Muskie Guy's Lure Dive Chart

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Tuff Shad 5 inch

Running depths trolled @ 4.5 mph, with 65 lb super braid and a 3' 50 lb mono leader with your rod tip touching the water.
  • 25' of line = 9' deep
  • 30' = 10'
  • 36' = 11'
  • 42' = 12'
  • 50' = 13'
  • 110' = 18'

    • Tuff Shad 8 inch

    Running depths trolled @ 4.5 mph, with 65 lb super braid and a 3' 50 lb mono leader with your rod tip touching the water. (not exact)
  • 15' of line = 8'deep
  • 22' = 10'
  • 30' =12'
  • 40' =14'
  • 50' = 16'
  • 60' = 18'
  • 70' = 20'

    • Big Game Scuba 5 inch

    Speed 4 to 4.5 mph with 50 lb braid:
  • 15' ft of line gets you 6 feet deep.
  • 25' gets you 9'
  • 40' gets you 12'
  • 60' gets you 16'
  • 85' gets you 20'

    • Big Game Scuba 7.5 inch

    Speed 4 to 4.5 with 50lb braid:
  • 22' feet of line gets you 10 foot deep
  • 50' gets you 18'
  • 65' gets you 20'
  • 85' gets you 25'
  • 125' gets you 30'


    • Big Game Scuba 10 inch

    Speed 4 to 4.5 with 50lb braid:
  • 55' gets you 20'
  • 75' gets you 25'
  • 125' gets you 33'

    Big Game Twitcher 6 inch

    Speed 4 to 4.5 with 50lb braid:
  • 20' gets you 2'
  • 60' gets you 3''

    Big Game Twitcher 9 inch

    Speed 4 to 4.5 with 50lb braid:
  • 25' gets you 6'
  • 40' gets you 9'
  • 60' gets you 12'

    Big Game Twitcher 12 inch

    Speed 4 to 4.5 with 50lb braid:
  • 20' gets you 4'
  • 40' gets you 6'
  • 120' gets you 14'

    Boss Shad 5 inch

    Speed 4.5 mph with 50 lb braid:
  • 20' ft of line gets you 9 feet deep.
  • 30' gets you 10'
  • 40' gets you 12'
  • 50 gets you 14'
  • 60' gets you 16'
  • 143' gets you 23'
  • 180' gets you 25'
  • 200 gets you 28'


    • Boss Shad 7 inch

    Speed 4.5 mph with 50 lb braid:
  • 20' ft of line gets you 10 feet deep.
  • 40' gets you 14'
  • 60' gets you 19'

    • Muskie Train MX 6
    Based on 50# braid at 4mph
  • 50' gets you 9'

    • Muskie Train MX 7.5

  • 25' gets you 10'

    • Muskie Train MX 9

  • 100' gets you 20'

    • Muskie Train MX 12

  • 100' gets you 25'

    • Muskie Train Diesel

  • 100' gets you 20'

    • Muskie Train MF Shad

  • 65' gets you 9'

    • Muskie Trian Loco Shad

  • 60' gets you 13'

    • Muskie Train Mordas Minnow

  • 50' gets you 8'

    • Muskie Train Big Ed

  • 50'gets you 8'

    • Super "M"

  • 85' gets you 22'

    • Muskie Train High Rail

  • 45' gets you 7'

    • Muskie Train Low Rail

  • 100' gets you 18'

    • B&M Custom Baits

    SPEED IS AT 4.5 MPH WITH 50# POWER PRO
  • 5” B. M. SHAD 100’ OF LINE = 17”
  • 5” B. M. SHAD 2X 25’ OF LINE = 10’
  • 5” B. M. SHAD 2X 80’ OF LINE = 20’
  • 5” B. M. SHAD 2X 100’ OF LINE = 25’
  • 7” B. M. PERCH 100’ OF LINE = 16’
  • 7” B. M. PERCH 2X 40’ OF LINE = 15’
  • 7” B. M. PERCH 2X 110’ OF LINE = 25”
  • 7” B. M. SCORIPION 90’ OF LINE = 23’
  • 8” B. M. STINGER 50’ OF LINE = 22’
  • 8” B. M. STINGER 80’ OF LINE =30’
  • 8” B. M. STINGER 100’ OF LINE = 34’

    • Fatfingers Rocket Shad

    65 lb braid + 3’ 100 lb fluoro leaders with rod tips in water
  • 22’ goes 8’ deep
  • 30’ goes 10’ deep
  • 51’ goes 12’ deep

    Fatfinger’s Flatshad

  • 22’ goes 9’ deep
  • 26’ goes 10’ deep
  • 42’ goes 12’ deep

    • Fatfinger’s Threadfin Shad

  • 21’ goes 10’ deep
  • 30’ goes 12’ deep

    • Frankie 10 incher

    Speed 4mph using 80# braid
  • 42 feet of line get you 14 foot deep
  • 55 gets you 16
  • 65 gets 18
  • 70 gets 22
  • 85 gets 25

    • Frankie 12 inch

    Speed 4mph using 80# braid
  • 60 gets 20
  • 65 gets 22
  • 80 gets 26
  • 95 gets 30
  • 140 gets 35

    • Wishmaster 12 inch

  • 53 gets 21
  • 65 gets 25