Trolling speed
MOST fishing boats with kickers are trolling in the 1.5 to 1.7 mph slot at the Gorge when fishing for kokanee. I do notice some of the bigger pleasure boats without kickers trolling faster but they seem to catch fish anyway. I believe the trolling speed has more to do with imparting the correct action to the tackle being used; i.e., dodger/squid. Troll faster and the dodgers tend to spin rather than wobble. On the Great Lakes where they use boats up to 40 ft long and use 10" or bigger dodgers, they troll as fast as 3.5 mph and do very well. The big dodgers will handle faster speeds without spinning. The fish, regardless of species, will have no problem catching your lure at any speed you troll at.
Bob Hicks, from Utah - I’m 80 years young and going as hard as I can for as long as I can.
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