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[pop-vlado]

Yeah so smaller baits will sink more easily. Again it all depends on if you're doing a straight retrieve in shallower water or if you're chucking them out and drifting in a deep current. In either case you want to be close to bottom without snagging. I usually have jig heads from 1/4 to 3/4 on me and you can adapt to most conditions.

[PUMP KNOWS]

In that pic, are you chucking and jigging or are you fishing it under a float?

[pop-vlado]

No float. Just chucking and jigging. I think it's more effective than float fishing this time of year.

[PUMP KNOWS]

Thanks, I always wanted to try that

[Matt Rickles]

Beautiful pics guys !! Awesome

[pop-vlado]

More big lakers on the jig 

 

[mitchrz]

I thought I'd contribute my photos from fall (2016), winter/spring (2017). Been using an ultra-light outfit.

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[ChromeAddict]

Nice fish. Gotta love the hardware bite.

[Swing4Steel]

Pond bull

[Swing4Steel]

[pop-vlado]

Tried trolling Lake O today from the kayak. Got myself breakfast. Not bad considering it was my first time out. Sorry for the awful picture.

 

[salmotrutta]

Looks like a cross between a tuna, brown and Atlantic.

[PUMP KNOWS]

What were you trolling? 

 

Lots of alewives close to shore, should be great for trolling.

[pop-vlado]

Just a spoon. Hopefully I can get into something bigger this summer. I've always wanted to catch a fresh summer salmon from the kayak.

[Will]

Just a spoon. Hopefully I can get into something bigger this summer. I've always wanted to catch a fresh summer salmon from the kayak.

Congrats! Did you have a whole downrigger or copper/leadcore? Or were you just flatlining? I meant to get down to Grimsby this spring for browns and spring kings but it never worked out.

[pop-vlado]

Hey Will, I was using a torpedo diver actually. Right now I have the "Shark" which can get you down anywhere between 20-50ft depending on the amount of line out. I will eventually get a larger one if I decide to troll any deeper. I also bought a #1 tadpole diver for trolling spring brown and kings - that will get you down to about 20-30ft. Again depending on speed and line out. The torpedo divers are very simple and can get you down very far without almost any resistance.

 

I also wanted to get out in the spring time but we all know what kind of weather we were working with in May.

[Will]

Thanks @pop-vlado. Good info. I've got a jet diver, but I haven't tried it out yet. Apparently they drag like mad. Torpedo divers look pretty cool though. Good luck and keep the photos coming!

[pop-vlado]

If you try the jet divers, let me know how they work. I gave up on trying them due to the drag issue. Otherwise they have the advantage of being buoyant. Meaning that if you have a paddle kayak and you are trolling two lines and stop to fight a fish, your other line floats up rather than being stuck on the bottom.

[FrequentFlyer]

first of the year!

 

watched it come 10ft to smash my fly! was awesome to see the predatory hunt/kill