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    Lets say a just is pulling an 1/8th oz jig with a 1/4 oz trailing weight. Roughly, how much line out will keep the setup around 15' deep at 1 mph? 20' or more?

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    Quote Originally Posted by titanxt View Post
    Lets say a just is pulling an 1/8th oz jig with a 1/4 oz trailing weight. Roughly, how much line out will keep the setup around 15' deep at 1 mph? 20' or more?

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    Andy .... last time I Pushed 1/8oz jigs at ~1mph, it was with 1oz weights .... we let out 20-25' of line and never hit bottom in 17fow. Your rig totals only 3/8oz, so I'm figuring you'll have to let out a lot more than 20' of line at that speed (or else use a heavier weight).

    And .... did you mean to say "trailing" weight or "trolling" weight

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    I'm sure no expert but that chart has not proven accurate for me. If I can figure out how to do it, and it may require a "follow" boat, I'm going to get some hard numbers to go by.

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    I thought it said trolling.


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    I meant "trailing" as in being pulled by the boat. I apologize for not being very clear. Andy

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    Ok so trolling.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike1234 View Post
    Ok so trolling.


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    Yeah, he meant "Pulling" (longline trolling with added weights).

    I thought he was talking about how his jig rig was set up .... with the jig "ahead" of the weight (weight "trailing" the jig).

    Still don't think he's gonna get that depth, at that speed, with only that amount of line out & that amount of weight on the line. He's either gonna have to slow down or use a bigger weight.

    He can "approximate" his depth .... "IF" his lines are at a 45deg angle ... by multiplying the length of line out by 0.6 (20ft of line out would put the jig at ~12ft deep). Even then he'd have to let out 25ft of line to get to his 15ft target depth, and I doubt his lines are at a 45deg angle with 3/8oz of total weight @ 1mph.

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    Saturday I had a 1/2 oz bullet weight, then a swivel, then a 3 foot leader with 2, 1/16 ounce jigs with curl tail bodies. 20-24 feet of line was getting mine about 10'-12' deep at 1.5 mph. That is, if I remember correctly. I've slept 3 times since then. If Slabprowler remembers how much line I had out, maybe he'll chime in.

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