Lake trout fishing in NJ?

[FASTEDDIE29]

You can definitely drop down and drift baits. Thats all I used to do there when I still had my 9.9 on the boat. I never used herring, shiners worked just fine. I always used extra large shiners. Lures I used were the Binsky, Kastmasters and Crippled Herring. Drop em down and jig up let the spoon flutter down naturally. Give em hell buddy!!!

[jimmythegreek]

If you r in a yak just use a 3 way setup. Run about 10 feet of lighter line off the bottom to a deep sea weight, I would start w 2 ounces. then use a superthin light spoon like needlefish or michigan stinger, OR use a live bait mouth hooked w about 4-5 feet of leader off it and drift it slow if using live bait or let teh wind take u if using a spoon or paddle slow. Works good just gotta be ready for the strikes. another good way is w a fish finder rig w about 1/2 ounce to 3/4 ounce egg sinker behind a swivel and use a strike guard. U could run 2 rods like this easily and cast w a 3rd. Throw spoons like mentioned all the way to bottom and flutter them in and up

[NJ Dave]

Jimmy, I was thinking that same idea of the 3 way el cheap down rigger set up. I was thinking like 4 or 6 lb test on a 4 oz weight which will snap off accordingly.
So who wants to do this. I want to fish but prefer floating with a few other guys.
If no one wants to yak ill split costs on your boat.