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Its much deeper than that. Its anywhere from an inch to about five feet deep extending out about 30 ft from the shoreline and then drops off really quick- Which I can see easily- its a very clear lake. The name of the lake is "Little Deep". Its little, and it is deep

Until today I thought I had an accurate depth map of my Grandmas lake. Turns out there are two lakes with the same name and similar shape. ;D Its okay though, the water is clear enough to see at least 10 or more feet down, but Im wondering how deep it really gets in parts. Its a small lake so we just have a simple rowboat with a trolling motor on it, no depth finder for me I do have a large orange weight (well, in comparison to other weights) that looks like it clips onto a line. I didnt buy it, I found it in my dads tacklebox and I doubt he knows how to use it- So how do I use it? Also- Since its supposodly a deep lake Im going to try dropshotting- since I have no fish finder how high should I place the hook? Should I go with 18-24 inches like some guides suggest? Or go higher? One last question- Would a northern strike a dropshot rigged plastic like a bass would? If so is there a way I can rig it with a wire leader?

Lake of the Woods, thats a beautiful lake. I would throw a deep diving crankbait, I did that over Memorial weekend, did pretty good, except I caught mostly pike, and Im sure you will have the same issue. Would a swimbait work also? Ive never really used one before. Thats the next thing to add to the tacklebox.