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Title: Trolling Lure Depth Guide
Post by: Hotrod on October 03, 2010, 03:11:51 PM

Found this on the web.  What do you guys think about it's Accuracy?

Title: Re: Trolling Lure Depth Guide
Post by: paul-e on October 03, 2010, 10:04:07 PM

Which lure? 5hrug

I know that a "stretch 25" with 50' Powerpro will swim at about 20' to 25' at about 3 MPH
Great during the the spring RB=Raritan Bay
When they are holding in deep holes.

Title: Re: Trolling Lure Depth Guide
Post by: Hotrod on October 03, 2010, 10:49:42 PM

I'm think this is for None Deep Divers..  Like a bunker spoon... Clark Spoons.. etc..

Title: Re: Trolling Lure Depth Guide
Post by: Bucktail on October 03, 2010, 11:36:25 PM

Quote from: Hotrod on October 03, 2010, 10:49:42 PM

I'm think this is for None Deep Divers..  Like a bunker spoon... Clark Spoons.. etc..

 whs  If you notice they mention, "Add 1-2 ft for  heavy lure (eg Tony 21) and subtract 1 ft for a light lure (eg Hose)."

A Tony 21 is a bunker spoon and a "Hose" is a tube lure.

Title: Re: Trolling Lure Depth Guide
Post by: wb on October 04, 2010, 11:42:36 AM

I think he spent some time in 4 bars drinking before he came up with the 50' numbers, and hit 8 bars before the 100's.

I was taught that the main purpose of lead core or wire lines was to sink a certain of depth per 100' of line out? 100' of wire line should run twice as deep as 50' for a given lure and speed?

Not necessarily true for mono or braid.
Also, 30# wire sounds way too light, it's been awhile but I think we used to pull 75# wire...