Wow, that was a rough day for my boat as well. 7 hours of jigging, pulling cranks, Dubuque Rigs, Denver Rigs, back trolling, and pitching hair. Could not buy a bite. This was my first trip on the river and the current was much stronger that I expected. I learned a bunch but only opened up more questions.

1.) If you want to just drift with the current and jig, what are the reccommended jig weights?

2.) Quite a people pulling cranks on Sunday does this technique still work into the fall?

3.) Now that the river temps are at or below 55 degress (the dreaded turn-over temps on inland lakes). What will change on the river as far as movements, locations, and presentations?

Also, what I have just read is you are moving to a larger weight to take a smaller crank down deep in combination with dragging and jigging. With the Dubuque rig do still have a jig and plastic or is it a bell sinker? Also, is this presented in a drift and jig approach or are you still motor trolling? If motor trolling, what speed with a Dubuque rig? Is the switch to a Dubuque Rig triggered more by a depth/location issue or is it a switch to a required slower/vertical presentation issue? Any suggestions of weight and lure type for a Dubuque rig?

Thank you for the heads-up … No minnows on pitching bucktail , River Rat Man-Law !!!! :]

Great information. Looks like Sunday will be the day. If you see a 16′ green pro V and I look like I don’t know what I am doing, this will be me. This denver rig has me intrigued. What are the trolling speeds on it? Also, are people tipping their hair jigs with minnows? Good luck to everyone this weekend.