Hope this helps someone. We had water warming up nicely and the fish were getting more aggressive. Then got colder nights and the water cooled a few degrees. At 52 they would move to come to a bait and actually chase it. I even sped the bait up and triggered some strikes. The water temperature dropped back to 49-50 and their mood changed. Speed it up and they would turn away. Had to get the bait closer to get a reaction. Speed is critical!!! Troller, changing your speed a tenth could make a difference not so much about how deep but how fast they want it. Most areas the fish are still schooled up making it tuff on Longliners. Miss by a few feet and get nothing. Tightlining and Single Pole is probably best till they scatter. I had never observed how only a couple degrees made such a huge difference. It showed me how I had failed to notice. Pretty sure this is nothing new. I may be the only one that was just fishing and not really focusing. What I learned has helped me catch a few more lately.


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