Thread: I don't get trolling

I have always enjoyed the thrill of making the cast and feeling the thump of the bite and setting the hook on crappie and any other species of fish I fish for. It is very exciting to work the jig finding the right depth etc and hitting pay dirt when you figure them out. The perfect cast when you know deep down that you are going to catch one.... nothing like it to me.

I will admit I have never trolled for fish just wandering what thrills you guys that do get out of it. Might open my eyes to something I am missing.

My main reason for trolling is that in a lot of my lakes up here in Iowa, the fish tend to scatter in the mid summer months. With trolling, or more often drifting, I can cover more water and thus catch more fish.

DONT DO IT! Once the spider bites you its over! Worse than a bad drug habit! Your lucky you dont get it. I got it and now i cant get rid of it!

You can't beat a good single poling trip. On a lake you don't know anything about, trolling can help establish a pattern quicker. Both are fun, just in different ways.

That advice is what a friend told me one time about golfing one time. Thank Goodness I have resisted that trap.

I would like to have more of a reason than that. If it is just to catch more fish I can put out a trot line and jugs. I figure there has to be more to it than that cause so many folks do it.

Originally Posted by Fastdrop

That advice is what a friend told me one time about golfing one time. Thank Goodness I have resisted that trap.

I would like to have more of a reason than that. If it is just to catch more fish I can put out a trot line and jugs. I figure there has to be more to it than that cause so many folks do it.

Thanks for the welcome!!

I think this board is going to suit me just fine. So far the answers have been better than I could of hoped for. I know deer hunters who love to sit on a power line and shoot deer at 100 to 200 yards. They seem happy with the results and they usually are successful but I like to call them shooters instead of hunters. Give me the deep woods and let me get one with buckshot and I am a happy camper although i go a few years without pulling the trigger because I can't get a good shot or just don't find him that year.

I am convinced by the answers that there is much more skill to trolling than I was thinking it was.

If you're catching all the fish you want and having fun doing it, there ain't no need in changing just because someone else does it. When your fishing time is limited, you can maximize your opportunities by trolling. However, especially at this time of year, a good single poler can't hardly be beat.

Welcome to the board. If you want to learn any style of crappie fishing, you can find out about it here.

Eight poles up front. Five of them hooked up in a 30 second span. There's nothing quite like it!

Originally Posted by Tony McCall

Eight poles up front. Five of them hooked up in a 30 second span. There's nothing quite like it!

and those five have 1 1/2 to 2 lbers all on them at one time. Tony has it for me its those rod tips all going down at one time or very quickly in a min or less. Fun Stuff

You can cover more water in a short amount of time. This is especially good for a tourney fishermen. I enjoy both and believe there is a time and place for both strategies.