Rigging a bottom bouncer1/17/2024 ![]() For example, measuring out around 20 feet of line between board and the bottom bouncer (Rock Runner) weight is nearly a perfect setting for 16 to 18 foot humps. Using a larger weight, in the 2 ounce class, in order to stay as vertical as possible, let out just a tad more line than the spine depth tops. The best way to accomplish this is by staying as vertical as possible with your set up. The rigging trick here is to set out just enough line below the planer board so it will catch, or better termed “tick”, the top of these spines, yet not get hung up. Trolling ever so slowly, once any bottom contact is made, you can literally drag an armada of tempting tidbits across these spots and find these small groups of walleyes that are utilizing these spines. This problem is easily solved by repeated trolling passes using this board/bottom bouncer/crawler harness system. The small spines are holding the fish, but they are somewhat difficult to stay on top of and pinpoint precisely in open water. The mid lake rock/gravel structure is very large with a number of smaller “spines” topping out in the 14 to 18 foot range however, most of the rock/gravel structure is much deeper at 22 to 26 feet. This is precisely the situation Joe is faced with in this segment. This is when board trolling a spread of crawler harnessed spinner rigs anchored to bottom bouncing weights off planer boards is the key way to catch them. When these mid lake humps are small, one can usually do quite well jig fishing them, but more so these humps tend to be large. ![]() For example, if a lake typically thermoclines at 22 feet, humps in the 18 to 22 foot range are most apt to hold fish, while shallower cropping structures will be less productive. More often than not, the best humps top off at a range near the lake’s thermocline. ![]() Usually, by late August many walleyes in deep clear lakes begin to leave their summer home ranges,suspended over deep open water, and migrate onto nearby rock and gravel humps. Mid lake rock humps topping out in the 16 to 22 foot range. Scenario: Warm, misty overcast evening in August. ![]()
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