trolling spped for stripers
any-one know, or want to share the optimal trolling speed for stripers right now. the reason i ask is my boat will only troll down to 3mph right now and need to get a kicker for next year, but would like to go try some trolling friday. just dont want to wast my $$$ if i cant troll slow enough. i hate that you cant edit titles
You'll want to troll at about half that speed, depending on the lure. I get the best action at about 1.5 mph or so. If you can't slow it down, try dragging something with resistance like a tarp, lol.
I think as slow as you can go would do it, or 1.5 miles an hour.....
i trolled at 3mph this past weekend at pyramid and casaic did very well.
3 mph is fine!
1.5 in the winter,,
Though Im of the opinion 4-5 is optimum on a good bite, we've got fish at 8 mph on a quick juant to the next point..
Do not over estimate fast and slow speeds. There is no "correct" speed
I always troll at 3mph +-. When following a moving boil accross the lake with my trolling motor the whole school averages..... you guessed it 3mph by my GPS. That speed is actually kinda slow for a hunting jailbird. Of course to each their own....
hey thanks for the input guys. i thought about bringing a 5 gal bucket and some rope to slow me down. i have a 13.5' gregor with a 20 hp merc on it, and gps the trolling speed at 2.7-3.0 mph. gonna get me a little 3hp for trolling. if the wife is cool with it, i will be on castaic or pyramid friday.
I don't know I'm as slow as you can go kind of a guy but when trolling from a kayak that's probably to conserve energy more than anything else.
just throw a happy troller on it. and it will keep the bow down at top speed also.Originally Posted by fishfinder
One set constant speed is not the optimal trolling method.
Just as burning a crank or slow rolling one, trolling is a reaction strike.
Don't hang up on trolling the same speed 24/7 365...
Bites change, speeds should adapt with it.
But feel free to continue doing the constant thang
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