My love for fishing taken to the next level..

[JakeF]

Originally Posted by scoobe

Why is it unsporting? Is it because of the multiple lures/hooks or the fact that it is trolled behind a boat? What about hi-lo rigs fished on the beach or tube-n-worm trolled behind a boat? Are those sporting?

Not trying to be an ass, just honestly curious.

Like spotlighting deer at night, shooting turkeys off their roost, or running a trot line across a river, trolling a whole school of baitfish just makes catching way too easy in my humble opinion. Anyone can tow one of those rigs around the bay or islands and practically be guaranteed a high catch rate, even if they spend zero time studying any of the factors and putting in the time that makes a good fisherman what he is. I have trouble seeing where the sport is in that. It's the easy way out and in my opinion, catching fish on an umbrella rig is an achievement that ranks right up there with getting out of bed in the morning. There's a reason some states have banned the use of rigs with more than 2 or 3 hooks.

Besides, these rigs generally result in the catching of very many small fish (ever wonder why very few coms & charter boats use them? They're targeting larger fish and that's not what these are for). I'm not saying you'll never catch a large fish on one, but that's generally not the case. I used them myself for a while when I was first starting out, but quickly got bored with unhooking one small fish after another and started to actually think about what I was doing, studying the fish and their habits, and learning to fish in ways that are actually challenging to me as an angler. To me, fishing is about the hunt and the personal challenge, not about bailing fish out as fast as possible.

But,,,,,,, that's just me I guess.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by JakeF

Besides, these rigs generally result in the catching of very many small fish (ever wonder why very few coms & charter boats use them? They're targeting larger fish and that's not what these are for). I'm not saying you'll never catch a large fish on one, but that's generally not the case. I used them myself for a while when I was first starting out, but quickly got bored with unhooking one small fish after another and started to actually think about what I was doing, studying the fish and their habits, and learning to fish in ways that are actually challenging to me as an angler. To me, fishing is about the hunt and the personal challenge, not about bailing fish out as fast as possible.But,,,,,,, that's just me I guess.

Spoken like someone w/o a clue to how to use them. And if you think charter boats never troll them and they only catch small fish...

I'm not someone who enjoys trolling for bass, but they do work, well.

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Spoken like someone w/o a clue to how to use them. And if you think charter boats never troll them and they only catch small fish...

I'm not someone who enjoys trolling for bass, but they do work, well.

I've personally seen two 40+ pound bass taken on umbrella's. One of them had an 8 pound blue hooked up with the bass. The guy on the rod though he had a new record until he saw the blue on it.

I don't care to use them because when you get into a school of blues, they make a mess of them. On the rare occasions that I troll, it's usually with tube and worm or jigging with wire.