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Nope. I popped a few fish a week ago pulling F7s on 3-ways on P4.

However, I think the best 3-way bite is yet to come. A bit warmer and a bit more color in the water will help big time.

Shane,

We caught a real nice two man limit yesterday pulling lead and three ways on 7. As long as the water’s open, it can be effective.

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Is 30 to 35 degree water temp to cold for pulling stickbaits on a three way rig?

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The water might be a bit hard at 30 degrees…

I’ve certainly had luck w/ water temps in the 35+ range, though.

I was on 7 yesterday and the temps were pretty consistant at right around 37-38. I verified this with the other boat in our group and they said they had the same kind of temps.

I’m not a scientist either, BUT I took a couple of classes at a Holiday Inn Express. The whole water freezing at 32 degrees is misnomer. ALL water will turn from a solid (think ice here)to a liquid ABOVE 32 degrees.

I pulled 3 ways this weekend with both cranks and ringworms. Both presentations caught a few fish this weekend for us. Water temp was around 37 degrees.

Hope that helps

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I was below petenwell, when I got there it said thirty and after a while it said 33. Like I said it could be my finder…

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I’m certainly not a scientist, either. And, sorry, I was just poking fun…not trying to get the post off-topic.

I wouldn’t hesitate to pull three ways in mid 30 degree water. In fact, some of my best luck w/ them has come on days when I was the only person “dumb enough” to be pulling three-ways when the water was “too cold”. Good luck!

Good question!

I would say let the fish tell you if that is the presentation they want and the only way to find out is to try it!

So we have no scientists on ido?

At least no rocket scientists!! But this ain’t rocket science either. Pull a 3-way just about any time of the year, in the right place, and with the right bait, and you’ll probably get bit.

So you don’t have to be a scientist to pull a three way? What about a jig and minnow?

I would say jig and minnow!

What about a split shot and hook?

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What about a split shot and hook?

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Like I said…I’m not a scientist. So, I haven’t even considered trying this one. WAY too many variables. Boat speed, current, wave action, line diameter, split shot weight and diameter, hook size and weight, bait size and weight…the list is endless…you’d need a PHD to fish a split shot and hook correctly.

Getting back to the original topic, what speeds do you guys recommend for pulling 3-ways? I have only used them a handful of times, but have had success everytime.

This time of year, 1mph is pretty much my standard. I usually use leadcore, so I have to vary my speed some to stay off the bottom, but with three ways or bottom bouncers 1mph to 1.5mph should work pretty well.

What size cranks are you pulling, and does that depend on time of year to match the forage ?? also with respect to rapala’s does the size 7 mean the the bait is 7 centimeters?

Water without any impurities and no movement will begin to freeze around 34 degrees and finish the freeze cycle at 32 degrees. Water that has impurities and or is moving will have freezing point depression and it will take a colder temp to solidify it. The ole Miss is by no means pure or stagnant and will likely get down to 25 to 28 degrees in the faster moving channel before freezing.

As for three way rigs though, I pulled then on Pool 8 during the snow storm on Good Friday and hammered 18 to 21″ eyes in a couple hours. The first 5 hours of jig fishing yielded 2 small eyes. I wasn’t pulling sticks though, I was pulling minnows against the current.

I do think that the size 7 is in reference to centimeters (of the bait, not including the lip). I tend to start with baits in the 3″ to 4″ range (which is the equivilant of a 7 to 9 rapala or a jr Thunderstick).

Those sizes will usually cover you for most of the year. I do tend to run bigger baits in the fall since there is so much forage around that the bigger baits tend to get hit more. 5 & 7 Shad Raps are a mainstay year round as well.

what size weight are you guys using right now?

How far below your swivel is your sinker?

How far back is your stick from the swivel?

lastly, do you troll downstream, upstream, or both?

I personally like trolling up and jigging down, but yesterday the wind was so strong that I had to go down stream to achieve the slowest speed.

Right now I have a 1 ounce bell sinker.
8″ dropper to the weight
18″ fluoro leader to the stick bait
Just like with dragging, I find out what the fish want as far as directon.
Last Friday I caught more fish by going cross current, but I was also having good luck going upstream.

6-10″ for the dropper, 36-42″ for leader length, upstream or cross current for me.

thanks guys, I just wanted to hear some numbers, that’s about right where I’m at, so I should be able to catch a few at least, right?

Thanks for the info guys

A couple of more questions though.
1)Do you have a swivel at the crank for more action or just go with a knot. If it’s a knot is it a rapala knot or one of the regular knots.

2) color favorites?

Thanks again, This site is great

I like to have a quik snap at the crank so I can change colors quicker.

As far as colors go: blue/chrome, black/gold, black/silver, and sometimes black/orange.

Hey Mike, shouldn’t you be fishing? You’re missing the best bite right now…

I run a snap. For colors, I like natural colors like gold/silver, silver/black, etc…

I will also run a wild colored one just to make sure that they’re not looking for something crazy. I like firetiger with a Pink head on them.

Yep, snap for me to

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Hey Mike, shouldn’t you be fishing? You’re missing the best bite right now…

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