#18 floaters

  • bucky12pt
    Isle Mn
    Posts: 953
    October 11, 2005 at 7:12 pm #1286922

    does anyone have a chart for #18 floaters?

    my trolling book doesn’t have it. and I lost 3 of them $8 lures this weekend

    I ended up going 50-60′ back I am guessing I was 5-7′ down??

    any help would be great!

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    October 11, 2005 at 7:34 pm #389199

    8′ = 52′
    9′ = 65′
    10′ = 82′
    11′ = 107′

    Maxed out at 11′. Remember this is for 10lb mono also.

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    October 11, 2005 at 11:31 pm #386058

    Kooty, at what speed? Slowing a floater will allow further distance per foot deep, right?

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    October 12, 2005 at 12:03 am #389241

    I’ll have to read the exact speed theory the bible is based on. I can’t remember the speed and how slowing or speeding up affects the lures. I do agree with your intial thought though.

    hooks
    Crystal, Mn.
    Posts: 1268
    October 12, 2005 at 2:13 pm #389354

    It’s based on 2.5 MPH.

    At least up by Knox point it is???

    jldii
    Posts: 2294
    October 12, 2005 at 4:39 pm #389408

    I heard that the “trolling bible” says with mono, depths won’t vary if you are over 1 mph.

    Jason_N
    St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
    Posts: 272
    October 12, 2005 at 8:24 pm #389463

    That was my understanding as well. But I’ve been wrong twice before!!

    dr_hook
    Minnestrista
    Posts: 203
    October 12, 2005 at 10:05 pm #389484

    There is a point where speed increase causes the crankbait to rise (i.e. you are trolling @ 2.5 mph and the depth becomes shallower that expected……you speed up to 4+ to cause the cranks to raise, thus not digging into the bottom).

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