Trolling a lure

[richj]

Does anyone regularly troll a lure behind their yak ?

What sort of distance behind you ?

Do you catch much ?

What sort of depth diver do you use ?

Many thanks

Rich

[SEAJUNKY]

Hi Rich

I do But as yet I havn't caught a thing yet.?

[richj]

I think Topcat prefers to fish this way, he did mention it last Sunday but i did'nt really get a chance to pick his brains.
Hopefully he'll log in soon and teach us his magical ways ;D

[topcat]

HI Rich
I allways troll either feathers or a plug ,regarding distance I would think about eighty or more yards ,less with feeathers depending on the lead i am using. With not having fishfinder when you troll it helps to find rough ground, when your stuck on the bottom you have found , I try to remember the rough i find it tends to produce more fish .

I suppose everybody has their own method.

cheers tony.

[moniar]

I usually troll small shrimp rig when after mackeral - only about 25 yds behind yak with 2 or 3 oz weight, which keeps it mid water at my normal slow paddle speed. I have had mackeral using this method at Porthdafarch and more recently at Benllech. I have tried trolling a dextor wedge and a surface lure too but nothing on them to date.

[topcat]

Thinking about it ,25 to 50 yds is more realistic. like the size of my fish I tend to exaggerate
on the top side.

cheers tony.

[jonnychaos]

Rapala trolls (trawls ) a lure behind his yak, not sure his success rate but I have seen him do it on the times I have been out with him

John

[richj]

So it does work then
And a nice tip from Topcat for those without a fishfinder.

[jonnychaos]

yeah definetly but yuou have to remember to set your drag light or else could be snapped quickere than you can react or even a lost rod.

John

[THURSOMAN]

Hi to all. Very interested in this form of fishing. (Trolling)
Wondering how you guys detect takes? Do you set drag low and listen for the clicks or do you simply wait till your kayak is dragged dackwards? lol
I notice from pictures you take more that one rod. Can you use two rods at same time when trolling? For example you could have a plug on one and feathers etc on other.
Or do you simply take different rod depending on method you choose at given time?
Any help and advice very much appreciated.

[richj]

I think having more than one rod is more to do with when you get to your mark.
Then you can have one rod baited fishing the bottom and another maybe lure fishing or flyfishing rather than just sitting waiting for a bite.
The trolling/trawling? idea is just a way to improve your odds of catching as you have bait in the water even when paddling between marks.
Maybe having two rigs out behind you could be asking for a tangle unless you could fish them well apart, but could be possible

[spongebob.]

had a nice bass last year trolling over rough ground on a dexter plug about 6 pounds. Best reels are shimano baitrunners as you can set baitrunner tension and hear if a fish takes or you snag bottom. Also keep an eye on your rod tip which will have a different action if your lure has picked up the smallest piece of weed