12-10-2012, 04:27 PM
the best tool i can can tell you to use is your depth finder. I am always watching it. The other thing i have on my side is i have been fishing that area since I was 5 years old and know the ins and outs of that part of the lake, so I don't worry much about getting to shallow or messing up my prop.
The great thing about trolling even with a big motor is, you don't waste much gas. Going slow burns little to no gas. Before I got this boat I was trolling with my 225 johnson and didn't have to worry about speed.
I troll around 3-3.5 mph. Some might say that is fast but I am telling you it never fails me.
I also troll with a lot of line out. When I use my counter reels that tell you how much is out, i usually let out between 200-300 feet. Yesterday I was actually using my new spinning reel combo I bought and I just guesstimate how much line was out there.
Now i will give you a couple hints on my secret spot.
When you go out of Echo Marina, go left. it is a couple miles down but before stewarts point. Look for bald eagles. It is on the left side of the lake, not across the lake. This spot is great all year round. This is where I have caught both big fish and I can not count how many stripers/small mouth bass/large mouth bass I have caught in this cove. I don't technically fish for small/large mouth's but I always seem to get them just trolling a little to close to shore.
I caught that fish in less than 20 feet of water also. So you don't have to worry about going very deep. Find the shad on your fish finder and I guarantee you the stripers are behind them
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The great thing about trolling even with a big motor is, you don't waste much gas. Going slow burns little to no gas. Before I got this boat I was trolling with my 225 johnson and didn't have to worry about speed.
I troll around 3-3.5 mph. Some might say that is fast but I am telling you it never fails me.
I also troll with a lot of line out. When I use my counter reels that tell you how much is out, i usually let out between 200-300 feet. Yesterday I was actually using my new spinning reel combo I bought and I just guesstimate how much line was out there.
Now i will give you a couple hints on my secret spot.
When you go out of Echo Marina, go left. it is a couple miles down but before stewarts point. Look for bald eagles. It is on the left side of the lake, not across the lake. This spot is great all year round. This is where I have caught both big fish and I can not count how many stripers/small mouth bass/large mouth bass I have caught in this cove. I don't technically fish for small/large mouth's but I always seem to get them just trolling a little to close to shore.
I caught that fish in less than 20 feet of water also. So you don't have to worry about going very deep. Find the shad on your fish finder and I guarantee you the stripers are behind them
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