Re: Sunday on the shrimp
 

It all helps, except for the wise ass remarks from my buddies before:D

Will keep at the trolling until I get at least one. Now it's a pride thing:)

Also have a problem with lines crossing. Outroders would help, but as previously stated I'm too cheap :). I know I also must make smother and wider turns.

Re: Sunday on the shrimp
 

I have no moral or ethical issues with trolling...probably because I grew up on the Great Lakes and that's the only way to catch the salmon and the lake trout.

You can pick up outrodders for around $50 a piece off of Amazon...I'd suggest the ones I got, but I just checked and they don't carry them anymore. Makes a world of difference on eliminating the line crossing.

And yes...you really have to lock yourself into the notion of wide turns.

Re: Sunday on the shrimp
 

OBTW my calculations were including the use of out-roders. you would probably need to add another 25'-50' with out them. Bang bottom and crank up from there is not a bad idea. You want the baits on the bottom and slow.

Re: Sunday on the shrimp
 

Sometimes a new plug will go left or right .Change plugs maybe you have a bad one. I would rather crank um up then make a big slow turn when trolling in a crowd.It will waste time. It is easier to crank them in when you put the boat in neutral lol

Re: Sunday on the shrimp
 

You can tune them to run straight.

I wonder if there's any situation while trolling that you would want them to run left or right?

Re: Sunday on the shrimp
 

I am not affiliated or advocating in anyway but $50.00 for a pair is pretty darn good.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALUMINUM-ROD...item3a8757d0b0

Re: Sunday on the shrimp
 

The only way Shrimpy will get out rodders is if someone paid him to take them. Or Doug bought them

Re: Sunday on the shrimp
 

You could drill a hole in each gunnel and insert a couple of broken sand spikes

Re: Sunday on the shrimp
 

Nope. The stretches can be tuned to a certain extent.Last year no matter what I did with this one plug it wouldn't work. Garbage but I saved the hooks and split rings. I try to stay away from the fleet and over the years it seems when you find your own readings you do better. Less stress being out of the fleet. One thing I would never do is troll down a party boats slick!!!!!!! It is just plain wrong and no excuse for it. It is a big bay and there are bass in the entire bay.

Re: Sunday on the shrimp
 

Maybe if Shrimpy pockets the savings from all those discounted $5 words he uses, he could at least buy ONE of em!! :D