trolling speeds and behind boat distance on pymatuning

hey guys i could use a little help here.. what speed do you troll lures like hot-n-tots  worm harneses or diving plugs....i know depth could make a difference but some general guidlines would really help...we trolled today in 14-20 foot near the causway hot-n-tots back 70ft and harness with a 1 ounce sinker back 100ft trolling at 1.7-2.0 mph we were clueless and just guessed any advice greatly appreciated... the only fish we did catch was while drifting we got 6 cats on and pink and silver harnesses and a perch and a crappie on minnows... fished from about 7:30 am till 2:30 pm then called it a day
dan

I do alot of trolling with worm harnesses and have alot success using bottom bouncers. I tend to use 2 oz at pyme and 3 oz and 4 on erie. The best speed is between 0.75 and 1.25. The bottom bouncer needs to be in contact with the bottom but not dragging and no more than a 45 degree angle. As far as leads on your cranks I refer to my precision trolling book that has almost every make and model lure to scale and shows you the depth the lure will hit at certain speeds with 10lb mono or fireline 10lb. I am currently at military but when i get home i can give you the information out of my book if you want and it is very accurate. I can put the lure 1 ft to 2 ft above the eyes consitantly. With everything start a program that is very diverse and make adjustments to speed and color till you strike eye. Good luck I will be on the lake later this week. I hope i helped

This is good information for inexperienced anglers on Pyme. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

I have found that harness like slower speeds 1 to 1.5, hot n tots like it a little faster 1.5 to 2.  If in running both I try and stay around 1.5.  I also use the rule with 2 oz of lead @ 1.5 mph I go around a 3:1 or a 4:1 line out to depth ration with the harnesses.  for the hot and tots I run em way back and like em bouncin the bottom. 

This is good information for inexperienced anglers on Pyme. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

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Completely agree. I just got a boat suitable for Pyme and would like to start attempting to troll for eyes but have very little knowledge of how to go about it. Thanks for sharing your experience gentlemen, it is appreciated!

I lost 5 cranks last time I trooled the North end caught 6 eyes but it wasent worth forty bucks lol I get snags so if I catch few fish on that lure before I loose it I'm happy

I will be fishing out of linesville this week on Wednesday and thursday trying different trolling techniques. I plan on running true trips and spoons. Bottom bouncers using both harness and just hook. Planner boards (because of water clarity). I post my results i have a marine radio on board if any body wants to talk.