07-25-2012, 10:34 PM
Tried trolling at LP today. I have dragged a few lures behind a boat before, but this was my first time really trolling. My buddy recently purchased some gear, so after fishing for other species we gave it a shot. It started getting hot by the time we started, so we only trolled for a couple hours.
Took a while to figure out the right depth. We got a few hits, my friend got one to the boat but it got off, then he finally landed one. His first one ever. We took off shortly after that. I think it was a pretty nice one, at 17 3/4 in.
We were just running mono, using a lake troll with a wedding ring. Just starting out, we were pretty unsure of our trolling depth. Should leadcore be the next purchase, or would a line counter reel be more effective?
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Took a while to figure out the right depth. We got a few hits, my friend got one to the boat but it got off, then he finally landed one. His first one ever. We took off shortly after that. I think it was a pretty nice one, at 17 3/4 in.
We were just running mono, using a lake troll with a wedding ring. Just starting out, we were pretty unsure of our trolling depth. Should leadcore be the next purchase, or would a line counter reel be more effective?
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