Fellow Trollers
 

So the weather looks like it is going to break near the end of the week and I should have my boat back from my dealer any day.

With only six rods, what are your favorite BOAT rods to run?

I'll probably put out one board and run three board rods. If I put out one Way Back line, that leaves two spots open for boat rods.

What's your favorite boat rod? Because it's only 6 rods, I will probably run two umbrellas in these last two spots. What's your favorite setup?

An example would be: Large umbrella with double 9 inch shads on two oz. chutes back 120 ft and with 20 oz of weight.

So what's your best catcher?

5th (Marty)

I run 4 off one board and 2 off the boat.

Off the boat has been two umbrellas. One umbrella gets 16 oz other gets 20 or 24 oz. One white and one green and out 55-75' respectively

White umbrella has been getting a 6/3oz tandem following it close. 6oz gets a 9" shad, 3 oz gets a 6" shad. 6" shad gets most the bites.

Green umbrella has 2oz bucktails with 9" off each arm.

Once the bait is in full force, I will put 5 off of the board. Boards get tandems and solo chutes to cover the upper water column

So Greg; you must be running a short 6 and 3 oz tandem off the center of the umbrella? Then on the other umbrella you are running bucktails off opposing arms of the umbrella?

Right?

Do you always run your biggest weight off the shortest umbrella (55 ft)?

Does the 75 ft umbrella get hit more often? 55 feet seems really short, does it act like an attractant for the fish but then they hit the 75 ft umbrella.

Marty

yup. the tandem comes off the center of the white umbrella.. 2ozers are on opposing arms of the umbrella.

The white umbrella has been very hot since i put it together last fall. It was even the rig that Pauls son reeled in his 38lber on and it took the first two fish trolling this spring.

length-wise I sometimes even run them the same length depending upon where the themacline shows on my finder. If it seems shallow I will put both out 5 bars on a 330gti. If it seems a little deeper, I will put out to 7bars or so. My speed also varies. As the water warms up I will troll up to 4-4.5mph so the deep rods will get put out a hair longer. By putting out the same length with different weight, I have them at a varied depth.

Thanks Greg; I only know of one other guy who fishes a tandem off his Lg Umb. (Alan). I have only done the opposing arm twin baits.
Thanks, Marty

Anybody else have a good boat rod umbrella setup?

Just wear a pair of white boots - then you can run as many as you want. :D

Since I have to convince the NRP officer I am fishing for blue fish I run a 21 Tony on one rod Boat rod

Normally run one planer board
Planer line a light daisy chain with 3oz lure
Planer line a tandem heavy 8- 4 combo
Planer line another tandem 5-3
Planer line a single 4 or 5 oz lure

Boat rod A chandler rig with Billy bar attached. Trailing 3oz baits 45-50' out:eek:

I'll second Greg's setup. Deep rods are running around thermocline to pick off big momma.

Come on Paul; does Greg ever catch anything off those umbrellas:D. I've never trolled with him yet, so he could tell me anything:eek:.
5th (Marty)

Hey Marty i actually cut down 2 of my umbrellas just to see how the smaller ones catch. If they catch the same they should be a little more user friendly lol

Well; now that you actually bought some true reels (330 gti's) for those umbrellas, they will be easier to get to the boat:D.
Marty

Ask to see Marty's AARP card, it gets him 10% off at Denny's on Tuesdays before 5:00, and no reeling in the WWB rod.:D

That is funny, my son wanted to know what I was laughing at.

On Alan's boat, if I grab the WWB rod, it's no problem. I just make him put the boat in neutral, let all the lures fall in the mud, and make Alan net my fish:eek:.
I still think Alan's boat (proline 23 express with 250 verado) is one of the sweetest boats on the bay.
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I tell him $hit like that so he keeps asking me to fish with him:D.
5th (Marty)

Without a doubt my most productive boat rod is a large chartruese umbrella.......(20 inch) with 2 (2 oz) white parachutes with 9" chartruese shads on opposing arms back 200 feet with no additional weight.......Mark

I'll make sure that I do not grab that rod if it gets hit.....or double hit:eek:

Jim

Holy Crap;
How about I cut everything in half: I use a small umbrella, with one 2 oz weight, with 6 inch shads, back 100 ft:D. Think I'll catch half as many fish:rolleyes:.

Oh, Oh, Wait; I'll put two small umbrellas out (one on each corner of the transom), and still catch as many fish as Mark:eek:.

Seriously, thanks for the feedback. I'm trying to decide what to run off the 46 Markley as boat lines. I don't have to reel in any of the above suggestions:).

Last question, do you think a big deisel motor and large prop would affect Greg's short (55/75 ft) umbrella's?

I'll have to pick Steve's brain on the Stormy Petral for idea's as well.
5th (Marty)

NO probably better than the outboard considering dry exhust

Forgot to mention that I do have a 114H Penn reel on that setup:p Heck, even Cindy pulls in that rod!!! Now the wwwwwback at 325........now I have been known to hand that one over to the newbie on board that day:D...........Mark

Hand it to me. My biggest rock came off of that rod:D...Thanks..........Gary

I would imagine you will need to beat Kevin for it if he is on board, and I know who will win that battle.:p

Early season hottest bait, 6/4 oz. GID tandem bucktails, 6" shads, 150' off the back corner. Second place, 8 oz, long haired, John Deere, fished solo 125’ back

Lunker hunting 32 oz. Mojo fished in tandem with a 6 arm umbrella rigged with a single 10 oz chute, 50’ off the transom. Other side, 12" umbrella with 8 oz chute, 20 oz. inline, back 75'

And Clyde FINALLY makes his first appearance...:):):):):):)

NOW this place can be considered a REAL fishing board....:eek::eek::eek:

When Seahunter speaks, LISTEN.. this man is a WEALTH of information....

He moves a WHOLE lot quicker than me:D.............Gary

Seahunter; 1st post; welcome to the board. Thanks for the information. This is exactly the type of posts we appreciate on CBA.

If I can ask a question: Did you see much bait while trolling?
Thanks, 5th (Marty)

Funny you mention 6" baits.. our first two fish of the year trolling came off of 6" shads.

Also, on our last trip we had a 9" shad ripped back on the hook due to a short strike without a stinger. (although the last trip, the fish came on 9"ers)

MArty,

We saw a fair amount of bait yesterday just south of the bridge and a little north of the anchorage. Listening to the radio, a few guys said they hooked up. We hooked one, but he got off.

Seahunter- That is a very good post, thank you.

Blakesdad- You mentioned GID bucktails, what is the GID? Thank you