Cape Fair and way up the James 7-7-21

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

Got to Cape around 5:30 to do the Wed. Tournament and quickly found out the weren't having it. I guess if you dont attend every Wed. you wont get the memo on cancellations. Water Temp 84 at Cape and 77 up the river. I decided just to go fish, ran way way up the James and threw a Chappo for a little and caught a couple. Then i moved to a Deeper area and threw a new Berkeley Dredger 25.5ft.   Not sure where they got that number because i could barely get it to tick bottom in 14ft with 12lb flouro on a long cast with a Cara deep cranker. Caught one that went almost 4lbs and another 2.5.  Lost a really nice walleye at the edge of the boat.

Went back to Cape and threw a flutter spoon and caught a few small fish. Decided to load up at 10:30 it was starting to get hot and was dead calm.

[Quillback]

Nice fish!

I think every deep crank manufacturer out there overstates the diving depth.  I suppose if you let out 150 feet of line, (light line like 8# test) and then trolled, a crank would get down to the depth advertised, but no way on a normal cast.  

 

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

I like the Dredger though. It seems i can crank it fast as i can without it tracking off. All those newer Berkeley hard baits seem to bee really good. The fusion hooks they use are sticky as can be, I have started buying those to replace hooks on on other cranks here recently and have had great luck

[Quillback]

Been using those Fusion trebles also.  They are sharp sons of guns.

[Champ188]

2 hours ago, Quillback said:

Been using those Fusion trebles also.  They are sharp sons of guns.

Bet there aren't any left at HLS. 😁

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

19 hours ago, Quillback said:

Nice fish!

I think every deep crank manufacturer out there overstates the diving depth.  I suppose if you let out 150 feet of line, (light line like 8# test) and then trolled, a crank would get down to the depth advertised, but no way on a normal cast.  

 

I was talking to a buddy that was saying he can get the Azuma Z Boss down to 20 but he also said it is so big it doesnt cast worth a darn

[Bill Babler]

I can get a 3/4 or 5/8 football jig down to 20' really quick and it will catch them just as good most probably better. Not a bit of strain on any part of my body either.😀😉🤗😇

[dtrs5kprs]

On 7/8/2021 at 11:15 AM, Bill Babler said:

I can get a 3/4 or 5/8 football jig down to 20' really quick and it will catch them just as good most probably better. Not a bit of strain on any part of my body either.😀😉🤗😇

Or a big swing head or tube, if they don't want the bulk. Days of winding something like mad are pretty limited for me.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

Im going to go back up there next week and try a few things. Gonna break out the big glide bait early in the shallows and show them somthing a little different.