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  1. 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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. 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 …

  7. 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 …

  8. Coastal Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, October 2021

    … Spanish and king mackerel as well as bass on wrecks, when trolling inshore areas. In the Indian River inlet a few … excellent Spanish mackerel and some cutlass fish action trolling spoons east of Sandbridge, as these species have …

  9. Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, November, 2019

    … striper for dinner have been keeping to the channel edges, trolling for stripers down near bottom. Pulling bucktails … fleas and fiddlers are the ticket. Some striper-lovers are trolling these waters in search of keeper rockfish, too, but …

  10. Tangier, Pocomoke, and Lower Shore Fishing Report, January 2026

    … fish are scattered but are closely following bait balls. Trolling is very effective right now as the fish are very … over the past week. Minnows are the ticket right now, and trolling them on small jigs under a bobber or floating them …