New boat owner--Need Advice

[Kate]

HI Guys,

I am new to the website/forum and can't believe information in this space! wow. We have a new (used) boat owners (23' Angler walk around). We have been fishing cape cod bay (billingsgate primarily). We have been doing well...keepers every w/e...including a 42"er. I caught my first one a couple of weeks ago...29". A very, very exciting moment for me. Anyway...

Now that the warm, warm, hot weather has arrived...we know the fish have gone to deeper water. We had been around 25-30 feet/wire line/jigging-3 ozs./2.5-3.0kts) and it had been working for us.

This w/e when we tried to go to 40-50 ft. we couldn't get to bottom. Talked to a charter capt. and he told us to slow WAY down...as slow as we can go...

Any other advice? The season had been off to such a great start...I don't want it to end !!

help is appreciated...

thanks !

[StripperSearch]

If you're trolling, try driving in a zig zag pattern... that will slow you down also.

[Kate]

hi,

Yes, we are trolling...I actually like trolling...I am normally the driver, and the only thing I HATE about it is lobster traps. urgh.

[StripperSearch]

I hear you there Kate!! you have to really be careful around those pots. however, i bet those lobstermen know what they're doing - traps probably means there's rocks and structure down there where lobsters (and bass!) hang out.

i also like to let my lines out far enough so that whatever you're trolling can get down deep

[macojoe]

Ffor deep water you have to let more wire out!! Also go up to a 5oz Jig!! This should get you down there. You need a lot of wire out for 40 to 50 feet water. I say 300' at least

Good luck!