crankbaits for hybrids??

[SLP]

I have never fished for Hybrids. What is the best speed to troll at?

[RICHYD4U]

I have never fished for Hybrids. What is the best speed to troll at?

By far my best trolling lure for hybrids in KY was the erie dearie rig in chrome color, with a nightcrawler on the hook. Feed the night crawler on the hook so that it is straight and dangling its tell straight back...they love it! Just straight line them behind the boat with a full cast distance. We had so much fun with those at Rough and Barren! Troll around 2-2.5 mph.
My second choice would be a rattletrap in chrome or shad.

-Rich

[SLP]

By far my best trolling lure for hybrids in KY was the erie dearie rig in chrome color, with a nightcrawler on the hook. Feed the night crawler on the hook so that it is straight and dangling its tell straight back...they love it! Just straight line them behind the boat with a full cast distance. We had so much fun with those at Rough and Barren! Troll around 2-2.5 mph.
My second choice would be a rattletrap in chrome or shad.

-Rich

Thank you, I really appreciate it.

Have you ever trolled for LM bass at BR? I have a lot of back trouble and sometimes after awhile of casting it can take its toll on me. I think I am going to try to learn more about trolling in general in order to still enjoy some fishing after my back has hit it limit.

[sweett4u]

this is great stuff people, thanks .I have roadrunner jigs,never heard of erie dearie rig. I'm going to try Taylorsville this week . After work , before dark. hopefully I can beat the crowd of pleasure boaters. Two weeks ago I was in Ft. Smith , Ar. where they have that Pradco company. They make a majority of lures we see on the market, but I couldn't find hardly anything to bring back to Ky. I'm hooked on these hybrids for their awesome fight!

[apb]

The speed you'll troll will depend on the lures you are using. Put one out on 6-8 foot of line right next to the boat and adjust your speed until you find the speed that the lure tracks best. That is your trolling speed. One reason I like trolling bucktails (road runners with a twister tail or sassy shad style soft plastic work well too) is that there is a wide range of speeds that are good. I could put one out each side of the boat off a downrigger and troll around 4 mph to cover water until I found a good feeding school. Many times they would hit the jig at that speed. If I went through a school and no hits, I backed off the speed (no slower than 1.5 mph) and hit the school again.

Andrew

[RICHYD4U]

this is great stuff people, thanks .I have roadrunner jigs,never heard of erie dearie rig. I'm going to try Taylorsville this week . After work , before dark. hopefully I can beat the crowd of pleasure boaters. Two weeks ago I was in Ft. Smith , Ar. where they have that Pradco company. They make a majority of lures we see on the market, but I couldn't find hardly anything to bring back to Ky. I'm hooked on these hybrids for their awesome fight!

I had never heard of erie dearie rigs either until one summer at BRL...we watched two boats of amish catch hybrid after hybrid during the heat of a summer day. We were floored by it! Luckily, we ran across them at the marina, so I asked what in the world they were trolling with to catch all of those fish...that is how the erie dearie came into my life! So glad it did...we killed hybrids on them ever since! Get you some and try them out...you won't be disappointed!

-Rich

[RICHYD4U]

Thank you, I really appreciate it.

Have you ever trolled for LM bass at BR? I have a lot of back trouble and sometimes after awhile of casting it can take its toll on me. I think I am going to try to learn more about trolling in general in order to still enjoy some fishing after my back has hit it limit.

I haven't at BRL, but I do see why it wouldn't work. I would use some deep divers, like 20' + and troll around points and channels. It is funny you mentioned trolling for LM bass...I had never done it before until the other day out here at Sand Hollow Lake, UT...and man, we KILLED them! Deep divers, getting down 25' over grass beds in 30'...caught some biggins! Throwing those deep divers sure does take its toll on your arm and shoulder....trolling is much more enjoyable IMO...plus you can drink your preferred beverage at the same time!

-Rich