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    I'm Struggling.

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    1 hour ago, 13owhunter said:

    Some good advice above.  I second the salmon school.  Ive done the last two and picked up some good info each time. How long are your leaders on your dipseys? I ran 6 foot leads for a season and they didnt catch fish for me.  I switched to very long leaders and it has made a world of difference.

    I tried to do the salmon school this year but it was booked solid before I got to it. My dipsey leads are 12 feet.

    I'm Struggling.

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    29 minutes ago, GAMBLER said:

    Being consistent in the trout and salmon game, you need to pay attention to details.  Some days those details are very minor but make a world of difference.  Take Gator's advise!  There are a lot of guys on this site that are willing to help in one way or another!  Do you have a speed and temp unit on your boat?  IMO, speed and temp units are worth their weight on gold!  Last week, small temp breaks were holding fish.  If we saw a small temp break, we worked the area and it put a lot of fish in the boat.  If you just want to catch fish, laker fishing is a great way to put fish in the boat to keep the kids entertained.  They also offer better fishing mid day than the other species.  

    I do have a depth raider. Speed I was keeping around 2.4-2.8. I had my depth raider down in the low 40's for temp

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    I'm Struggling.

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    3 hours ago, Gator said:

    If it's any consolation, conditions changed dramatically late last week - all those 30 fish days went up in smoke over the weekend, and I know that many struggled on Sunday to put a few fish on.

     

    That having been said, the learning curve is less steep if you spend some time on a boat that gets it done. Reach out to members here, offer to trade a trip, take a charter with one of the pros. Find a buddy boat and share intel, match speed...don't try to do it all yourself. That's why we have a community. Good luck!

    That does definitely help hearing that the fishing did taper off and it was more challenging for everyone. I definitely do have to work on reaching out more often and being more open to communicating. I'm a huge introvert.

    I'm Struggling.

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    3 hours ago, HB2 said:

    We all struggle sometimes . I have been doing this since the 70s and I still have bad days . 

     

    I can tell you this , keep it simple . Less can be more .I don't know what you have for equipment . But riggers are the center of it . One spoon on each rigger, 25 ft leads for me , and maybe a dipsey or 2 should be plenty  . I run 5 rods max . Make what you have work . And I generally do as well as anyone out there . 

     

    Use proven spoons . My favorites are, glo frog, Lazer spook , black silver , 42 second , NBK , carbon 14 . DW reg and Mags , Stingrays , Moonshine . Been doing better with reg size lately. 

     

    Location is the first piece of the puzzle . Follow the pack. Don't get to close . 

     

    Speed is relevant to your monitor . But generally 2.1 to 2.8 is good . And that's on a fish hawk or depth raider NOT gps , that's SOG or speed over bottom which is totally different . Direction of troll is important also so note that on the hit . 

     

    Patience , you have to let what you have work . I use to change stuff constantly and wind up with a mess down there . How you drive the boat is critical IMO . Straight with slight S curves  . 

     

    Good luck 

    Thanks for the input I have been running 2 riggers and 4 divers. Aside from Lakers I can't seem to get anythingto bite the riggers at all. I was running all spoons except one meat rig. Mostly running 2.4-2.8 on the depth raider.

    I'm Struggling.

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    So this is my second year trolling. I am really struggling to catch fish. It seems when my family does go we may only catch one or two. I see people going 15/20 or so on so forth which sometimes gets discouraging. This past Sunday we went out for a few hours mid morning into the after noon out of olcott. I know this isn't the most ideal time but going out with my wife and 7 and 4 year old makes early mornings tough with the 1 hr 40 min ride. people at the launch were out at the same time catching fish. I spent the whole time changing speeds, depths, fow, lures and couldn't buy a bite. It seems I'm having alot of trips of no fish and get very discouraged especially for my family. I could really use some help if anyone would be willing. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

    Olcott vs sandy

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    So I will be fishing out of sandy for the first time. This is my first year trolling and I'm doing pretty well. I usually fish out of olcott. I was wondering how the salmon fishing compared between the 2 spots? I may also try trolling for browns a bit. Although I haven't ever targeted them while trolling so that may be a learning curve by itself. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Depth Raider coax cable

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    Posted · Edited by DSM5578

    So I just bought a new to me depth raider. I am short the coax cable that goes from the antenna to the monitor. I looked on Kell and all they have is a 25 footer in stock. I was wondering if anyone knows what exact cable would work that isn't 25 ft long. I am also missing the coated cable.

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