior dragon
1/25/2016 1:12:00 PMAre you running a small dodger above your k fly's and if you are what leader length do you use. Thanks great report
downriggeral
1/25/2016 2:04:00 PMPart-Time - I'm using the iTroll; like it very much. We should go elsewhere for the discussion on trolling motor control; don't want to hijack bowfisher's report .
bowfisher
1/25/2016 8:57:00 PMAbout the remote for trolling motor, mine is a controlking got it at Elephant Boys boat shop in Spokane on E Sprague, it was easy to install and works great. I don t use a dodger in front of my k fly's because the dodger works the best under 2 mph and I like the option of goin faster sometimes to trigger hits when it gets slow, just one of my ideas. As for the DR's I'l l try some shorter set backs and some longer ones next time, Thanks to all of you for your posts and info.