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Hey All:
Thanks again for all of your "Hellos" and "Welcomes" that I received on my first post as a new member the other day. Sorry I haven't posted any fishing reports yet, but I'll try to post a success story or two as soon as I have one to post! Haven't done a lot of fishing yet this year.
I'm headed to Strawberry this Saturday with my 7-year-old son and the new (older) boat, and I haven't got the fish finder installed yet. I'm also taking a neighbor with his young son. Since we'll have a couple of youngsters with us and we don't have the fish finder installed yet, what do you recommend to keep the youngsters having fun?
Here's what I'm thinking: I think I'd like to patrol the shoreline, casting craw- and minnow-colored tube jigs, black and brown marabou jigs, and maybe cast a jake's spin-a-lure once in awhile. Also, the guys at Sportsman's said that I could try drift fishing with the boat using a worm or wolleybugger tied 3'-4' below a bare swivel. Of course, there's always the powerbait and/or the worm and marshmallow combo while anchored.
FYI: Instead of taking the 14' aluminum boat I mentioned in my first post, I'll be using my 18' open bow with a 135-hp Mercury. I had the word out that I was boat shopping, and the 18-footer was too good of a deal to pass up. Needless to say, I now have an aluminum boat for sale! LOL
As I mentioned previously, I haven't installed the fish finder yet, and I don't have a trolling motor yet for the 18-footer. Anybody ever tried trolling with an 18' boat and 135-hp motor? If I simply put it in gear and motor forward at its lowest speed, do any of you think this will work? I could even adjust the trim so that the boat might motor even slower. Would this be hard on the motor? Don't want to harm the motor on the first trip fishing with it.
Whew, sorry for all the questions. Any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for all your help. I'll definitely post a report upon my return.
Have a good weekend all!
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I have not been up there yet this year. One word though bundle them kido's up!! Also it might not be as fun for them to cast and jig but who knows just keep them busy and entertained. Spots that I usually have good success sit fishing is the mud creek area and the renegade area about 30 or so yards from shore. Check in at the marina before you launch and look at the map and ask them questions as well as refil coffee/ hot chocolate. For trolling at the berry for trout slow is the key, I have never tried it with my main motor because i do not want to foul up the plugs. I am going out tomorrow so good luck to you and most important make sure the kids enjoy themselves otherwise they will not want to go again.
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I seriously doubt that you will be able to slow that boat down enough to troll using the main outboard without a trolling plate. You could keep putting it in and out of gear, but that wouldn't be the best on your equipment to do so. I think your best bet for the kids would be to bait fish with PowerBait and crawler marshmallow combination. Just be sure that you know which goes on first -- the crawler or the marshmallow (inside joke on BFT).
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You could always tie off 1 or 2 five gallon buckets behind the boat to slow your trolling speed. It is still hard on the motor thoughto idle for long periods of time. I don't use powerbait or worms any more at the berry because you have to release so many of the fish with the slot limit. As of saturday the fishing was very slow and the water temp was only 38 degrees. Hopefully you'll have better luck with the kids. I'm gonna wait a few weeks before I take the kids up there
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Hey prince, every time my father-in-law gets out the boat and takes us to Strawberry, which is usually several times every summer, we troll rapalas, in-line spinners(like rooster tails) and flatfish, and we do quite well for good sized cutts practically every time. He does not have a trolling motor either, he just uses the main engine at its very lowest speed possible. He doesn't put it in and out of gear, he doesn't have a trolling plate, no buckets to slow it down, nothing. And we do quite well. Now, who knows if it's ruining his engine or fouling his spark plugs I don't know much about that stuff, but we've never had a problem with his boat not starting or not running well in the last 3 years that I've known him. So that's what I'd suggest, take it or leave it. Trolling would probably be funner for the kids, since lots of casting with young kids usually equals lots of rat's nests, seats, gear, and people being hooked, crossed lines, snags, you get the idea.
Anyway, good luck out there and dress warm!
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I am going to Strawberry tomorrow afternoon. After being a member of BFT for over a year, I have learned alot, but the whole worm before the marshmellow or marshmellow before the worm still have me puzzled!!! Which one does go first Insite please !!! HEHEHEHEHEH [laugh][laugh][laugh]
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what I always do is just troll straight out from the marina right across the middle of the lake, using pop gear i like mini cow bells, or just a macks lure wedding ring and worm, if you use pop gear, i put the wedding ring behind it with a FAT crawler on it. you can catch cutts all day long, if you want to find some bows goto chicken creek west or up in the narrows area...fish near or on bottom with crawlers marshmallow combo, or power bait, that should net you some results...i always do well with those tacticts but I only go up a few times a year at most.....hope it helps a bit,
laters,
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Hey Princefisher, I took my daughter(8) her freind (8) and my son (11) up to the berry last sat.We fished from 10:30 to 2:30 and had fish on every 15 until the wind blew us off.We were using countdown repalas in rainbow and black over white.We were trolling at a fairly fast speed.However I wold take a couple of 5 gal buckets and tow behind if you need to,that method works well.By the way we were in the renegade/narrows area. Good Luck Lonnie
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the bucket trick works really well did that for a year also a good time for the kids is a wedding ring with a crawler woks well when drifting...have fun
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Hello, I went today float tubing with my 9 year old nephew, and all we did was let the wind and waves drift us around while dragging some streamer patterns. He's too young to kick in the big water, so I would kick out and drift back in. This might be fun for the kids, lots of fish, and great for you, very few rats nests. Just motor out and let the wind take you. It's always blowing one time or another at Strawberry.
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was up there last sunday we had three fish finders and covered alot of the lake didnt find any fish to mention anywhere other than in front of the outhouse in chicken creek west. we were drifting worms in the wind with a large splitshot about 2 feet up its 35 feet of water there we would drift from the west shore of the lake over to infront of the outhouse then run back to the west shore. we picked up 3 or 4 fish on every pass. the fish were diveded up half was 16 feet down the other half was 35 feet down on the bottom. i would try there it was the best spot we found on the lake. as far as trolling with your large outboard it might fowl the plugs trying to get it to slow enough to troll. besides with the water temp this cold you really need to troll extra slow i dont think u will do it. good luck and give us a update in your return.
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