How to fish lures deep in a lake

[MtnMuley]

Run a dropshot set up.  Instead of tying on the hook, tie on the Panther Martin/etc. That will get you down quick and allow you to fish vertically as well. 

[johng]

Wow!  Thanks for all the great responses!   

Now I just need to figure out which method(s) to try.   

[206]

Smoke lake kokes and baker socks with 2 oz lead - 4' leader - dodger - and short leader to hooks.

2oz gets down 30' easy if trolling slow.  I drag a drift sock for that.

Step up to 3 oz if need deeper, but braid and the right gear will be a great asset.


forgot to mention:  Only one electric downrigger on my boat for ME, but my wife has out fished me many times using the above.  Pinks 30' down in the salt too.

[Kola16]

Do you have to use a lure? Why not just drop a crawler to the bottom 

[206]

3 labs and thats all you got?  Hot dogs ain't good either.

[Kola16]

3 labs and thats all you got?  Hot dogs ain't good either.

  Only Kola is mine (on the left). The yellow lab (Buddy) belongs to a friend of mine, and he is way to out of shape to be my dog (110 lbs.). Caboose is the chocolate lab, and it is a dog that is missing part of it's brain (my cousin's dog). But.......I love them all so they all are on there...............back to the topic.