hey guys ive ran a setline at utah lake for about 3 years now and was wondering how many others have tried it? i made my own out of a 500 foot roll of paracord and tied drop loops with big barrel swivels on it to clip my droper clips to, i only use about 2 feet of drop line and a 6/0 or 8/0 circle hook typically with perch or white bass meat, anyone else have success doing this? ive had some awesome 50+ fish days and some other days they only hit the rod im not sure why.
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I have wondered what the interest is in using a setline (because one is still limited to the same limits as one fishing with a rod)? Is it just the challenge of seeing how many fish one can catch, or perhaps just doing something different?
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Couple things... yes I like to catch a lot of fish! Even though I throw most back, it’s interesting to try odd baits aka string cheese hotdogs chicken necks beef liver.... and I like rigging 15 hooks plus my two rods I feel it ups my odds of a big one biting, I’ve got hundreds and hundreds of channels at Utah lake but none over 14 pounds..... yet [  ]
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Thanks for explaining and I understand where you are coming from. I have had less than stellar luck hooking fish in the corner of their mouths with circle hooks (perhaps I haven't tried large enough hooks). What percentage of your fish, caught on your setline, are hooked in the corner of their mouths?
Curious, what else you have caught besides channels and mudders.
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Care to share anything you've learned about the various baits?
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The older I get the more I would rather be considered a good man than a good fisherman.
I’d say 95 recent are in the corner of the mouth, I choose big hooks to stay away from carp and smaller fish even tho once in a while you get a whitbass or bullhead that must just bite it the right way! Nothing like seeing a whitbass on a 8/0 hook! For baits perch and white bass are my go to, they work great they are easy to get also a cheap foam cooler with ice keeps them fresh, I find the fresh cut bait works a lot better than old rancid stuff others like to use.
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Sorry for all of the questions, but I'm the curious sort. Do you have the setline within eyesight and how often do you check it?
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yes ill wade out about waste deep pound a t post in tie it off then walk till the lines tight and pound another in to tie off the other side then clip all my hooks on and bait them, then ill go fish on shore, usually you can see them start splashing out there once you get a few on, if not ill go check in ever about 2 hours or so while I'm shore fishing, Utah law is you cannot be more than 100 yards away from the shoreline of where your setline is set, in Indiana we set several and check them the next day, its fun sometimes theres so many you cant even really rod fish by the time you have all your hooks baited you can feel them already tugging on it! ill have to make a little youtube video next time i go, im loading up to head to cj strike right now.
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Good luck on the big boys.
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Grew up fishing with trot lines in Kentucky. It was a good source of income for a poor family. And good eats too. I was about 8 to years old when I set my first trot line. Fished all day with worms to catch enough Bluegill to bait the lines. I was given a plywood boat by a elderly Black man that lived on the Kentucky River. I would ride my bike about 7 miles every day in the Summer to run my lines. When I got older and bought a better boat limb lines and jugging became my passion. Nothing like seeing a 20# Flathead tugging on a tree limb. But until I move to Texas next year guess I’ll just have to be satisfied with Channels. Tight Lines.
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Reading from the 2019 Fishing Guidebook, "When fishing with a setline, you must be within 100 yards of the surface or the bank of water you're fishing from."
The way I read this one could be way over 100 yards from the actual setline, but perhaps that is not what is intended.
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In the 50s my dad used throw lines in the Arkansas River. Anchored one end to the bank and heavy object about 100ft down the main line with about 15 hooks on each set. He would stretch them out down the bank before casting it as far as possible into the river. Seems like he caught everything: blues, flatheads, channel, sturgeon, paddlefish, drum, etc. Rumors of a dead black baby was also told as being snagged on the line. He had my older brother and I catch small bluegills for the bait out of a drainage ditch.
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Good fishing to all. Hue
I'm shore fishing but yes if I had a boat I'd set it then drive off somewhere else to throw my rods in
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From my preparedness perspective, setlines are a valuable option for the harsh times to come. Some into preparedness have their cattle or chickens roam or even behind fences, but they will be vulnerable to theft. Instead, I keep my wild fish deep underwater in lakes where they won't be seen by a passersby.
But, in these good times and without concerns of Zombies disrupting my fishing pleasure, I mostly enjoy a cast and retrieve style with lures combined with long hikes along the shore. I like to make long casts and fan out as I hike to locate fish and then fish where the fishing is productive.
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