A question about trolling spinnerbaits for muskies.
Answer: The answer is both. The advantage by using a flat line is in that you can keep the lure
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When you use a long lead on a harness to a snap weight, do good hooksets begin to be a problem?
Answer: Slow trolling speeds and snap weights with long leaders can be tough. I like to let my rods or
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Can a person locate walleye while using their gas motor without spooking the fish?
Answer: Most of the time, there will be fish just slightly deeper that the ones that are feeding. Usually you
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Do you segment the leadcore for open water trolling?
Answer: For open water I like to segment the leadcore because that allows me to hitch up my backing line
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When fishing a fairly clear shallow lake, how close to the boat can you pull a bottom bouncer/spinner or bottom bouncer and rig and still expect to get bit?
Answer: You are going to want to experiment a little with leader lengths and speeds before trying to let more
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How do you know what your trolling depths are when you deviate from the 50/50 method?
Answer: Remember that Snap Weight diving depths are affected by 3 factors: 1. The weight of the Snap Weight 2.
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I just got my first boat – where do I go from here to start catching walleyes?
Answer:Couple of general comments:If you are just starting out in a boat the big things to think about are1)
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What advice would you give to become better at trolling?
Pay attention to where the fish are and get your baits in a zone where they will bite it. When
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How do I increase my odds of catching a 50 inch muskie?
Answer: First, you have to fish a lake with big muskies. If bigger fish are you’re only goal sometimes you
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What is the coldest water temp you have fished crankbaits in that was productive?
Answer: I have fished cranks all the way to ice up (in fact in skim ice). The key is to
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