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Old 05-12-2004, 07:11 PM   #1
Sweetwater
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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.

Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn.
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