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![]() "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:25:56 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:07:09 GMT, "RichG" wrote: I'm not a troller, so my answer is without a lot of knowledge...however, it seems to me that many trollers put "trolling plates" on their motors to SLOW the boat down. The few times that I have trolled ( Alaska, etc.) we were running at 2 or 3 mph. Seems to me, that the drag created by ANY tab system would be beneficial????? That's an interesting question. If you are just trolling to scare up a fish, then yes. If you are looking for a BIG fish, then you need to get close to structure and here in New England, that means rocks - lots of rocks. A trolling plate can cause you control problems - in particular in strong currents or rips - oddly, that's where the big fish lurk. All my big stripers and bluefish have been caught within 50/60 feet of shore in and around rocks and rips. I'd rather have the ability to maneuver than have it restricted with a trolling plate. It's one problem that I have with the Ranger - I can't slow it down enough at slack tide for the really big stripers. Normally, I can work with the tides and rips to keep the speed down, but at other times, it's impossible. And, I know it sounds stupid, but 1/1.5 mph can make a difference. Electric Trolling Motor... Have one - bow mounted 67# thrust 24 Vdc Great White. It's worse than the regular motor for this type of work. Later, Tom Have you tried the "drift socks" favored by the walleye fishermen in fresh water? Basically a sea anchor. deploy from near the bow, let back a short ways, not far enough to get to the motor. del cecchi |
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![]() "del cecchi" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:25:56 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:07:09 GMT, "RichG" wrote: I'm not a troller, so my answer is without a lot of knowledge...however, it seems to me that many trollers put "trolling plates" on their motors to SLOW the boat down. The few times that I have trolled ( Alaska, etc.) we were running at 2 or 3 mph. Seems to me, that the drag created by ANY tab system would be beneficial????? That's an interesting question. If you are just trolling to scare up a fish, then yes. If you are looking for a BIG fish, then you need to get close to structure and here in New England, that means rocks - lots of rocks. A trolling plate can cause you control problems - in particular in strong currents or rips - oddly, that's where the big fish lurk. All my big stripers and bluefish have been caught within 50/60 feet of shore in and around rocks and rips. I'd rather have the ability to maneuver than have it restricted with a trolling plate. It's one problem that I have with the Ranger - I can't slow it down enough at slack tide for the really big stripers. Normally, I can work with the tides and rips to keep the speed down, but at other times, it's impossible. And, I know it sounds stupid, but 1/1.5 mph can make a difference. Electric Trolling Motor... Have one - bow mounted 67# thrust 24 Vdc Great White. It's worse than the regular motor for this type of work. Later, Tom Have you tried the "drift socks" favored by the walleye fishermen in fresh water? Basically a sea anchor. deploy from near the bow, let back a short ways, not far enough to get to the motor. del cecchi I have got sea anchors caught in the prop, so I do not like cloth items hanging in the water. Maybe a 5 gallon bucket or 2. Then just power out if in a bad situation. |
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:58:30 -0600, "del cecchi"
wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:25:56 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:07:09 GMT, "RichG" wrote: I'm not a troller, so my answer is without a lot of knowledge...however, it seems to me that many trollers put "trolling plates" on their motors to SLOW the boat down. The few times that I have trolled ( Alaska, etc.) we were running at 2 or 3 mph. Seems to me, that the drag created by ANY tab system would be beneficial????? That's an interesting question. If you are just trolling to scare up a fish, then yes. If you are looking for a BIG fish, then you need to get close to structure and here in New England, that means rocks - lots of rocks. A trolling plate can cause you control problems - in particular in strong currents or rips - oddly, that's where the big fish lurk. All my big stripers and bluefish have been caught within 50/60 feet of shore in and around rocks and rips. I'd rather have the ability to maneuver than have it restricted with a trolling plate. It's one problem that I have with the Ranger - I can't slow it down enough at slack tide for the really big stripers. Normally, I can work with the tides and rips to keep the speed down, but at other times, it's impossible. And, I know it sounds stupid, but 1/1.5 mph can make a difference. Electric Trolling Motor... Have one - bow mounted 67# thrust 24 Vdc Great White. It's worse than the regular motor for this type of work. Have you tried the "drift socks" favored by the walleye fishermen in fresh water? Basically a sea anchor. deploy from near the bow, let back a short ways, not far enough to get to the motor. For the kind of inshore thing I do, their not really appropriate. Now out along a drift line, they are great and work ok. At Westerly Reef, they suck. :) Later, Tom |
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:26:06 -0800, "-rick-" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote ... A trolling plate can cause you control problems - in particular in strong currents or rips - oddly, that's where the big fish lurk. All my big stripers and bluefish have been caught within 50/60 feet of shore in and around rocks and rips. I'd rather have the ability to maneuver than have it restricted with a trolling plate. It's one problem that I have with the Ranger - I can't slow it down enough at slack tide for the really big stripers. Normally, I can work with the tides and rips to keep the speed down, but at other times, it's impossible. And, I know it sounds stupid, but 1/1.5 mph can make a difference. I expected to notice less control after installing a trolling plate on my 15hp kicker but it didn't happen. I troll for salmon and like the big slow roll of plug-cut herring at 1 to 1.5 mph. Even with the lowest pitch prop it was still too fast so I tried a spring loaded trolling plate. It did the trick without any control issues. The spring allows it to flip up with sufficient thrust from the prop when faster maneuvering is required. It handles fine manually and on the auto-pilot. Hey rick- long time no hear - how's the evolution thing doing? :) The one thing I haven't tried yet is the kicker. I'm kind of adverse to hanging a motor off the stern of the Ranger, but it may come down to that this year. I have a 25 horse Johnson on my Princecraft that would be perfect for this application. We'll see. Later, Tom |
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