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g00se · 07-26-2007, 08:06 PM

So I was fishing today with a 5 line umbrella.. 7 inch yellow shad..

my friend and i were trolling from an 18 ft. catamaran.. not exactly easy, but it got the job done..

I had multiple bites, but only landed one fish.. all shads were destroyed except for one, so i'm assuming they were all blues..

the bites seemed to happend when i was moving i'm guessing close to 3 knots..

was i doing something wrong using the umbrella that i only landed 1 fish? i thought i might have been going to fast, but i got no bites whe i was drifting slower than 3 knots..

4 of the 5 shad have just behind where the hook was ripped out..

and ideas??

07-26-2007, 08:06 PM	#1
g00se Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: milford Posts: 10	umbrella rigs.... So I was fishing today with a 5 line umbrella.. 7 inch yellow shad.. my friend and i were trolling from an 18 ft. catamaran.. not exactly easy, but it got the job done.. I had multiple bites, but only landed one fish.. all shads were destroyed except for one, so i'm assuming they were all blues.. the bites seemed to happend when i was moving i'm guessing close to 3 knots.. was i doing something wrong using the umbrella that i only landed 1 fish? i thought i might have been going to fast, but i got no bites whe i was drifting slower than 3 knots.. 4 of the 5 shad have just behind where the hook was ripped out.. and ideas??