5 hours ago, Heartland said:

Troll it

If I have to troll to catch fish, I'll not fish.

 

It's a me thing, but I cannot stand trolling.  I don't care how effective it is.  I feel the same about jigging over the side of the boat.  I don't need to catch fish enough to do either.

3 hours ago, Flatrock said:

I have a even better claim... I have a guy that wants to give me money for my Fishdrops BC reel, wants it badly for some strange reason.  

He probably wants to see if he can throw it 100 yards. ?

3 hours ago, Further North said:

If I have to troll to catch fish, I'll not fish.

 

It's a me thing, but I cannot stand trolling.  I don't care how effective it is.  I feel the same about jigging over the side of the boat.  I don't need to catch fish enough to do either

 

Aint done either since the 70s ?

1 minute ago, Catt said:

 

Aint done either since the 70s ?

I wish I could say that...

 

I went on a 10 day Canadian walleye trip with some friends a fe years back...all they did was jig over the side of the boat...I was ready to throw myself on a sword by the end of the 2nd day...

 

I haven't trolled in decades, other than hanging a a rig off the side as I motor between spots, and won't.  I admire the dedication of folks who do it...but I can't stand the boredom of driving round dragging lines...

4 hours ago, Further North said:

If I have to troll to catch fish, I'll not fish.

 

It's a me thing, but I cannot stand trolling.  I don't care how effective it is.  I feel the same about jigging over the side of the boat.  I don't need to catch fish enough to do either.

He probably wants to see if he can throw it 100 yards. ?

I bet he could throw that reel like a football a hundred yards...  LOL

Real nice guy, we even exchanged numbers and plan on getting together for some fishing.  He bought a boat this yr like myself and is trying to figure out how to catch some fish... We can get skunked together

12 hours ago, Further North said:

I wish I could say that...

 

I went on a 10 day Canadian walleye trip with some friends a fe years back...all they did was jig over the side of the boat...I was ready to throw myself on a sword by the end of the 2nd day...

 

I haven't trolled in decades, other than hanging a a rig off the side as I motor between spots, and won't.  I admire the dedication of folks who do it...but I can't stand the boredom of driving round dragging lines...

I don't see the sportiness in trolling.  Sure it's effective, but like you said, boring.  Half the fun of fishing is casting and working your bait.  The other half is fighting and landing a fish.  I've been on trips where we trolled exclusively.  Some of them I didn't catch any fish but ended up sitting around the boat drinking beer and eating sandwiches.  I could've done that on my back patio.

Enjoy trolling - do it frequently. If you’re just dragging baits through the water, you’re doing it wrong ? Much tougher to be a good troller than a good caster.

I look forward to winter so I  can vertical spoon fish.

9 hours ago, redmeansdistortion said:

I don't see the sportiness in trolling.  Sure it's effective, but like you said, boring.  Half the fun of fishing is casting and working your bait.  The other half is fighting and landing a fish.  I've been on trips where we trolled exclusively.  Some of them I didn't catch any fish but ended up sitting around the boat drinking beer and eating sandwiches.  I could've done that on my back patio.

Exactly.

 

...I just don't need to catch fish bad enough to troll...

9 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Enjoy trolling - do it frequently. If you’re just dragging baits through the water, you’re doing it wrong ? Much tougher to be a good troller than a good caster.

Mmmmm...I've done both; I've trolled with people who are acknowledged experts.

 

It still bored me to the edge of sanity.

 

...and I don't buy that it's tougher.  Seems like a very subjective evaluation.

 

...my problem with trolling is that it bores me.  I love that other people like it.  I have the same issue with professional sports...they also bore me.  It's my problem, not theirs.

Rest assured today I was averaging less than 100’