the "troller's bible" 7 edition

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Nawanda

Discussion Starter · Feb 24, 2005

the "troller's bible" 7 edition

In hopes of catching walleyes etc, I decided to find out about trolling. The recommended book is "Precision Trolling" by Dr. Stephen Hold, Mark Romanack, and Tom Irwin. I ordered a brand new one from a used book service online, www.abebooks.com and it arrived today.

It came in a thick zip lock bag, and I thought, "gee, they really expect you to protect this on the boat! Imagine my even greater surprise, when I found that the book pages & cover are.......all made of waterproof plastic! That's a big plus for taking a book on a boat. Well, I gotta run, but more soon on this serious book.

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idratherbfishing

· #4 · Feb 25, 2005

Re: the "troller's bible" 7 edition

You are right, thinner/lighter line casts further and has less resistance in the water so you can get deeper with less line.

To me the problem with light line is when trolling or feeding heay cover the line gets nicked up quickly and then breaks that much easier. So I go with bottom bouncers, egg sinkers and heavier line to get my line down where i want it.

Dan

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idratherbfishing

· #9 · Feb 27, 2005

Re: the "troller's bible" 7 edition

1eyeReD said:
If you slow down a little, it would put the lure down deeper right? And if so, would that slower speed reduce the effectiveness of your lure?
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Hmmm.. I should read the book.

Possibly Yes and Possibly yes!

Slowing down will definitely make some lures run shallower, but some lures are designed to run only a certain depth and there is a limit how deep they will go. So what I am saying is once you have exceeded the optimal speed not greater depth will be achieved. So sometimes slowing down makes no difference. Make sense? But generally speaking slowing down will reduce depth.

If you slow down too much many lures lose their distintive wobble or if they have rattles, they will not rattle effectively. Every lure has its own characteristics and if it is not explained on the packaging then trial and error is the key.

Another thing is the diameter and length of line you are using. Heavier weight thicker lines tend not to run as deep and the more line you have out the more it "planes" and also not run as deep.

Does this help?

Dan

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