Trolling for Bass

[Joey Dah Fish]

Just getting opinions. Glad to see people being passionate about fishing regardless of technique. It's seems all of us are very passionate about fishing that I can appreciate. People following their passion. I think about fishing probably 25-30 times a day.

[looneytuna]

Some people like vanilla. Some people like chocolate. I used to think I was a hot-shot fisherman when I was going out on party boats. Then I got my own boat and found out quick just how much of my success had been the result of the captain's skill rather than my own.

I like to troll! I'd rather spend a whole day dragging spoons and catching 1-2 big girls, than chum up a couple of dozen rats. Trolling is more about the hunt than the fight. The fish will almost always be lip-hooked, and with the heavier gear is landed more quickly. Makes for a quick release, with a good chance that the fish will swim away without harm, even if the person on the rod is inexperienced.

Bait fishing, especially clamming, is more likely to lead to gut-hooked fish. Gut-hooked fish are more likely to die after release. Add to that an inexperienced angler using too-light tackle and not being able to land the fish until it is exhausted, and the chances of mortality are high.

[1captainron]

Guess the rules are changing on here...How is this a fishing report?
With all the good fishing going on this is the best you can do Joe? Trying to piss people off just so the post can get STARS and plenty of hits?
I don't get it, the guys who PAY to be here suffer ever time this stuff stays up.

I sure do miss Mike, we had our differences at times, but he kept things the way they should be.

[Bass_Appeal]

I just see it as covering more grounds , bass move around , with tides especially being in this cooler water temps , I noticed on saturday when the tide went out they moved more out front when the tide came in they mived more to the back , so to anchor up right now and chum is almost a waste of time ,

[Joey Dah Fish]

Originally Posted by looneytuna

Some people like vanilla. Some people like chocolate. I used to think I was a hot-shot fisherman when I was going out on party boats. Then I got my own boat and found out quick just how much of my success had been the result of the captain's skill rather than my own.

I like to troll! I'd rather spend a whole day dragging spoons and catching 1-2 big girls, than chum up a couple of dozen rats. Trolling is more about the hunt than the fight. The fish will almost always be lip-hooked, and with the heavier gear is landed more quickly. Makes for a quick release, with a good chance that the fish will swim away without harm, even if the person on the rod is inexperienced.

Bait fishing, especially clamming, is more likely to lead to gut-hooked fish. Gut-hooked fish are more likely to die after release. Add to that an inexperienced angler using too-light tackle and not being able to land the fish until it is exhausted, and the chances of mortality are high.

I like that thought

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by 1captainron

Guess the rules are changing on here...How is this a fishing report?
With all the good fishing going on this is the best you can do Joe? Trying to piss people off just so the post can get STARS and plenty of hits?
I don't get it, the guys who PAY to be here suffer ever time this stuff stays up.

I sure do miss Mike, we had our differences at times, but he kept things the way they should be.

Ron - Where does it say on this forum that this page is for fishing reports only? It cleary states " Use this board to post all general salt water fishing information". It does not say for fishing reports only, nor does it say for sponsor reports only.

This is a public forum Ron.... If people want to talk about fishing methods they are free to and I encourge that. That's what brings people to the site and reading your reports.

[bunker dunker]

you can kill more fish trolling!!!!!! that's great. I have wasted all this time when I could be stacking them up like cord wood.tell me about this trolling
you speak of.

[ChaosStarter]

Originally Posted by bulletbob

you guys would HATE it up here.. EVERYONE trolls.. Trout and salmon.. They taste like garbage and you have to fish in 125-150 feet down in over 300 fow to catch them sometimes... When guys around here talk "fishing" they are talking strictly about down rigger or wire/dipsey trolling... Not my bag at all.. I hate it and thats why I drive down to the shore as often as I can.. I despise trolling, but in glacial lakes that are are 400 feet deep, its either that or catch nothing.. bob

Sounds like you need to do what my friends and I do when we go to Champlain. Catch up some bass and pike!

[Capt. Lou]

Originally Posted by bulletbob

you guys would HATE it up here.. EVERYONE trolls.. Trout and salmon.. They taste like garbage and you have to fish in 125-150 feet down in over 300 fow to catch them sometimes... When guys around here talk "fishing" they are talking strictly about down rigger or wire/dipsey trolling... Not my bag at all.. I hate it and thats why I drive down to the shore as often as I can.. I despise trolling, but in glacial lakes that are are 400 feet deep, its either that or catch nothing.. bob

Really what u describe is strictly a summer fishery most times, troll now with Lead outfits Flat line planers very exciting to get big fish many over 10#'s on light tackle practically on surface!!

[Capt. Lou]

Trolling as follows ;
263/4 # Brownie
356 BE
247 Yellow
993/4 wahoo
150 #+ SM
150# Tarpon
483/4 Striper
Just a few off top of my head !!
Capt Sal got it right if u fished the rip in the middle of nite trolling Pikies on short lines Dacron & a 40# Cow grab the plug it's more thrilling to me than a cow sucking in a bunker !! Not much skill there !! Plenty of skill to run patterns on the troll & only using a compass & chart to keep u from getting wave rolled on the beach !!!