Blue Runners

[saltshaker30]

Any of you guys slow trolling live blerunners, I want to know the differnt methods of the bridal. I seem to be drownding my baits fast?

[SeaBiscuit]

slow troll them nose hooked (or top lip hooked) for a good long while. Hardy baits. Could you be trolling too fast?
Biscuit

[Deep C]

The little scumbags are poorly behaved. Thats what the problem is. They wont take as much speed as gogs, tinks, hoos or even big pilchards just as simple as that. I usually don't bridle unless its rough. Just behind the head usually does the job. You can bridle through eyes if bumpy and going through nose will give you a touch more speed but they just don't like to behave. With them I just slow it a nootch from painfully slow to rediculously slow, almost washing abck on them in a head sea kind of slow. If not pressured they will actually out kick a gog and do a pretty good "oh shit ... a sail" dance if you treat em gentle...
Gog get my nod for a more durable wider speed range bait. Good ol live hoo can take 2+kts too. Even big pilchards are great at staying happy when hooked through the nose...

[gottaflylee]

Blue runners are like Elwifes are here. Work and last better if you drift with them. Fish love them both...you just can't go any where with them.

[BTH284]

Try bumping in and out of gear with them. I have used them before here a few times when we caught some "lost" ones with great success with this tactic.

One old live baiter trick I have done before on others boats to slow my troll is tie a 5 gallon bucket to the bow rail and let it drag under the rocker of the front of the boat. Just be sure to replace the metal handle with a rope handle first. Or even drop your tabs to "push" the bow down and through the water. But if it is bumpy this can be a bit wet.

Also, is you have a strong current or wind in the area over which you are fishing, head into it in idle. Then if you need to fish with the wind or current, just do like Capt Lee said drift back with it.

[WAHOONBOX]

WILL SOMEONE CLUE ME IN AS TO THE "LATEX COLORED RUBBERBAND" (VIRTUALY UNBREAKABLE) THAT I FOUND AT BILL BUCKLANDS FISHERMAN'S CENTER A WHILE BACK.....THE GUYS IN PALM BEACH INSERTED THEM INTO THE NOSTRIL IN ADVANCE OF PUTTING THE HOOK IN PLACE....ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS TAKE THE BAIT FROM THE LIVEWELL AND DO THE TWIST DA HOOK THING IN THE RUBBER.....NO HOOK WENT INTO THE RUNNER OR GOGGLE'


I BOUGHT PLENTY OF 'EM AND LOST THE ENTIRE BATCH BEFORE I GOT BACK TO CAROLINA


EXPENSIVE LITTLE BUGGERS

ANY IDEAS HERE?