02-13-2007, 02:43 PM
LMAO [sly], roger on the fork lift. It is alot of stuff though, and some of it is overkill. But, if you really want to be successful offshore, it's best not to take a chance. Something as simple as the color can make a huge difference. I've had days where i've trolled all day and never got a hit. Then, I toss something off the wall on one of the rods and BAM! We spend the last 2 ours filling up the fish boxes. It might be a simple change in color, it might be a change in lure length or style. You never know. Changing speed, anything can be a factor.
I had one trip when I was in Guam. We hadn't got so much as a run all day. It was noon and about 7 beers later, I decided to forget it and pulled the motor back quick to take a swim. As soon as the speed hit a drastic change, two lines took off, a wahoo on both. We got those fish in, and trolled that same spot for the next 2 hours, changing speed from fast to slow and vise versa on a regular basis. We ended up having an amazing afternoon. We didn't change bait or color, or depth...........just irratically shifted speed from time to time. That's what it took to get the fish to start hitting.
As far as ease in carrying all that tackle on board. There's an easy way to do it. There are plenty of companies out there that make "lure bags" to store rigged trolling lures in. Most hold around 8 to 12 and have a seperate compartment for each lure. They fold up and have a carrying handle. Get lure bags for your lures, and keep your tackle in the tackle box. [cool]
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I had one trip when I was in Guam. We hadn't got so much as a run all day. It was noon and about 7 beers later, I decided to forget it and pulled the motor back quick to take a swim. As soon as the speed hit a drastic change, two lines took off, a wahoo on both. We got those fish in, and trolled that same spot for the next 2 hours, changing speed from fast to slow and vise versa on a regular basis. We ended up having an amazing afternoon. We didn't change bait or color, or depth...........just irratically shifted speed from time to time. That's what it took to get the fish to start hitting.
As far as ease in carrying all that tackle on board. There's an easy way to do it. There are plenty of companies out there that make "lure bags" to store rigged trolling lures in. Most hold around 8 to 12 and have a seperate compartment for each lure. They fold up and have a carrying handle. Get lure bags for your lures, and keep your tackle in the tackle box. [cool]
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