Trolling on the Mon River ?

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2013/01/30 17:15:46 (permalink)

Trolling on the Mon River ?

Does anybody troll on the Mon river? Walleyes mainly, use crawler harnesses, boards, lures and all of the usual questions. I fish mostly pools 5 & 6.Going thru my winter tackle inventory and restocking. Thanks to all, help is deeply appreciated!
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    Snag_826
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    Re:Trolling on the Mon River ? 2013/01/31 08:07:59 (permalink)
    tried a few times trolling for walleye but mostly troll for musky south of the city. have done pretty good on the walleyes and bass dragging crank baits and raps straight out of the rod holders. experiment with size and color patterns. Hardest part is keeping a proper depth. We used boards before but only so we could use more rods and get the bait out closer to the shoreline. but to me they don't seem to be necessary.
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    bridgeman
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    Re:Trolling on the Mon River ? 2013/01/31 18:58:41 (permalink)
    Shad raps and taildancers in the larger sizes, I like chrome/black, golds/black and perch patterns
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    Re:Trolling on the Mon River ? 2013/02/03 11:59:32 (permalink)
    Use storm Hot-n-tots in a firetiger color. i have had sucess using them.
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    Re:Trolling on the Mon River ? 2013/02/03 20:32:01 (permalink)
    Ditto on the "hot & tots" and similar size crankbaits. Vary the color and/or depth until you find the fish. Slow and easy with the current and even slower against the current. Add a little weight to go deeper(Slip sinker rigged like a texas rig) works well. Be prepared to catch anything from bass to cats. I like trolling the rivers edges where the depth changes rapidly along the deep water dredged out for the barges or along river walls and structure like mouring pillars for barges. Just my nickles worth. Don't forget the mouths of creeks also. 

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