| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1256.1 | 10 Yards/Color | FSLENG::AUGER | | Wed Oct 04 1989 16:46 | 10 |
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--> My question is, what is the rule of thumb for depth vs colors out?
All the lead core line I've fished with over the years has always
been 10 yards per color...
Regards,
Dave "Harpoonist"
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| 1256.2 | Not quite what I was looking for | ATSE::URBAN | | Thu Oct 05 1989 09:50 | 6 |
| Ahh..I guess I didnt word that question too clearly. What I'm looking
for is the rule of thumb for how deep you go for each color out while
trolling at a 'slow' speed? You know, 10 feet per color or something
like that.
Tom
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| 1256.3 | try 5 ft | PAR5::WOOD | | Thu Oct 05 1989 11:01 | 12 |
| It will very quite a bit depending on trolling speed and
lure type, but the rule of thumb is generally 5 ft down for
each color of lead core trolled. My experience (in the days
before downriggers became popular) seemed to be that the
first few colors would tend to go a little bit more then 5 ft
down, but after the water density starts to increase in proportion
to the depth, the leadcore starts to loose it's sinking qualitys.
This is just based on experiences with getting hung up on bottom
in areas that I knew the approximate depth. :-)
Marty
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| 1256.4 | Recycle your lead core | ATSE::URBAN | | Thu Oct 05 1989 12:11 | 9 |
| Thanks. I can relate to underestimating the depth and hanging up
on the bottom. Then the next guy who drags an anchor comes up with
the bonus gift.
Maybe lead core users should tag the line with a little note saying
I was trolling x colors out at x mph with a xyz lure so the
guy who finds it will know what not to do! :>)
Tom
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| 1256.5 | Roughly speakin' | KAOO01::BOURGEOIS | | Fri Nov 17 1989 12:10 | 7 |
| Tom,
I think you answered your own question with .2. All things being
equal (speed,lure type etc.) it's about a 1 to 3 ratio, or ten feet
down for every (30 feet) color out.
Larry
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