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  1. 03-19-2011, 07:45 PM #11
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    Thanks Price, I troll Bucktaiks on u-rigs and have done pretty well, But as summer gets closer I'm going to have to try other ways to keep on the striper here on norman. Thanks for the details on down riggers. What speed do you troll I run around 2.75?
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  2. 03-19-2011, 08:14 PM #12
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    Pretty much dead idle but also I do run in big S patterns a lot as well and just like with U rigs stop and go some too and if I have an extra person in the boat we will move them up and down some as well. I have some of the Roamer releases and you can tighten them down enough to run U Rigs on the riggers from what Capt Mack Farr told.

    Also if Norman has trees in it try and run just over the tree tops but be careful not to hand your downrigger ball in the trees, that is a CLUSTER

    I have not tried that yet, in fact got a couple of Cannon Uni Troll 10's for sale(manual). I just bought(or swapped with a client) 2 Cannon mag 10 electrics.
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    I use downriggers in the summer time when the thermocline on the lake is established. I have good success running a size 12 pet spoon (white with chrome feather) behind an in-line umbrella "schoolie" rig.
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    Brad : I was wondering about spoons on rigs How many spoons on each rig?
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    Reelsmoke, believe it or not, I just run one spoon on about a 3' leader behind the schoolie rig. There are no hooks in the schoolie rig, it's an in-line job with chrome fish shaped blades that turn as the baits being pulled through the water. Man it looks good in the water, and entices some big strikes. You'd be amazed at the size hybrids we've caught running the rigs. Here's a picture of my daughter with a 10lb'er and an 8+ we caught on Barren River Lake. She was pretty excited about out-fishing dad, and I sure didn't mind. Name: Lauras Hybrid.jpg Views: 149 Size: 3.6 KB Name: Lauras Hybrid trip cont.jpg Views: 181 Size: 3.3 KB
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