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  1. Two Tops for Tuna, Part Two

    … no freezer burn have no issue providing an hour of more of trolling (depending on speed and presentation) before … chin weight use the least amount or lead possible; slower trolling speeds require less weight. As a rule of thumb, …

  2. Fishing Line Stretch Test: Stretching the Truth

    … experiment, we used two light-tackle rigs and two heavier trolling-sized setups. One of the light rigs was spooled up … of your hook through the jaw of a fish. Or if you’re trolling, it’s a combination of the fish’s speed and the … this difference may be mitigated to a variable degree when trolling. If you’re towing an umbrella rig, a lipped plug …

  3. 7 South River Hotspots

    … is a good area to work when wind keeps you off the Bay. Try trolling one-ounce Rat-L-Traps, feather jigs or bucktails, … can fill up with 20-something-inch rock. You can catch them trolling, and just before sunset they often churn the water. …

  4. Hot New Gear, August 2017

    … 18 pounds of maximum drag, and will be a perfectly capable trolling reel for Bay and inshore waters. Cost is quite … or so for the largest. You’d think a standard-issue trolling workhorse like this wouldn’t have any tricks up … feature you don’t always find in reels that are ideal for trolling. You can gather more details at okumafishing.com …

  5. The Five Best Fishing Lures of All Time

    … for jigging, Tonys and Crippled Alwives for trolling, and Kastmasters for casting and retrieving. … tails lay somewhere in-between. Similarly, when you’ll be trolling make sure to pick plastics that have a life-like …

  6. Billfish Special Part II: Baiting and Hooking

    … needs to be covered when searching out billfish, high-speed trolling with lures may be preferred to an all-bait spread. This is typical when targeting blue marlin. Trolling at eight to 10 knots allows a lot of territory to … spent offshore, as we discussed in part one of our Offshore Trolling series. However, by using tactics targeted directly …

  7. Summer Fishing Options on the Chesapeake Bay

    … of fish. Then drop anchor or Spot-Lock in place with a trolling motor and you can enjoy fast action, often for … Bay Bluefish Tip: When the birds aren’t cooperating try trolling three- to four-inch silver spoons behind inline …

  8. Middle Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 2019

    … Bob Daley got a 21-inch rock near The Hill last weekend, trolling tandems with a whopping 20 ounces of weight. … , which trolled up the 47.5-incher pictured below while trolling a Bloody Point Bait. We also heard from a second …

  9. Twin Vee 280 GFX: Swiss Army Knife

    … you’ll be gunning for specks and reds. Get the optional trolling motor on the bow, tilt the outboards up a bit, and … but get aboard one and go from side to side. Try going at trolling speed with waves hitting the hullsides, and let …

  10. December Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, 2018

    … are sticking to deep portions of those channel ledges. Trolling with umbrella rigs haven’t been helping many … to get into a bit more action before the year closes out. Trolling has been producing some fish recently along channel …