Pier head trolling

[jayme74]

When trolling off pier heads (Olcott) do most people flat line. I would like to try it this fall. I was thinking of running rapalas or j-plugs. Anybody run snap weights. I'm an Erie walleye fisherman so any info would be greatly appreciated.

I do not have down riggers mostly run lead or dipsys

[pvelyk]

Long lining techniques and combat trolling are not a great combo.

[jayme74]

so run nothing further then 50feet behind the boat

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[Missdemeanor]

You can run short cores without a problem 3 or 5 colors... Do not run big boards.... I put surface stuff on birds, or inlines... Easy to bring closer to boat in traffic.

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[jayme74]

just looking to run two rods at night in front of pier I have short cores

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[ifishy]

short cores are deadly for that kind of trolling.  i like to run a 2 colors that way i can swing in shallow and have lots of manuverability around boat traffic also easy to bring in quick if you hit one.  up untill this year that was the only king trolling I could do. both fish in my profile pic came off a short core right infront of the piers.  the big one hit so hard it actully started the boat turning

[K Gonefishin]

I'm going to try inline weights with j plugs and just run inline boards tight to the boat on short leads I'll run riggers as well

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