Thread: Lee Lake

Originally Posted by luvin.fishin

You using 18 footers? My arms can't handle it! LOL Those 16' BnM trolling rods are all I want and I have to cinch up on 'em to bring in a good fish on short lines most times. Whatcha' gyin' do wif' thet 1654F&F? It fer sale?:D

I just keep the drags set light and pull line out while raising the rod tip and it brings the fish right up to the boat......becomes automatic after a while. I usually use two 18' tightline specials straight out to the sides, two 16' Capps & Coleman's in the front and two to four 16' Prostaff's in the middle spots. That lets me cover about 40 feet of water. If I sold the F&F I would just buy a smaller boat to get into places the Triton won't go. Which is what I may do because believe it or not, there are some places I can't really get the F&F into real easily at times. Sometimes a 14-15 footer with a 15 hp motor is just the ticket. Plenty of rod holders and a hand-controlled TM up front would work well! I have a buddy in Crossett who trolls who will carry chest waders when he has to get out and pull his flatbottom across the shallows to get into a certain fishing hole during low water. A larger boat like the F&F would be out of luck.

Originally Posted by luvpt

I just keep the drags set light and pull line out while raising the rod tip and it brings the fish right up to the boat......becomes automatic after a while. I usually use two 18' tightline specials straight out to the sides, two 16' Capps & Coleman's in the front and two to four 16' Prostaff's in the middle spots. That lets me cover about 40 feet of water. If I sold the F&F I would just buy a smaller boat to get into places the Triton won't go. Which is what I may do because believe it or not, there are some places I can't really get the F&F into real easily at times. Sometimes a 14-15 footer with a 15 hp motor is just the ticket. Plenty of rod holders and a hand-controlled TM up front would work well! I have a buddy in Crossett who trolls who will carry chest waders when he has to get out and pull his flatbottom across the shallows to get into a certain fishing hole during low water. A larger boat like the F&F would be out of luck.

Oh I definitely believe it! I did exactly what you're talking about except I use a 54# thrust foot controlled trolling motor. Went to ALWELD and got a 14x42 flatbottom with the front deck for really tight places and put an 18HP Nissan elect 4-stroke on it. It's under 400 pounds total weight and I can drag it without too many problems if it's slick. Save the glass boat for open and rough water trolling.