Line for Football Bluefin Tuna

[MakoMike]

Trolling speed varies from boat to boat. I troll at 1,000 RPMs, no matter what speed that gives me. That's the magic number where my boat raises fish.

[beamie]

MM,

That interesting....do you think it is something to do with the harmonics and sounds your engines give off at that rpm?

[thefishingfreak]

same here,, depends which boat i'm on.
the big boat were as slow as is will go, probly 6 knots? but that thing leaves a wake like a cruise ship
my buds 28' walkarround with twin 175's,, it's 1400 rpms each motor. probly 6 knots?
a 23' center console single 225 it's 1600 rpms, probly 7 knots.
just that magic # for each boat,, and when you do get a fish ,,stop the planet for 10 minutes and remember everything you did just then.
trolling north to south in a 4 knot curent is only 2 knots over water. trolling north all day in 5 knot current is like drifting. your following the same water arround

[MakoMike]

Beamie,
I think it has to do with more variable that I can think about at the same time. Harmonics, boat wake, lure action, and probably a zillion other things. Point is that every boat has its "sweet spot" and you just have to work to find out where it is.