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Sweetwater · 05-12-2004, 07:11 PM

Porcupine is absolutely right. Don't go by GPS since your water speed and "ground speed" aren't going to be the same.

If you don't have a water speed indicator, troll as slowly as the engine allows, if you bump bottom then you want to pick it up a bit.

I find that engine speed (revolutions) is a pretty good indicator, and I try to troll at 1,000 - 1,200 rpm. It's a 115 4-stroke on a 19 footer, so that works fairly well.

Troll as slowly as possible, especially with tube and worm.

05-12-2004, 07:11 PM	#8
Sweetwater Ruled only by the tide iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Truro Posts: 801	trolling speed Porcupine is absolutely right. Don't go by GPS since your water speed and "ground speed" aren't going to be the same. If you don't have a water speed indicator, troll as slowly as the engine allows, if you bump bottom then you want to pick it up a bit. I find that engine speed (revolutions) is a pretty good indicator, and I try to troll at 1,000 - 1,200 rpm. It's a 115 4-stroke on a 19 footer, so that works fairly well. Troll as slowly as possible, especially with tube and worm.
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