Very slow day(s)

[lowaccord66]

Odd part is, we were marking fish, they just weren't eating

Nothing worse than that....if it makes you feel better last trip we thought we found 4929299 lakers....sadly they were all massive yellow perch.

[taxid]

What's wrong with "massive yellow perch?"

 

[lowaccord66]

What's wrong with "massive yellow perch?"

 

Time and place my friend.  Not so much fun on leadcore and trolling rods. 

[taxid]

Time and place my friend.  Not so much fun on leadcore and trolling rods.

Then it's time to throw over a marker buoy and vertical fish with a lighter rig! 

[lowaccord66]

Then it time to throw over a marker buoy and vertical fish with a lighter rig! 

Yes when I have to drill through the ice!

[taxid]

Yes when I have to drill through the ice!

Same thing no cold. 

[lowaccord66]

Same thing no cold. 

Fall once water is sub 50 and growth rates slow for winter...this happens:

[SHaRPS]

Fish Fry!!!!

[lowaccord66]

Fish Fry!!!!

That was 30lbs of filet!   The bottom few inches are all crappie!

[maxma]

Jesus....

MASSIVE perch!

[lowaccord66]

Jesus....

MASSIVE perch!

It was a fun day last fall. Took 10 hours of chasing the schools around.  All on dropshot in 18 to 45fow. 

[zwiggles]

It was a fun day last fall. Took 10 hours of chasing the schools around.  All on dropshot in 18 to 45fow.

Do you use a heavier weight when you are drop shotting that deep, or just use extra patience?

[lowaccord66]

Do you use a heavier weight when you are drop shotting that deep, or just use extra patience?

I always stay towards the heavier side, the tighter you can keep the line the better you can feel the hits.  That said I usually stick to heavier drop shot weights...unless the fish are suspended then Ill lighten up.  Even so I use 4lb test braid so the drop rate even with 16th oz jigs isnt that bad.  Also prefer tungsten drop shot weights.  The performance is much better than lead.