I just started fishing with Leadcore last summer. I have had good luck with full cores down the chute, and taken a good number of fish on the presentation. However, In all my hours of trolling I have caught very few, to almost none on cores running off boards. Last Saturday for example I took 3 fish off my chute core, so after the second I swapped out a half on a board and put out a full on the board.
The chute full continued to take fish, but the one off the board did nothing, same spoon etc. I just don't seem to get many fish off my boards? What could I be doing wrong? This isn't normal is it?
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Patrick, I'm with you, man!! Last season I took 0...I mean 0 fish off a core on the boards. I figured that I am doing something wrong, too. Maybe our resident core expert can shed light to our delema.... Paulie??? HELP!!!!!!
Bill Brock
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Absolutely not normal behaivor off the boards, chute cores have their place as well. But core and flat lines on boards are in the water always for our spreads, if we have enough people we are running 3 boards with core per side.
Make sure you have let the core all the way out and are placing the board on the backing - the amount of backing out depends on the particular day but I general run boards pretty darned close to the end of the core - enough backing out to make sure the core is fully in the water.
Keep in mind the productivity of these cores are, in general terms, independent of the rigger/diver spread, not always but most of the time.
We need to think about the productivity of the chute core on certain days, and ofcourse none of this is hard and fast rules, but a tail gunner like that could be catching fish that have come into your spread and broken off and this poor single wounded fish comes crusing by a moment later and they can't resist it.
If the fish are spooky you want to make sure you run your cores on boards as far away from the boat as you are comfortable with and traffic will allow. Bottom line is stick with it, you'll find a way to make that a productive presentation.
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Sorry for the delay. been a tad busy around here. It sounds like you just need more cores! ahhaha
Chute core certainly has its days. I think of it as picking up the shy fish that might have come to the riggers or divers and not bitten, then here comes another lure all by itself and they can't resist. On boards however, the lure is off to the sides quite a bit and may or may not get those same fish. However, I think it is still really effective out there and its certainly easier to catch fish on riggers and divers with the core off to the sides. Another added benifit of core on boards is the rise and fall effect is exaggerated when the boat wiggles through the water. outside boards speed up more and inside boards slow down more type thing. I would say to keep trying on boards. I think you will find that most days it will do as well or better than a chute rod and certainly have less tangles with other fish.
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Greg- in response to your question about where I run the boards, yeah I normally put them about 6 - 10 inches above the knot. When you guys run cores off the boards are you normally running them with clean spoond, or do you use attractors or anything else on the rigs?
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I probably catch more fish on my cores that I run off boards than any other rig. I run spoons, flashers and J-Plugs. A #5 silver bullet J off a full-core during the middle of the day is a deadly combination! The #4 Dr. Death J is awesome too!
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MC, i think your problem is the distance you clip you core. try to have 4-10 FT after the core and then clip the board. Also what lb core are you running?? that may also effect the boards.
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