04-06-2010, 11:57 AM
You may consider also checking the angle of your transducer. It should be level with how your boat sits in the water, not necessarily with the bottom of the boat. Also, the horizontal centerline of the bullet should be mounted slightly below the bottom of your boat to ensure the transom isn't blocking the front of the signal.
As for the trolling, differing speeds for different purposes obviously, but keep it on the slower side of things. Using a dodger or lake trolls (Pop Gear) are always pretty good for trout. Throw an 18" leader on the end of the dodger or pop gear and try wedding rings, crankbaits, swimbaits, or similar. Tipping them with a nightcrawler is usually always a fancy little nugget. Try to find underwater structure and maneuver your boat around it, humps, ridges, etc.
A good inexpensive start to get you to a depth easily is using lead core line. Then you can play with colors and depths long lining out there and be relatively consistent in the water column. Good luck, and don't worry it gets better!
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As for the trolling, differing speeds for different purposes obviously, but keep it on the slower side of things. Using a dodger or lake trolls (Pop Gear) are always pretty good for trout. Throw an 18" leader on the end of the dodger or pop gear and try wedding rings, crankbaits, swimbaits, or similar. Tipping them with a nightcrawler is usually always a fancy little nugget. Try to find underwater structure and maneuver your boat around it, humps, ridges, etc.
A good inexpensive start to get you to a depth easily is using lead core line. Then you can play with colors and depths long lining out there and be relatively consistent in the water column. Good luck, and don't worry it gets better!
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