trolling deep to find new ground?
Submitted by randall df223 on Fri, 2012-09-21 00:11
In the past, (in Shark Bay) I (or others on the boat) have caught good size snapper and rankin cod on lures.... trolling.
I have a down rigger, which i haven't actually set up on on this boat since i upgraded, and i am wondering what peoples thoughts are about putting a metal slice lure or mulie deep on a down rigger and trolling that around to see if it gets taken by a pinkie, and in doing so, find new ground?
Has anyone used this method before with any success?
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tim-o
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Yep, my mate trolls live bait
Yep, my mate trolls live bait on down rigger, bibbed minnows work good too, he gota pink on a qantas crazy deep. Hes got a troll cam and new screen now to watch the follows and strikes live!
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grantarctic1
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Ive seen
Ive seen guy's useing sand whiting , big gardies and blue mackeral etc on downriggers out of Mindaries. I know of one guy who cleaned up last year on Mack's this way with skirted gardies slow trawled just below the surface and one on the downriger around half way to the bottom.
Versus
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I saw a fishing show (over
I saw a fishing show (over east) where they were using downriggers to troll for trout in a dam!
randall df223
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i think that is the most
i think that is the most popular use for them. i am just thinking that if one is going slow to sound out new ground, perhaps having a deep lure or mulie down there as well could also give you an indication if there are fish down there... you might just pull up a nice size snapper to start the day!
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