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stripernut
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Subject:
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Stripers/Thermocline
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Date:
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7/8/2010 9:00:04 PM
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I have used Sea Strike planers (shovels) with some success in the past, and have used Mann's Stretch baits with the back hook taken off and a leader and spoon tied behind. These are fine, but you cannot accurately control where your lure will be. I know Sea Striker shovels tell you how much line to put out at a certain speed and all that, but in practice you will have a hard time when approaching humps, and you will get hung up on bottom. On top of that, Sea Striker planers (shovels) have so much drag you have to have heavy equipment to use them. The only way you can control where your lure will be with light to medium equipment is to use downriggers - believe me, I've been where you're at. Here's a winning recipe: 1) get you a couple of Cannon UniTroll Downriggers, 2) put your baits out 100 ft behind the boat, 3) put your line in the clip and lower it to 2 ft above where you're marking fish, and 4) run between 2 and 3 mph. Most of the time, during this time of year, I'm running 25-35 ft deep, depending on how deep I mark fish, and we usually catch stripes. As for lures, silver spoons or jigs with flukes work well. Good luck, and if you want to see what I'm doing, give me a call or shoot me an email. I put it out there, and I'm sure somebody will chop it off. Regardless:
Tight Lines! Wes
URL: http://www.lakemartinstripes.com
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