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joesnuffy
you are so right when it comes to the trout trolling units, and think it takes away from the action on the pole...I have posted this before here somewhere. My favorite trout troll is a light or even ultra light pole with a regular swivel tied to the main line. Add about 36" of leader that is tied to either a small Needlefish or a small Kastmaster. Pinch 2-3 pea sized split shots just below the swivel and troll as slow as you can.
Its great fun, I dont like the typical trout trolls that are sold because with an average trout you are getting more fight reeling in you gear than from the fish.
Also, when trolling for trout try to never go in a straight line. As you turn the boat not only do you cover more area your outside lure will speed up and your inside lure will slow down gives different presentations.
Should be fine for some things but with a fender you don't want it to look like there is a fish on the whole time.Superb people. Keep the tactics coming.
It looks like everybody does something a little bit differant. I'm guessing the key is to go slow and to fish at the depth that the fish are.
My regular bank fishing trout rod is a 5.5 ft ugly stick. Super sensitive. Sould this work for pulling small stuff through the water or should i bump up to a little stiffer rod / longer rod?
well i guess there is only one way to find out for sure..... use it!
I supose i should bump out the line poundage on that reel though. I've got 4lb set up on it. I'll increase it to 6# and use a 4lb leader.
Superb people. Keep the tactics coming.
It looks like everybody does something a little bit differant. I'm guessing the key is to go slow and to fish at the depth that the fish are.
My regular bank fishing trout rod is a 5.5 ft ugly stick. Super sensitive. Sould this work for pulling small stuff through the water or should i bump up to a little stiffer rod / longer rod?
Take your fly rod with you, put on a woolybugger with a small softhackle dropper, put out about 75 feet of line troll nice and slow and have a ball catching fish. Use floating line with long leader.
You sure i shouldn't put a worm on there to?
I've seen guys do this before and at some point i imagine i'll try it too. But it's not fly fishing