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Open Water Power Trolling

down so it leaves the weight free. Road Runners work fantastic. So do
The bead keeps it from cutting my walleye jigheads with big heads and
line. Barrel swivel is next. I come hooks. I have a 1/8-ounce on top and
down one foot to the next jig.” 1/4 on bottom. I use Muddy Water,
He notes that two jigs on top along with a few other brands of
with the weight on bottom is very bodies, and a Ziptailz skirt. Favorite
popular and works but the bottom colors include pink at Enid, lime-
weight often slaps the boat when chartreuse at Grenada and orange-
bringing a fish in. The sinker in the chartreuse at Sardis. A lot has to
middle helps reduce the dings to do with water color. If I could only
the front of the boat. Also, it’s safer have one color in Mississippi that
having the sinker in the middle. works on all waters it would be the
“I’ve tried many different rigs, Blue Disco in the Muddy Water bait.
baits and sinkers. They all have
different advantages. I’ve used Catching Fish
1-ounce to 12-ounce sinkers and Smith says power trolling works
found the 3-ounce is the ideal all year long but works best when
compromise for my style of power fish are not tight to cover. But when
trolling. the fish get out in open water he
“All of my setups have spinners. says he can catch more fish power

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