trolling speed.

[shortie]

Whats the best trolling speed for marlin

""" Pelagics""""

""" Bass """"

[ellicat]

From a boat - freshwater - as slow as you can go.

From a boat - Marlin - no idea and you will have forgotten by next season anyway:P :laugh: (Have heard 8-12 knots for Tuna though)

From a yak - Marlin - as fast as you can peddle or paddle (safer without a line in the water though:woohoo:

:laugh: )

[jeff f]

bass 1-2kts

mackeral 6-8

tuna 6-10

marlin lures 8-12. livebait 6-10. skip baits 10-12.

alot depends on what speed the lures you are trolling work best at

pushers and sprockets etc work better at a lower speed

while smokers and jetheads etc are best worked fast

[fishyman]

im sure whatnow could help out with pelagics

[shortie]

So it all depends on what your pulling?

[benno573]

it always depends on what you are pulling as to how fast you go shortie..

[Nastymind]

All depends on what you are trolling, but rule of the thumb for any palaegic trollng is 'variable speed'

[STU]

With bass start off as slow as you can and vary your troll speed to see what they want on the day some times a quick exceleration then slow back down can cause a strike but say when trolling plastics ,spinnerbaits use electric and go slow to get them down deep but that also depends on where the bass are sitting in the water column

[Terry H]

Yeah freshwater usually best to start off as slow as possible, just enough to get that lure going.

[MichaelJ]

best all round speed for trolling pushers for pelagics is marlin tuna macks hoo etc is around 8knots but can vary it up a bit and go around 7-9knots while u troll

[Feral]

TerryH wrote:

Yeah freshwater usually best to start off as slow as possible, just enough to get that lure going.

Well I worked out the speed that sends me to sleep seems to be the right speed for trolling - booorrringggg