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Old 10-17-2016, 06:33 PM
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I'm trying to get organized for trolling this fall. I'll be starting small, with 6 rods.
What are some easy to use "must haves" in your spread? Any tip are appreciated! Thanks
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Old 10-17-2016, 07:12 PM
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Early fall: a couple Capt John spreader bars either rigged with the spoons or tsunamis, a couple tandem white ruby lip bucktails, mix up the sizes so long as both lures on the tandem rig are not the same weight or you will tangle things up. Spring or fall I always run a 17 or 19 tony on wire line dead on bottom, I know old school but 8 out of 10 times the biggest fish comes on them.As fall progresses I just keep upsizing baits week to week based on the largest fish caught the previous trip. This setup usually brings home the meat for me. I have just recently the past couple years moved inshore from a lifelong passion for Marlin/tuna fishing and the guys on here have taught me so much during the transition. Good luck!
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Old 10-17-2016, 07:16 PM
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I'm trying to get organized for trolling this fall. I'll be starting small, with 6 rods.
What are some easy to use "must haves" in your spread? Any tip are appreciated! Thanks
Brian
Umbrellas - one white, one green.
Tandem rigged parachutes if the big fish start to show up, small bucktails until they do. Maybe a small drone/Tony/spoon of some sort.
It seems like surgical tubes (hoses) are working too well at this point.

Smarter people than me probably have better suggestions but that's what I'd suggest. ( And I'd be tempted to hold off on using the umbrella as long as I could too, at least until bigger fish show up)

Good luck!!! I sure hope they show up this fall
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Old 10-18-2016, 06:14 PM
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Thanks for the tips guys! I have some shopping to do.
"Mako Mike" my trolling experience is all offshore as well. Chesapeake fishing is all new to me. Are planer boards a must when starting out trolling only 6 rods?
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Old 10-18-2016, 08:37 PM
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Thanks for the tips guys! I have some shopping to do.
"Mako Mike" my trolling experience is all offshore as well. Chesapeake fishing is all new to me. Are planer boards a must when starting out trolling only 6 rods?
Planers are a MUST when pulling a lot more rods than 6. Even with 6 rods, at least 1 board would help. It spreads your lures away from the boat and covers a lot more ground. All summer long I run 6 rods off the boat but I have to admit I am looking forward to putting the "full spread" back on the boat.
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Old 10-18-2016, 09:06 PM
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Ran one board (5 lines) and 4 boat lines today
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Old 10-19-2016, 08:28 AM
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All summer long I run 6 rods off the boat but I have to admit I am looking forward to putting the "full spread" back on the boat.
Words I never thought I would hear from you....
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Old 10-19-2016, 02:51 PM
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6 rods in the fall... Here is what I would run.
  1. Solo 3oz parachute out 200' (9" bait)
  2. Solo 5 or 7oz parachute out 170' (9" bait)
  3. Tandem 3/6 out 150 (9" bait lead, 6" bait trailer)
  4. tandem 5/8 out 130 (9" bait lead, 6" bait trailer)
  5. umbrella w/16 oz out 100' (2x 6" bait trailer)
  6. umbrella w/ 28oz out 70' (2x 6" bait trailer)

Gotta mix in 6" baits in the fall with all the juvenile bunker coming out of the rivers.. Plus it helps with the sub 28" fish. A few of our biggest fish have come on 6" baits.
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