trolling rigs

[brian8980]

Sink I am new to trolling, can someone explain to me a good rod/reel set up?  Can any rod/reel be used?  What are the differences between reels that say trolling and regular ones? thanks.

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[Noworries2009]

What is your target species ? Stripers & Blues. Tuna and canyon. Wire line ?  There is lots of room here. You have to narrow it down. Go to your local fishing tackle depot and ask some specifics. You have plenty of time till the season starts. There's a ton of stuff out there 

[Jeffish]

This is an example of the reel that you could use



Cabelas has numerous rod/reel setups that can be used for downrigging, planar boards and trolling.


^ That's a pole that's set up for trolling, with a depthcounter.


^ Downrigger.


^ Planar boards.

You can use a variety of lures. All I've ever used was a bunker spoon, and an umbrella rig.


^ Bunker Spoons.


^ Umbrella Rig. Basically looks like a school of fish, and 9 times out of 10, the trailing fish gets hit. (only bad thing about an umbrella rig, is you may catch a school of stripers!) 

What are the differences between reels that say trolling and regular ones?

If I'm not mistaken, Trolling rods are stiffer then your ordinary baitcaster, casting etc. Ever cast your pole off a moving boat? Your pole bends like there is a fish on, and if you get a fish on, it will bend even more. These trolling rods are designed for that. Less "flexibility".
Most of the good trolling reels have what's called an "oil impregnated bushing" on the main gear, which releases oil when this gear heats up, to reduce possible sticking or grabbing when a fish makes a big run.

[Still Running]

For Stripers with bunker spoons I use the Daiwa Heartland rod in a 9 or 10 foot length. I use Daiwa AccuDepth Plus Line Counter Reels with wire line. I use the same setup with brad for umbrella rigs.
I like the line counter reels just so you know how far out you are to do the math on how deep the lure is running.

[brian8980]

Ok, I will try and norrow this down.  I am slowly starting to learn about trolling. I know why you do it, the basic idea and how you do it.  I know how you are supposed to set out so much line to the speed you are going compared to the depth you want it.  I am looking to troll for striper's with an umbrella rig most likely, but possible with just a single lure maybe.  I am not sure if it will be wire line, bread or just regular.  I am just looking for more of an opinion from guys that are more seasoned at this then me.  any help and advvice would be greatly appreciated.
 
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[Hotrod]

This is a great Topic.. I read a great article on Wire Line trolling for stripers, from a new client.  When His Site's Done.. I'll post up the link.

[Jeffish]

http://njsaltwaterfisherman.com/forums/index.php?topic=14871.0

Link to a good trolling reel for sale. Thought I'd add that in too. 


When I fished with Captain Joe of the Irish Ayes, we used an umbrella rig on each pole. The poles were angled off the back of the boat, on each side of the motor. Similar to this picture below.

(Sorry I couldn't find a better picture then this)

I've never seen anyone use the planar boards, but I have used the umbrella rigs/bunker spoons, and downriggers.

Hotrod did pull in a bluefish and a striper on the same umbrella rig on the Irishayes!

[Jeffish]

Brian:

After looking through the website, I dug up some old post about trolling.

http://njsaltwaterfisherman.com/forums/index.php?topic=12934.msg131741#msg131741

http://njsaltwaterfisherman.com/forums/index.php?topic=4805.0

http://njsaltwaterfisherman.com/forums/index.php?topic=14374.msg136351#msg136351

http://njsaltwaterfisherman.com/forums/index.php?topic=10099.msg98857#msg98857

Some of the stuff covered may be repetitive, but it's all good information in the threads.

[Hotrod]

Good Stuff Jeff

[blynch]

As a fairly inexperienced troller i find the most effective lure is a 9'ers umbrella rig with about 8 ounces of weight on it. You have to mess around with th weight and speed a bit but once you figure it out it is very productive.

[Hotrod]

  Troling For Stripers.