Fellow Trollers

[5th Tuition]

Originally Posted by mlag

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

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. Think I'll catch half as many fish.

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.

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)

[Fish Nut]

Originally Posted by 5th Tuition

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

5th (Marty)

NO probably better than the outboard considering dry exhust

[mlag]

Originally Posted by 5th Tuition

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. 5th (Marty)

Forgot to mention that I do have a 114H Penn reel on that setup 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...........Mark

[crabby and son]

Originally Posted by mlag

Forgot to mention that I do have a 114H Penn reel on that setup 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...........Mark

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

[Hockleyneck]

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

[crabby and son]

Originally Posted by Hockleyneck

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

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

[5th Tuition]

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)

[B-Faithful]

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)

[Spot77]

Originally Posted by 5th Tuition

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)

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]

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'