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1. 10 Tips for Catching More Spanish Mackerel

   … already know to reel as fast as possible or kick up the trolling speed by several mph to get mackerel biting. But … offering. Instead of casting into the middle of a frenzy or trolling right through it, work the outskirts of the school. … make hook-sets automatic when the fish strikes. When trolling, switch all of your cheap barrel swivels for …

2. Targeting BIG Fall Stripers on the Chesapeake Bay

   … smile like a whopper of a striped bass! 1. Trolling is the number-one most effective way to catch … planer boards back out, because as one might expect, spring trolling spreads are the ticket to success. Stick with the … into the mix is a good move. Read Spring Trophy Striper Trolling Spreads , if you need a refresher on how it's …

3. The Cobia are Coming!

   … in one of three ways: sight casting to them, chumming, and trolling. Check out this short video with three general … or otherwise aggravate it into running, to tire it. Trolling for Cobia Pull planers to get the … You just never know what the fish will want! See Trolling Tubes for Cobia for more in-depth information on …

4. Five Tricks for Catching More Tuna

   … the same day. There will be times when the fish are on a trolling bite, others when chunking is the for-sure … trap floats for mahi-mahi. After many fruitless hours of trolling, we began that hacking and prepped a five-gallon bucket of chunks. Then we cranked in the trolling lines and started heading for a line of floats. But …

5. Fishing for Oceanic Winter Stripers

   … shot at hooking into a once-in-a-lifetime rockfish. Trolling for Ocean Run Stripers Most seasons the … locate them on any given day without covering some water. Trolling allows you to do so. Spreads consist of … Standard umbrellas and tandems are effective trolling gear for oceanic stripers. A standard …

6. Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 2021

   … number-three planers. As the mackerel prefer a rather zippy trolling speed, tugging your set up along at seven or eight knots is a good idea. See Finding the Ideal Mackerel Trolling Speed to ascertain the best possible pace at any … drum in town, vying for the attention of anglers. Trolling for Spanish mackerel and blues was popular again …

7. Offshore Fishing Tips: Catch what you CAN!

   … of his kids inheritance was spent on 30 and 50 pound class trolling rods, a couple deep dropping outfits, lures, … the weather over the course of the next few days, offshore trolling, bailing, and deep dropping tactics were all … yellowfin. I watched as the boat grew smaller and smaller, trolling northward on the 100 fathom line, and thought: you …

8. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 2023

   … rockfish have anglers braving the cold and jigging and trolling their way to new PBs one after the next. Reader … Todd got into this striped sea monster while trolling in the Potomac. Potomac anglers have been … and 36-inch fish while light tackle jigging. Another boat trolling umbrellas reeled in some very big fish at 41 and 49 …

9. Tuna on Topwater

   … all around us at Poormans Canyon, there are five boats trolling for yellowfin in the frenzy, and all of our baits … We’re going to need a tougher plug. We ditch all the trolling gear and try chugging a seven-inch Chug Norris and … from June through September, and never had a problem trolling up strikes when tuna were at the surface. There was …

10. Casting for Spanish Mackerel: Mack Speed

    … for predicting the most effective Spanish mackerel trolling speed on any given day based on water temperatures (see Finding the Ideal Spanish Mackerel Trolling Speed ). It works like a charm - and we generally … to the perfect time to chase Spanish mackerel. The ideal trolling speed when the water is 85 degrees is estimated at …