With the crank on the perch. Trolling (Part 2)

It happens that a simple, straight-line trolling with the same speed is productive.
Most often the opposite is true - so monotonous motion lures that generate interest
a walleye does not work. What should I do?
In this case, resorting to receive the rod rolling back and forth to get the lure
is accelerated, then stop. And it works!


Lake trolling

Do not think that this method of fishing lakes effective anytime, anywhere. This is not the case.

The lakes are a lot of water. Search perch on such spaces - most, perhaps, a difficult task facing any angler.

Should start looking at the steep brow, near the coast, between coastal vegetation and fallen down into the depths. Following along the coastline, with wobblers like Storm Thunderstick, you can count on luck.

Such places are especially efficacious in the spring and autumn, when the perches out of the pits for spawning, feeding or autumn. They are usually grouped in small flocks of a few individuals, and they can be found next to the small, feed small fish.

Do not be afraid of the wind. At night and on windy days, trolling along the lee shore can be extremely effective.

Make several passes along the coastline, from the depths of 1.5 meters with a small, shallow crank. Gradually shifted to greater depths. And you will eventually find its perch!

Underwater perch

Many anglers shy away from trolling on the overgrown parts of the reservoir. This is a common mistake. In autumn, when the young plants have not yet had time to rise and fall, when the grass is the opal, walleye trolling on these sites - a very productive way. After all, there is hidden mass of small fish on which perch and hunt.

For trolling on the overgrown areas, use braided cord. They do not stretch and you will clearly feel the nuances of the game lures: hooks, touching the bottom, plants ... enough with the power to pull the rod forward, to free the lure from adhering debris. It is very effective.

Trolling is a great way to catch in open water. It allows you to quickly find local concentrations of fish. Often this is done using lateral gliders and additional equipment. In fact, it is the same trolling, more difficult technically.

The usual trolling is good because it allows the detection of fish "spin" over the fish short-circuited. This is the most effective tactic. Do not waste time on unproductive areas Harvesting!

If the lake is suddenly narrowed to a certain part of it and there is over, then in front of the strait between two lakes. This is a very promising place for trolling. Only necessary depth. Select a lee shore, and follow along the edge of the submarine. The catch can be very good.

Trolling on the River

This is perhaps the most effective way to catch walleye, especially in medium and large rivers. On small rivers often lack the deep holes, wide reaches of holding schools perch.

Trolling upstream of the most popular method. Moving upstream at a moderate speed, easy to manage not only the boat, but crank. At the same time the boat has to move a zigzag, and occasionally lure to dive and rise above the bottom, accelerate and stop.

Particular attention should be paid to the various "oddities" at the bottom - driftwood, boulders, uneven, sunken objects. Places like a magnet attracts walleye.

It should not go blunt upstream. The best option - move across the flow to the shore or from shore. The course will make playing wobblers in any case and it is much longer butet leave the vicinity of the most lethal point.


The most difficult part of the river trolling - feel the game wobbler. Many anglers are closely monitoring the speed of the boat, but the fish is not it that's important. Much more important, as is a wobbler. Pay attention to it. Making the lure to work correctly on a changing course not so simple.

Often, many anglers ignore the quiet river backwaters. This is another mistake.

Spring in the pre-spawning period during the high-water migrating flocks perch up and down the river, and often come here. In the tranquil backwaters of water is clear and warm, which attracts kormnuyu fish. Try to pass along the submerged snags. The result may surprise you greatly.

Trolling downstream can also be very effective. Keep in mind one thing - the rate of water flow is maximum at the surface. At the bottom of the water is almost not moving.

Moving downstream at speed, think about Sudak. You get him to respond immediately and grab your lure. It sometimes works, sometimes - not. Control the speed of the boat. Let it moves slowly ahead of course.

While trolling the river it is best to feel the difference in the baits. Often, simply changing the color of a wobbler can bring a stunning success. The difference in sound and color is particularly noticeable in periods of turbid water. Also, not all lures emit a "right" sounds under water. Give a perch to choose the most "delicious" of the proposed crankbaits.

The tactics of fishing in the reservoirs

In waters where the depth is constantly changing and there is no natural spawning habitat for walleye, trolling can be very difficult. Here perch attract objects such as dams, dikes, rock slides. This is especially noticeable in waters with soft muddy bottom.

The key to pike perch in such places is that there should be sampled heavily littered areas of rocky bottom near the man-made objects. Moreover, often fished inclined bottom areas.

Start by catching the dam. Use the shallow-water lures. Then move on, putting a deep model. Try to move across or at an angle to the flow. Let the lure rarely touches the bottom, otherwise the inevitable dull hooks. Just do not spinning! All of these casts to the dam or her to nothing lead ...

In the spring perches are often windy days are held on the troubled waters, where small forage fish can not see them. The best bait for these places - high form of wobblers "Shad» - Excalibur Shad-R, Rapala Shad Rap 5-7cm, and many others. No need to invent anything, just move along with these wobblers lee shore and pike will be found.

Pike and wobbler

Trolling on the ground at a constant depth is very simple, but remember that it does not often produce results. Usually this happens on windy days and nights.

For sampled these sites follow an S-shaped trajectory. Carefully monitor the sonar screen. As soon any anomaly discovered on the bottom, turn around and start again fished this area on the other side.

On the flat bottom areas perches often adhere to driftwood, small pits, humps. They are often focused where there is a flock of kormnoy fish. They are - its shepherds.

Trolling - an effective means of catching predatory fish in any pond. We just need time to get the necessary experience. Once this is done, will only find fish. And so to pick up the bait, the length of the leave, the correct trajectory and speed of the boat - a trick ...
Jeff Simpson (infisherman.com)