The Trolling

The Most effective way of a fishing on the big water spaces is the trolling at which the fishing-line and a bait are towed behind a moving boat.

Most simple - to release spinner or a wobbler to float behind a boat set in motion by oars. However for this purpose it can be used and the newest equipment when, for example, reservoir combing is carried out on a motor boat equipped with the advanced electronic devices for definition of depths, shallows and the locations of fish.

The big sites of many lakes are not populated with a pike. Therefore the fisher who is not familiar with a profile of a bottom of lake, its deep and small places, can spend a lot of time for nothing.

In this case it is rather useful to have a navigation chart on which underwater slopes are designated, heights and shallows where the pike can be fed. Using a map, it is possible to exclude in advance many places and to concentrate the attention to the most probable places of dwelling of a pike.

Many predators hunt on a surface during certain time of day all year long. The pike, a perch, an asp search for the livelihood on shoal depth in 1 - 3 metres. The best way of a fishing of these kinds consists in their trolls with use of superficial spinners and floating wobblers. At a trolling with the minimum speed in 1,5 knots these artificial baits look naturally and attractively. At the given speed the big, extralight fluctuating spoon-baits too work perfectly, is live and it is seductive, as well as wobblers if them not to lower on the big depth. This type of a fishing is called as a superficial trolling.

During the summer period the lake pike often meets in open water where it hunts on young fishes. The trolling in these waters is reduced to a finding of fish in a pelagian zone. Actually, the pike, similar, prefers to be in concrete water layers, therefore a unique way to catch them consists in definition of the necessary depth. Use of the several fishing-rods calculated on different depths can be the best decision of this problem.

For pike catching on a surface it is possible to use a spoon-bait. On the second fishing-rod to establish the floating wobbler falling on 2 - 4 metres. On depth 4 - 6 metres is better to use diving and sinking wobblers or spinners with the weighted lead head. In warm summer months the pike, happens, leaves on even big depth in 7 - 10 metres. On such depths sinking wobblers of the average sizes with the extended blade work only.

Using these four kinds of artificial baits, the lake can be caught to depth 10 - 12 metres. If water transparent, this method becomes even more good-catching as the pike can see a bait from depth in 15 metres. At a biting the fisher marks depth on which there is a fish. This method of a trolling can be applied also on underwater slopes and shallows, defining depth on a map and using wobblers which fall on certain depth.

Trolling Bases

There are some fundamental principles of a trolling irrespective of, from what boat it is spent: oar, motor or even with the electromotor. The first - use of the holder of a fishing-rod. The V-first, the holder of a fishing-rod it is necessary to fix strongly in a boat, preferably constantly. It should keep reliably a fishing-rod and at the same time provide to the fisher fast access to it at the moment of a biting. Simple holders it is possible to make of the metal or plastic pipes fixed in a boat. On sale there are also various portable holders. Most practical of these adaptations, undoubtedly, «Down East» which not only meets the requirements set forth above, but also can be established almost by all small-sized boats.

Optimum to conduct a boat little bit zigzag or bent course. At use of two or three fishing-rods this course the bait from its other side recreates a natural situation when the bait on the one hand boats floats faster, than. Turns should be carried out slowly that fishing-lines were not confused. It is possible to involve in the given situation from two to four fishing-rods.

The fishing-line should be let out by means of a weak throw, or easier to release a hasp and then boat progress will wind a fishing-line from the reel. At a trolling it is better to use short fishing-lines, but they should be sufficient length to the right degree to capture a fishing place. Long fishing-lines complicate the control over bait work. Vibration of the end of a fishing-rod at conducting means, that the bait moves properly. Besides, with a short fishing-line it is better to carry out cutting.

Secondly, the trolling on an artificial bait from a bottom consists that the let out fishing-line should be longer on 50 %, than that depth on which you catch. To increase this length it is possible only in the event that water crystal-clear, and fish timid.

It is necessary to spend also some time and to experiment with various baits, yet will not pick up the necessary. After that instead of all others use "favourite" of day. In some cases the wide disorder of baits on depth of a fishing does a trolling by the most effective. During other time conducting of baits close from each other in greater degree involves fish as reminds flight of young fishes.

At windy weather it is important to hold a fishing-line more close to water so that the wind has not winded superfluous length. If the fishing-line is not tense, to track a biting it is impossible. Completely to supervise a situation when the pike already sits on a hook, it is necessary to underreeling other fishing-lines before taking out the caught fish.

the Deep trolling

The pike spends the Most part of time on depth to 5-15 metres and more. Unfortunately, only in few lakes water is transparent enough to keep good visibility on these depths. If you know depth of lake or use the sonic depth-finder, the bait can be lowered at first on 5 metres, and then, one minute later, on depth 10 Metres and more. The best way constantly to hold a bait at a bottom and to be assured, that it moves on the necessary depth, - to strengthen on a lead before a bait a sinker. Earlier for bait lowering to a bottom the adaptation for a deep trolling or the American invention named «Bait Walker» was used. This tackle is rather effective at pike or pike perch fishing.

To one head of a threefold swivel on a single-core lead in length 60 - 200 centimetres match a floating wobbler. This piece of a fishing-line carries out a role of a lead and the shock-absorber taking up resistance of water and jerks from hooks about stones meeting on its way and other sort of an obstacle. To the bottom head of a swivel the single-core lead in length 30 - 100 centimetres fastens, whose breaking strength is little bit less, than at the basic fishing-line. On its end the sinker in weight approximately 30 - 75 grammes which will keep a wobbler at a bottom at speed of a trolling 1 - 3 knots is fixed. To the third head of a swivel the basic fishing-line fastens. This tackle guarantees passage of a plug at the bottom throughout all fishing. It works on depths to 10 - 15 metres and provides a finding of a plug at the bottom even if the trolling happens now on depth 4 - 5 metres, and the next minute - on 15 metres. Thus it is important to use floating wobblers as they do not fall on a bottom. Wobbler movement should be equal and smooth, without dives to a bottom where he risks to be hooked.

More simple variant of this equipment can be made, having adhered to a fishing-line a metre lead, and a fishing-line to spend through a sliding sinker. This tackle will help to keep a bait at a bottom, however thus the fishing-line is exposed to deterioration.

the Trolling with a downrigger

The Throw of the weighted artificial baits allows to spend their trolling on depths to approximately 10 - 15 metres. For fishing on depth 10 - 20 metres are used the diving glider fixed on distance 2,5 - 4 metres from a bait. These sinkers are used for bait lowering on the necessary depth, however at a take out of fish resistance of the sinker frequently made of metal or plastic, creates additional loading on a fishing-line. Last generations of fishers-sportsmen had to suspend on a fishing-line heavy lead sinkers for a trolling on the big depth. Thousand large pikes, North American trout and salmons it has been caught by means of sinkers in weight 3 - 5 kgs and heavy tackles for sea fishing. This kind of a sports fishing was rather productive.

The downrigger consists of a hasp with a wire fishing-line, an arrow and the block through which there passes a single-core or plait fishing-line. The majority of such tackles has reeling system, the counter of a fishing-line and the holder of a fishing-rod. The sinker fastens on the wire end. The mechanism for fishing-line clearing is put either on a wire, or on the sinker.

If by means of one downrigger the trolling of several baits above on a wire additional mechanisms for fishing-line clearing are established is carried out.
These mechanisms keep a fishing-line on distance from 3 to 30 metres from a bait, depending on depth on which fish keeps, transparency of water and other factors.

The sinker weight depends on each separately taken downrigger. The heaviest sinkers weigh approximately 6 kgs. They often have the form of a torpedo with wings.

Here it is important to note value of the sonic depth-finder for definition of the necessary depth. It also is useful to detection of the predators often living on concrete depths. Having such information, you can carry out a trolling of one bait a little above the location of fish, another - under it and two more - is direct on that depth where fish keeps.

The downrigger can be used by boats of any size. The fishing-rod is established or in the holder of the downrigger, or near to it. For a fishing with a downrigger the special fishing-rods are on sale, allowing to do more powerful cutting at a biting. Usually such fishing-rods are equipped with the step-up-gear reel with rather thin fishing-line capable however to sustain loading of a trolling at speed 3 - 4 knots.

The mechanism of liberation of a fishing-line should be carefully debugged. It can be made in the form of a clip or a spring which at a biting release a fishing-line that the fisher had possibility to take out fish by means of a fishing-rod. When water gets warm, predators pass in those water layers which temperature suits them more. Sometimes they come on depths in 30 - 50 metres. The indicator of temperature strengthened on a cord of a downrigger, can show, what temperature in the bait location.

the Electronic equipment

The Most simple way to measure depth is to lower in water a cord with a sinker on the end. On each metre of this cord the small plastic label and when the sinker reaches a bottom fastens, it is necessary to count quantity of these labels only. However this long process occupies a lot of time at its frequent use.
The electronic equipment for depth measurement has made sports fishery and especially a trolling fascinating and effective employment. There are some various types of sonics depth-finders: with illumination system, system LCD, graphic and colour. The sonic depth-finder with illumination the cheapest also gives rather accurate picture of depths and a bottom structure - stony, sandy or oozy. Their more difficult variations show also congestions of the fish, separate individuals and are submitted by sound signals at detection of fish or shallow approach. This information is highlighted on the screen in the form of light signals.

The graphic recorder fixes all information on a paper roll. This type of the sonic depth-finder gives the information on depth, bottom structure, the shallows, the sunk trunks of trees, small fishes, predators, and currents. In video sonics depth-finders high technology is used more. They give the same information, but in colour. Among other equipment which can be established for the aid to the fisher, it is possible to name the gauge for measurement of temperature of water and the device showing speed of a trolling.