Trolling in a boat is one of the most effective ways to catch fish. You are able to cover a lot of water and repeat productive areas.

Trolling Techniques:

• Lure Action
• Speed
• Lure Types

Speed will determine the action of your lure and the depth, at which it runs. More speed will provide more action and cause your lure to run closer to the surface.

Running a lure too fast will cause it to fun abnormally and not attract the fish. Too slow will cause little or no action at all. I like placing the lure in the water next to the boat, so I can see what is happening. I vary my speed, to see the lure’s response.

There are two different types of lures. Swimmers: which look like a swimming or wounded fish, and Spinners: which cause a vibration in the water resembling an insect or wounded fish.

Fish seldom swim in straight lines. By trolling in an “S” type pattern you will have better results, because the lines on the inside of the turn, will slow down and sink. Those lines on the outside, will speed up and rise slightly.

I also like to place the motor in neutral to allow my lures to sink to a lower depth. When I re-engage the motor the lures will start working again, but at a lower depth.

Make sure you make your turns wide and slow. Abrupt turns will tangle the lines. Once this happens, you are no longer fishing. You are simply dragging junk in the water.

You go fishing for fun and relaxation, not the frustration of untangling lines or cutting and retying

See You At The Dock

Ken Bear Cole