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Location: Manitowoc WI | Hey guys just wondering if anyone has some input on a better way to bottom bounce green bay, ive been doing the traditional safty pin style bouncer + crawler and bringing it off the bottom, occastional ticks. those darn gobies are eating me alive. ive tried a few things to deter them but it seems detering the gobies also deters the fish. Would it be wise to switch to pencil style bouncer 2ft lead + 3 way rig? it would bring the harness off the bottom about 2 feet, away from the gobies. but will it also deter the eyes? |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | I've tried Gulp, at least you're always baited, some days it works better than the real thing. |
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| Justin,
The only thing that works for me is to set out the boards at a higher speed and then slow down. I use inline keel weights to get as close to the bottom as possible and keep adjusting the dept till I'm just above bottom. I've had much success with this method. When I have a spread out and have to replace a line, I let the new one out very slowly on the drag with the clicker on at about 1/4 the speed than open reel with clicker on.
Purple Skeeter
Edited by Purple Skeeter 8/7/2008 9:14 AM
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Location: Neenah, WI | Ditto what P.S. said. When running harnesses I always let out w/ the clicker on backing off on the drag so the rig goes out very slowly w/ out getting too close to bottom. |
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Location: Manitowoc WI | i ussually open bail + clicker, i will def give the loosen drag a try. Thoe when trying to bottom bounce in 40FOW i dont think i will be able to play with inlines out there. i have tried gulp, cought many fish on it. but there is a time and place, (40 fish days when anything will work) my first line of attack is the real thing, ive been playing with floating beads a bit too. I just think in some areas of green bay the gobies are going rabid, biting at rapalas bigger then they are and such.. |
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| What PS described for using the drag to let boards out, is what I call "feathering the drag" for lack of a better term. It is important to keep your stuff moving on the bottom, not only gobies, but zebra muscles and moss as well, will foul your line.
2ndly and more importantly, my experience with catching lots of gobies on a piece of structures tells me the walleyes are suspended or simply not there in large numbers. In other words, I won't sit and beat a piece of structure if I'm catching a lot of gobies. There is a time and place for exactly what you're doing, Biggs, so don't give up. It's a valuable technique, and one more tool you should have in the "tool box".
Good Luck and look me up at the SWC. I'll try to give ya a few more tips if ya like.
Edited by Jayman 8/7/2008 3:45 PM
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Location: Manitowoc WI | Very true, But When your cabin sits on a certain structure in green bay and you look at the lake every day wondering why you suck at catching walleyes on it, it makes you and your girlfriend spend hours of pointless hours having (lack of)fun catching gobies. man 25 years ive fished up there and maybe cought Less than 10 eyes during the day argh.
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Location: Manitowoc WI | Shorelines during the day, inconsistant but ive cought alot more day fish off them.
Night fish, well simply put too many fish to make it much fun for me anymore, im ready for the real challenge. during the day!
oh for anyone wandering at the post we are talking about larsons :P |
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| Could always try jiggin for Gobies.....faster action!  |
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Location: Appleton wi | larson reef has so many gobies i dont think it matters up hi or down lo atleast for me it doesnt matter. The ratio between gobie to walleyes for me is about 20 gobies to 1walleyes. maybe cranks are the way to go!
Edited by eye Lunker 8/8/2008 6:27 PM
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