4-28-2013 Beaver Report

[Feathers and Fins]

You know one Sunday night we will have to go play MAD CHEF and find out.

[Stump bumper]

Funny you mentioned carp and eggs in the same sentence since I was just reading how carp eggs are gaining popularity in the US. My self I don't eat any fish so don't think I will try either but would like to see more people fishing for and eating carp. I hate to see good food sources go to waste.

[Feathers and Fins]

Stump, I was I suppose like most at one time thinking of them as a trash fish with no value at all. I had a friend back in Cali that cooked me some one night and boy was it good. I figured anything that good needed to be added to the menu. I started like most with dough baits then found out they liked a fly and natural progression took over and I put them very high on my catch list. Cooking list they are low because of how much prep time is needed not because of flavor though. I keep one or two a year kinda like Gar, I like them but the cleaning time is longer than I want to mess with most nights.

Still very few fish compare to ( Look Downs ) dam things are as good as I have ever had.

[fisherofmen11]

How fast do your go when trolling?

[Feathers and Fins]

1.5 to 2.5 yesterday I had to go 2.5 to get the bite. You have to play with it a bit. Start in shallow and work you way out at slow speed and then speed up till you get the right speed down.

[chris3179]

You mentioned

" I have my line out to boat speed so I know where on the graph the line will meet the fish."

Can you elaborate a little more or point me where to get more info on this?

[Feathers and Fins]

I open bail to my baits letting them sit free floating and mark on the graphs bottom where I let them out when it gets to a point I set the bail it takes some getting use to, take into account for the angle but when you do it right you know when to expect the bite.

for instance I know if im trolling at 2.5mph the bait has to be back 140 feet to be at 22 fow and at the left of my graph. Same set-up at 1.5 mph it will only dive to 15 fow and be about 3/4 of the way across it. A lot of the learning curb was hitting snags... different speed I would hit the snag. After a few times I learned I could actually with line counter reels become very precise with where on my graph the bait would contact the mark for each speed and bait I use.

You will loose a lot of lures doing it unless you remove the hooks.

I seriously need to write a trolling article lmao.

[rps]

Listen well people. Experiment with speeds and line length when you can so you can decide where to put the bait. F and F doesn't magically find a depth and speed. He puts it there.

[Feathers and Fins]

You are correct RPS.

[chris3179]

I open bail to my baits letting them sit free floating and mark on the graphs bottom where I let them out when it gets to a point I set the bail it takes some getting use to, take into account for the angle but when you do it right you know when to expect the bite.

for instance I know if im trolling at 2.5mph the bait has to be back 140 feet to be at 22 fow and at the left of my graph. Same set-up at 1.5 mph it will only dive to 15 fow and be about 3/4 of the way across it. A lot of the learning curb was hitting snags... different speed I would hit the snag. After a few times I learned I could actually with line counter reels become very precise with where on my graph the bait would contact the mark for each speed and bait I use.

You will loose a lot of lures doing it unless you remove the hooks.

I seriously need to write a trolling article lmao.