#3834365 - 08/19/0905:17 AMRe: Hell/pet 101 video
[Re: Billy Seaman]
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Originally Posted By: Billy Seaman
....688 people viewed my video and nary a trip from it. Go figure.
Easy one to figure - video was free to all. Now there's been a run on Hellbenders and Pet Spoons all across the MetroMess area and they be out doing it themselves now with the knowledge imparted via posted video.
#3836905 - 08/19/0903:56 PMRe: Hell/pet 101 video
[Re: sixwarden9]
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Rod choice would be 6'-6" to 7' rods, 12-15 lb. test Ande mono line to the Jet Diver and 10-12 lb. test line from the Jet Diver to the PetSpoon. Use lighter line on the drop line than what's on your reel so if you snag up you lose just the lure.
Jet Divers work just as well if not better and are worth the money and they will float up if you have 2 or more lines out and have to stop to reel in a hybrid. Keep the boat in motion for sandies, rod tip up and get them on top quickly and "ski" (reel fast on top) them in to the boat. The Jet Diver will roll over and come up when a fish is on. Get the 20-ft. Jet Divers (red, I think). It will say what depth on the Jet Diver.
Hold the rods so when you bump bottom, you can elevate the rod tip to make the rig come up some. I've even held the rod above my head with the rod tip straight up when I hit a really shallow area.
Take a permanent black marker with you so you can mark the line ahead of the reel spool when you get a fish on. That way you know how much line to let out each time you put the lure back in the water after catching a fish.
Rod Action? Medium, Heavy, fast/soft tip or just soft throughout? I never trolled before and have been using a 6'6" med heavy jig/worm rod, but I feel like I should be using something else.