Trolling

[James]

just a quuick question tried some trolling on the weekend and my lures seemed to be jumping quite regularly. was just wondering if anyone can give me any hints to keep them in the water. was it my trolling speed, any adjustments to the lure thats needed or blame it on the 2m swell?

thanks

[Guest Jocool]

Sounds like they were blowing out cos of speed. Were they spinning as well? If they spin and slew to one side then blow out, it would be cos they arent towing straight. What lures were they?

[Whitto]

a 2m swell ... that'll do it.

I would let 'em out a little further in those conditions.

What speed were you doing and what lures were you pulling?

[James]

rapala cd 7.

3 of them. they seemed to be swimming ok close to the boat but very shallow. can you adjust the depth at which they swim at. also what is good trolling speed for salmon kingies etc.

[Bashir]

6 knots is as fast as you need to be moving to get the rapalas working. they should swin fine at that speed right in the wash, which is where they tend to work best.

[Kingy]

In pittwater I troll CD's (7 to 11) at 4 to 5 knots and they swim beautifully (and catch heaps). Try slightly twisting the metal bib with pliers until you can get them to swim straight while in the water next to the boat without popping through the surface. Send one back 5m (in the wash) and the rest behind the first, some to the side of the wash, some in the wash.

This works best for me, I got 30 nice size tailor in about 2 hours total fishing time last weekend.