question for rps

[inshore]

been fishing Stockton for walleye. my question is fishing a three way rig on 10 # braid with a plug what weight would you suggest to get to 20 ft  at 2 mph. thanks for your help.

[rps]

Oh my. Your simple question has so many variables, I do not know if I can come close to a correct answer.

At 2 mph a 2 ounce weight on 10# braid at a 45 degree angle from the rod tip will be near 20 feet deep with about 30 feet of line out. However, that applies only if the plug does not pull up or down. A floating Rapala would be right at the target depth. A square bill will be about the same. An in-line spinner will want to pull up. A flicker shad will pull the bait to a greater depth. If you tell me the plug, I can answer more accurately.

I hope the above helps.

 

[dan hufferd]

Don't want to butt in if I can help let me know.

[mjk86]

Two reels permanently outfitted with lead core will solve ur problem. If you need to go deep simply switch reels on your trolling rods and go to town.  I've found that at 2mph long lining or lead core are easier than 3 ways.  Lead core line is amazing.  You really only need a section of it or a few colors although my reels have 10 colors. 

He's correct about too many variables. That's always the problem with trolling, lead core line changes all of them too making it more complicated to hit a particular depth.  Precision trolling dive curves are a general reference but highly variable. The best solution to this is to simply use your graph and the crank bait to tell you how deep ur trolling.  Troll a gently sloping roll off and feel when your bait stops ticking the bottom watching ur graph the whole time.  If your not using metered line or a line counter reel than Mark that spot in the line so you can repeat that same amount of line out. My two cents.  

 

[inshore]

thanks for the help. had not thought of lead core. will probably be pulling floaters or jerk baits. running between 2 to 3 mph depending on time of year and water temp. not much into crawlers except maybe throwing on jig head.