scotty lake troll question??

[islander55]

hey guys i just got two scotty clamp on lake trolls and im going to troll them with halibut weights. but i bought them used and only came with one mini clip, i have bigger ones for salmon but would a salmn scotty clip work for little trout?? like if i put the line barley into the clip????

 

[Lipripper]

You are probably better off grabbing a small release for it

 

[islander55]

You are probably better off grabbing a small release for it

know but for just temporary??

 

[Lipripper]

It works, just a little sticky sometimes.

 

[islander55]

It works, just a little sticky sometimes.

ok thank you

 

[kunni]

make sure you have one on either side, its hella annoying when you only have one, because it turns the boat. It is also possible to just put down a cannon ball on a rope to counterbalance it, a bit ghetto, but it did the job when I used to fish with a downrigger. I find downriggers overkill for lakes.

kunni

 

[adrianna3]

Just clamp it in tight and crank up the rigger when you get a fish.LOL

 

[Lipripper]

Commercial style

 

[mr eagle]

I've used the lake troll on my 12 foot aluminum for years. Its great for trolling for big bull and lake trout with light tackle.

In my experience a 5 pound ball with a salmon sized release clip works best. The small clips tend to wear out quickly and don't work well with big plugs and spoons.

 

[islander55]

Just clamp it in tight and crank up the rigger when you get a fish.LOL

hahahahha thats kill man ahaha thats commercial trout fishing lol good one

 

[islander55]

I've used the lake troll on my 12 foot aluminum for years. Its great for trolling for big bull and lake trout with light tackle.

In my experience a 5 pound ball with a salmon sized release clip works best. The small clips tend to wear out quickly and don't work well with big plugs and spoons.

ok thank you i have tons of new scotty clips i bought for salmon ill bring some along, but i do have an older black/red scottylake troll clip ill trout out like its puinny

 

[Karma-Kazi]

If your using a lake troll in the lakes around here. Your doing somthing wrong


Trout fishing is meant to be done with light gear guys! We hit a bunch of trout on flies with a single split shot 18" above today.


-KK

 

[islander55]

If your using a lake troll in the lakes around here. Your doing somthing wrong


Trout fishing is meant to be done with light gear guys! We hit a bunch of trout on flies with a single split shot 18" above today.

i know im doing something rong but i normaly put a bananna wieght right up from my gang troll and i let out tons of line and it still trolls near the surface and my rod bends like a ***** ahahha
-KK

i know im doing something rong but i normaly put a bananna wieght right up from my gang troll and i let out tons of line and it still trolls near the surface and my rod bends like a ***** ahahha

 

[Dogbreath]

i know im doing something rong but i normaly put a bananna wieght right up from my gang troll and i let out tons of line and it still trolls near the surface and my rod bends like a *****

Maybe too much weight and too much line-maybe it's somehow planing up-and Trout fishing is usually dead slow.

 

[islander55]

ik i troll the same speed at i did when i slayed them last year lol

 

[Karma-Kazi]

Try removing the gang troll. Might get you down a little bit!

-KK

 

[Big Green Machine]

Some gang trolls produce a ton of drag, is it a cowbell, willow leaf, or lucky strike type?

 

[islander55]

i think so yeah they look like little round leaves

 

[Big Green Machine]

Some of them also have a planer in front which really can bend your rod under even a slow troll. The willow leaf had the least amount of drag. Why not just use a small flasher? Or even a large Coyote or Tomic spoon with the hooks removed for some flash?

 

[Canso]

Sometimes when I’m desperate I clip a ford fender to the ball and a flat fish 4' up and 2' back from the fender. (That combo won me a 15hp merc pro kicker at a trout derby)
Like a dummy flasher when salmon fishing.