what is a good speed for trolling for wipers and walleye

**laltec** · 06-12-2012, 07:12 PM

what is a good speed for trolling for wipers and walleye. Never really trolled being i have always owned a bass boat, but built a trolling bar for the back the doesnt require me to drill holes in my boat. It just bolts onto the jack plate so i can easily remove when not in use. So i figured i would go out and try sometime this weekend

**Ozark88** · 06-12-2012, 09:42 PM

Want to build me one?? LOL I am definitely no pro here but Kendall Strutt (who is a pro) did a seminar up at Waconda Boats this Spring that was very informative. He mainly slow trolls bottom bouncers with spinners or slow death rigs. If I remember correctly he always started out trolling around 1 mile an hour using his trolling motor and then experimented from there. I suppose your plate would allow you to run that slow with your big motor. If you are trolling cranks I would guess somewhere between 1 and 3 miles an hour, just depends on the day. I've read the speed doesn't vary the depth so much with the cranks but it does make a big difference on the action you get from them. Just my two cents worth and keep in mind, I'm relatively new at this, I'm sure others will chime in with much better info. Good Luck.

**KDAVID1** · 06-12-2012, 09:49 PM

we troll around 2-3mph with the big motor or 1.5 with the TM for white bass with cranks around here--usually load up.

**gabowman** · 06-12-2012, 09:57 PM

My son fishes almost exclusively live bait and if down lining he's trolling around .2-.4 mph. Pulling planers it's around .8-.9 mph.

**laltec** · 06-12-2012, 10:13 PM

so it sounds like i should try trolling with my bow trolling motor being my boat only slows to 2.5 with the outboard. Well ill give that a try... Kinda glad to hear that being i do have the terrova with i-pilot. And i can stay at the back while trolling instead of at the wheel. Thanks

**walleyecrazy839** · 06-12-2012, 10:22 PM

Let the fish tell you how they like it slow trolling works spinners & slow death .4 to 1.3 mph. Cranks 1.5 always works best but there are times when they like it buzzing at faster switch up youll find what turns them on.

**skinner80** · 06-13-2012, 06:42 AM

Hey guys just curious what is a trolling bar is that a poleholder? And what is the plate that allows you to go slower with the big motor that slabmaster was speaking of?