03-02-2020, 06:51 PM
I have a question for those experienced in fishing for macs and Flaming Gorge and Fish Lake. I plan on spending more time on both lakes, but have little experience with Macs. I caught a few small pups at the gorge the one time I went there, though we were mostly targeting kokes.
My question is on my setup. I have a 24' pontoon boat with 2 manual Scotty downriggers off the back. I don't yet have a trolling motor set up on it, but the main motor (90hp) slows down pretty good for trolling for now.
I have 2 very different pairs of trolling rods and I'm wondering what might be best to use.
I have a pair of Eagle Claw Starfire Trolling Rods. The rod says SF 403, 10' rods with line size 20-30 lb. It also says 'Diver Rod' on it. They are in nearly new condition, but look like they may be a bit older (not sure on that). 10' rods seem incredibly long to me.
I also have a pair of brand new Daiwa Wilderness DR70MHR (also shows model # WLDR 70 MHR 7', MH 12-25 LB. A 7' rod seems a little more manageable and I would also like to use them to try my hand at jigging to see if I can make that work.
Any recommendations on which would be best for the macs and suggestions on using them. I have a couple of older reels used for trolling, like a Penn 209 and similar, and also a huge spinning reel that I have no idea what it was ever used for. Don't really have the budget to get top of the line reels. Suggestions on rigging the reels for trolling and/or jigging? I would think the spinning reel would be best for the jigging with the Penns for trolling.
Any other tips for a mac newbie would be greatly appreciated!!
My question is on my setup. I have a 24' pontoon boat with 2 manual Scotty downriggers off the back. I don't yet have a trolling motor set up on it, but the main motor (90hp) slows down pretty good for trolling for now.
I have 2 very different pairs of trolling rods and I'm wondering what might be best to use.
I have a pair of Eagle Claw Starfire Trolling Rods. The rod says SF 403, 10' rods with line size 20-30 lb. It also says 'Diver Rod' on it. They are in nearly new condition, but look like they may be a bit older (not sure on that). 10' rods seem incredibly long to me.
I also have a pair of brand new Daiwa Wilderness DR70MHR (also shows model # WLDR 70 MHR 7', MH 12-25 LB. A 7' rod seems a little more manageable and I would also like to use them to try my hand at jigging to see if I can make that work.
Any recommendations on which would be best for the macs and suggestions on using them. I have a couple of older reels used for trolling, like a Penn 209 and similar, and also a huge spinning reel that I have no idea what it was ever used for. Don't really have the budget to get top of the line reels. Suggestions on rigging the reels for trolling and/or jigging? I would think the spinning reel would be best for the jigging with the Penns for trolling.
Any other tips for a mac newbie would be greatly appreciated!!