Indicator fishing / Stillwater
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Bobber Bling...Thanks.
I look forward to future episodes of “Pimp my Indicator” as you move towards the final design.
SF
I'm gonna distill this down to "You will no doubt find all things fishing difficult to comprehend."
Try paint! You can even go tie died!
a surfing buddy from HI just moved his family to Bend and will go back and forth until he sells his successful pool maintenance biz in a few years and joins his family here full time.
A flyfisher who has never fished lakes, took him out on the boat a few days ago and before launching ran him through the boat quiver - two indicator rods with leech jigs, an indicator rod with chironomids, a type 3 with leather leech, an intermediate with a soft hackle, and explained when the bugs warmed up a floating set-up would be in the boat as well.
Indy fishing is just one way to catch fish, and if it is the most effective at any given time, why not...?
A flyfisher who has never fished lakes, took him out on the boat a few days ago and before launching ran him through the boat quiver - two indicator rods with leech jigs, an indicator rod with chironomids, a type 3 with leather leech, an intermediate with a soft hackle, and explained when the bugs warmed up a floating set-up would be in the boat as well.
Indy fishing is just one way to catch fish, and if it is the most effective at any given time, why not...?
I absolutely find all things fishing related difficult, I’m a fan of over thinking things, helps settle the voices…
This is the paint I’m using. Not sure yet if I love it. Looks fine on the water, but doesn’t coat evenly. An orange highlighter actually works fairly well.
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I probably fish sinking lines 80% of the time in stillwater. I don't think I've ever counted one down!
jaredoconnor
Peabrain Chub
How do you know what depth you’re fishing at?
Since I have a selection of acrylic markers I think I'll pack some for my trip this week!
Most likely just trolling backwards with a certain amount of line out ,and speed , the line is going to sink to a certain depth , then usually start stripping it back . I have never been much of a fan sitting ,and counting down , and stripping back . I have fished lakes with many guys that do not count down , and many that do .
I don't know the actual depth; it's a matter of feel, I guess. Vary the troll speed/retrieve until I find fish, repeat what works until it doesn't. No quantification required.
Unless you're stillfishing directly under your boat, counting down a line will only tell you what depth your line is at momentarily anyway. It either keeps sinking if you stay still, or rises if you start to move/retrieve.
I figured that was what you were doing , I do pretty much the same thing, and have fished as said with many that do the same .
When trolling from my Hobie kayak I'm in reverse mode and watching the line trail out...and if the water is clear (and it generally is where I fish) I can see the orange marker sections of the sinking line, which is a valuable reference point in terms of replicating a successful line depth for that particular outing.
In other words, I really don't need to know actual depth, just repeat what has been working in that lake on that particular day. A fishfinder lets me know if that I'm working some water that currently has fish and if I need to use a faster or slower sinking line to reach their level. The Hobie makes slow trolling effortless and I can cover a great deal of area on the small lakes I fish.
The fishfinder also let's me locate locate lake structure (like drop-offs) that often generate a lot of strikes when transiting that lake bottom feature in trolling mode.
I also find that my Hobie makes it very easy to repeatedly go upwind on a lake and winddrift back down the lake with an indicator above a fly (or two)....or just trailing some sort of sinking line.
In other words, I really don't need to know actual depth, just repeat what has been working in that lake on that particular day. A fishfinder lets me know if that I'm working some water that currently has fish and if I need to use a faster or slower sinking line to reach their level. The Hobie makes slow trolling effortless and I can cover a great deal of area on the small lakes I fish.
The fishfinder also let's me locate locate lake structure (like drop-offs) that often generate a lot of strikes when transiting that lake bottom feature in trolling mode.
I also find that my Hobie makes it very easy to repeatedly go upwind on a lake and winddrift back down the lake with an indicator above a fly (or two)....or just trailing some sort of sinking line.
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