mini trolls what do you guys think?

[salmonite]

i have a 16 ft boat that i mostly use for walleye but i was going down to keuka for some camping and my buddy told me that i would be able to take my boat out on keuka and grab some lakers. i have no riggers so i was thinking of picking up a couple of mini trolls from a buddy. anybody have experience with them? do you like them etc..

[ray koziatek]

minis will work ok, seeing you wally fish you must have some of those bottom bouncers and know how to keep it on bottom try a 15 to 20lb test x10 ft leader behind one,gr dolphin,silver/brass hammerd 44,stinger spoons nat colors (scorpions)superman will work,if ya get a rigger grn mtn dew spindocter w green fly will work great siggs riggs flys are a preference as they hold up real good down 75 to 80 ft ,and a worm harnes at 25ft if ya got a spare pole should or could get ya a monster smallmoulth with a planner off to the side.

[Trolling Keuka]

They should work fine...as long as the trout are willing to bite. Try some dipsy divers too. Are you going to be fishing the Branchport arm of Keuka Lake?

[salmonite]

yeah we are going to be at the state camp site. do you guys use wire for the dipseys?

[Trolling Keuka]

I don't yet. Right now I have 20# flea flicker line on a 8' pinnacle dispy diver rod. I was wondering if I should switch over to wire. This is the 1st year I have used dipsy divers so I am still learing. The northern part of the Branchport arm seems to be a hot spot right now. I'm in 60 -80 FOW trolling east and west.

[salmonite]

thanks man!! i will be trolling 30lb wire.. i think its overkill but that is what i got.. normally used on the big pond. i also have 10ft 6 heartland rods for my dipsies. going to look weird off of a 16ft boat but who cares. i will tell you how it goes. any color flies or spoon combos been workin? green been hot on ontario

[Trolling Keuka]

Jointed rapalas have been working well on the dipsy divers. Spoons with a white belly also work good.

[salmonite]

i will try it. how long of a leader from the dispey to the rap, what color raps? thanks again

[Trolling Keuka]

I use about a 6' leader. Fire tiger, black/silver, black/bronze, blue/white, and perch have worked well. I have even picked up some nice small mouth on the dipsy and rapalas.