Steelhead Steelhead tournament 10-9-16 Results

[Levelwind]

Started tournament at 7:30 in PIB due to some intel that a few trout were caught there and lake was too rough to run deep. Not a bite. At 10:30 we went lakeside in front of Lampe Marina and off south pier one 4 pounder on first pass then nada. I did see one jump several times next to south pier. Break down like this 12 boats fished. Only 8 fish weighed in. Winner caught two off Twenty Mile. Now it's deer time. 

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[Jim dorrance]

I normally troll for walleye ,what do I do to target steelhead, I run leadcore and copper 4 eyes.thanks 4 the info.

[Levelwind]

Stick or crank baits. Flatlined or fished off inline boards. Go to bait is orange jointed rapala J-7or J-9 fished either way. Water clarity is key. Cloudy or murky the best because you can get away with flatlining starting at 45' back. My starting line up is OJR and a  black Blackmore flat and orange Blakemore and orange Bomber off inlines. If fishing off tribs and you can see bottom in 10 fow. Everything will have to be stretched back. Some guys use slhallow Jr. Thundersticks or little Rippers. But the color scheme is the same.  Orange, Black and Firetiger are solid producers in the murk. 

Good Luck

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[Jim dorrance]

Thank you for the reply.   R u talking Blakemore roadrunners like for crappie? Thanks again LW.

[Levelwind]

Blakemore Troubleshooter is their official name. Popular in the 80's. Poor Richard's in Fairview PA at one time had NOS. Give him a call for availability. 

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[Jim dorrance]

LW. Thanks.