Quote Originally Posted by Release to the Grease... View Post
Yep, that's it. I get a limit every single time that way, I'm pretty sure every other troller does too. I wish.

You have to:
- figure out the depth

- the speed

- the color

- manage the wind

- learn how to see the bite - which is probably about 75% of the equation on spider rigging and side pulling - not so much on the longlining methods. You try this once or twice with somebody who knows what they are doing and you will understand the importance of this part quick.

- have a plan b for when the "wad of boats" method isn't working, which is most of the time in my experience

- learn the secret handshake

- put more than 2 feet of line on your pole

- swear to hate single polers and make jokes about them whenever possible: How many single polers does it take to catch a limit of crappie? 20 if they are Wannabe

Seriously, it has been said on here many times and it's still true today, trolling is not a magic method, you get skunked just as much trolling as you do single poling. With a single pole, you are holding your bait in a prime location every time you drop it in there, right in the juice every time. With trolling, yes, you are covering water with multiple poles out, but you are out of the strike zone probably over 75% of the time most days, even if you are doing it right, and controlling all of the variables listed above. When you hit the fish right with either method, you can load the boat quick, or you can go home empty handed, that is just how it is. If it was easy, we would probably all get bored with it and start playing golf or something.

You see the pictures on here when people are catching limits, but you don't see pictures of all of the days we all go out and get skunked or catch 1 or 5 or 10, which is happening way more often than the big limit days, whatever method you are using. Or maybe it's just me.
I agree