06-12-2024, 01:51 PM
(06-12-2024, 12:27 PM)RockyRaab2 Wrote: Paddler, I do have one rod holder I can mount to the left side. I hand-hold a rod on the right while I drive. With my 50-hp at idle, I go 2.5 mph and that's how I spent the day Monday. I can pull the same lures at the same speed and troll the same areas as others who are catching fish, and I get zip. Dunno. Maybe there's a warning in fish language on the bottom of my hull, LOL!
Frankly, I don't much care for trolling anyway. I'd much rather cast at targets and work lures back. I'll concentrate on Echo, East Canyon, Hyrum and similar lakes. I refuse to fish Pineview due to the insanity of how it's run.
Rocky,
I'd suggest you try your electric motor for trolling or else maybe planer boards. I had my electric motor controller go out on Willard recently so I used my big motor with a trolling plate and noticed a major decline in my success. Willard is so shallow that I think the boat noise moves the fish away from the boat when it passes with a big motor churning. Your electric may not go 2.5 but even a little slower should work if you can quiet things down in my opinion. That's my theory anyway.