09-02-2010, 11:17 PM
And I've made the fatal mistake of NOT using a swivel when trolling - even if I had a lure I thought was belly heavy and wouldn't spin. WRONG! Jigs right up there - several reels of twisty twisty line - that needs some respooling!
As for spooking the fish - I used to worry a lot more about that, but since getting into trolling, and the whole pop-gear business plus, seems like you're after as much flash and vibration as you can muster. Be a whole school of bait-fish, not just a single tasty morsel. And don't get me started on the downriggers "song". They can hum a tune, no doubt!
I've really come to believe there are a LOT more fish out there watching and taking random stabs at our lures, maybe without even touching them - than we might realize. Heck I've even had fish strike at a bubble bobber dragged along the surface. Seems; if it moves they'll probably check it out.
Conversely - if visibility is good - any excess flash/noise -split shots/swivels that pass before a lure arrives - might set the mood before temptation is even presented.
Would love to get an underwater camera, and find out!
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As for spooking the fish - I used to worry a lot more about that, but since getting into trolling, and the whole pop-gear business plus, seems like you're after as much flash and vibration as you can muster. Be a whole school of bait-fish, not just a single tasty morsel. And don't get me started on the downriggers "song". They can hum a tune, no doubt!
I've really come to believe there are a LOT more fish out there watching and taking random stabs at our lures, maybe without even touching them - than we might realize. Heck I've even had fish strike at a bubble bobber dragged along the surface. Seems; if it moves they'll probably check it out.
Conversely - if visibility is good - any excess flash/noise -split shots/swivels that pass before a lure arrives - might set the mood before temptation is even presented.
Would love to get an underwater camera, and find out!
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