All the RES we used to catch out of the family farm of any size were always below the little ones....so we had to get PAST the small ones to get the big ones.

We usually used a slip bobber set to depth and cast way out past where the fish were and then reeled it up to the right location. That way the bait never passed through the smaller fish.

Dale

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