Port Bruce today

[fishin fool]

61 to 64 ft of water, lots of knock offs but no fish, 1 sheepshead

 

[stomp]

61 to 64 ft of water, lots of knock offs but no fish, 1 sheepshead

Geeze, that's some bad luck these days @fishin fool , but the report is appreciated nonetheless!

 

[Ticker]

Some days it's a struggle, it can only get better from not catching, that's the way I look at it
Surly you will get them next time

 

[one.last.cast]

That's surprising for you to have so many knockoffs without hooking up. How fast were you trolling? I don't remember ever having a knock off on Erie. Most of the time we have to manually release the riggers to check for fish.

 

[Wave Runner]

That's surprising for you to have so many knockoffs without hooking up. How fast were you trolling? I don't remember ever having a knock off on Erie. Most of the time we have to manually release the riggers to check for fish.

That was the norm yesterday for us as well. They were hitting extremely light more so than I can ever remember. The day before they were inhaling our lures not so yesterday. It was an unusually weird experience so I know exactly where @fishin fool is coming from.

 

[Wave Runner]

Very frustrating I know but just stick with it @fishin fool hopefully things will come around as it did for us yesterday.

 

[wildeye rainbow]

We were getting a lot of light hits as well.
Try tipping a spoon with a worm with the tail dangling. Seemed to work for us on Wednesday.

WR

 

[hvyhaul]

61 to 64 ft of water, lots of knock offs but no fish, 1 sheepshead

What method?

Dipsy, rigger, LC?

 

[fishin fool]

Dipsies and riggers

 

[Teddy69]

Dipsies and riggers

On the days they are hitting that light I continue to troll at 2.5-2.7 but I change my bigger spoons and RRF’s and put on 2” Michigan stinger spoons I’ve got several different colours that often seems to get more fish hooked

 

[Derkd9]

On the days they are hitting that light I continue to troll at 2.5-2.7 but I change my bigger spoons and RRF’s and put on 2” Michigan stinger spoons I’ve got several different colours that often seems to get more fish hooked

interesting I'll have to try the smaller spoons.. Ive used them randomly with no success on them but i never thought to try them when the bite is really light

 

[Teddy69]

interesting I'll have to try the smaller spoons.. Ive used them randomly with no success on them but i never thought to try them when the bite is really light

Ya when it’s game on it pointless to use it normally just means you hook smaller fish but if the bite is light or mid day slowdown I switch up a few rods to the smaller spoons

 

[hvyhaul]

The only thing I've done on a really frustrating day is adding a stinger hook.

I find it works but the pre-made ones don't last very long.

I'll be tying up a few of my own during the off season, I still have a few store stingers left.