Strawberry Reservoir - July 18th

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Could one of you guys take a picture of the rigged squids you are using and put it with a tape measure so I can see how big it is?[#ff0000] The actual plastic part of the squid measures 1.75-inches. I usually tie the squid 9-10 inches behind the dodger. The dodgers in the photos at the first part of the thread measure 4.25-inches (small) and 5.5-inches (large). The dodger need to bent a little so that there is a little "s" curve in them to give them some action. If the squid is not whipping back & forth while being trolled, you might need to bend them a little more.[/#ff0000]

Also, a point of clarification.. When you say you are trolling in 25-40 feet of water, does that mean you're letting your lures troll on the surface and the water's 25 feet deep, or that you're using down riggers to get the lures down to 25 feet in depth. [#ff0000]What I mean is, the down rigger ball is dropped to 25 feet in depth & the squid/lure is tracking approximately at this depth. The actual depth of water that I am fishing in was 80 -100 feet in depth.[/#ff0000]
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I've never tried down-riggers, but it sounds like they might be the missing link to my fishing success. [#ff0000]If you try it, it will be hard to go back to any other type of fishing.[/#ff0000]
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