Stripers: Trolling Speed

[JUSTINHALL]

If you use 1.5 oz weights they will 45 back but if you use 3 oz weights they will not on a low seeting. My boat on 1 click is .3 mph 2 clicks .6 mph.
I use 1.5oz under plainer boards and 3oz on down rods. If you use the 1.5oz on the down rods you will get tangled up sooner or later they swing too much.

If you are at say 45 feet and you see some fish at 30-35 speed your trolling motor up a few clicks and they will 45 back and raise up 8-10 feet to get you in the zone, if nothing happens slow back down.

Another thing that helps is bounce 1-2 rods when over top of fish often triggers a strike on those rods and not the others.

[JimDi]

Sorry forget to mention weight size.
This my usual setup during winter:
2 down rods with 3 oz sinkers.
4 rods with offshore planer boards with 1.5 oz sinkers.
4 freeliners. This is a swivel six foot lead and hook.

Guess I will have to try the drift sock.

[JUSTINHALL]

If you are running a 24volt trolling motor you can link the batteries together to be continuous 12 instead of 24 volt and it will slow your speed down and it will last a lot longer. Running the drift sock will be extremely difficult with the rods out the back.