Quote Originally Posted by Rees Guide View Post
What works best for me is the long pole on each side is furtherest forward and it runs the longest line as well, next pole is shorter with a shorter line and so on. I know some say the line closest to the boat should be the longest, boat spooks the fesh, I say BS, we had a battery issue the other day and had to use the big motor to troll, most of our fish were caught on the short pole running 25 feet of line out rite by the boat. Also, I run all rods off the side, nothing out the back. With the longer rods having the longer line out the fesh cant be brought in directly behind the boat without tangling any lines. Everyone has their own way but this is what's worked best for us so far.
i do it like reese(rods out the side ,longest rod with longest length of line out),and run the big motor alot and catch just as many fish with or without the bigmotor running