how to troll fishing from dinghy

i have a dinghy with a 6hp johson motor how fast do you need to go for trolling with lures.

 i only have fast or slow on my motor and it , can rest half way on throttle and what depth is best .for bigger fish than my kG lol

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different fish prefer

Thu, 2010-09-30 21:53

different fish prefer different speeds. lazy type fish and ambush preditors can prefer slow trolling where as pelagics ie macs and tuna sometimes prefer a little faster in my experience. give it a go mate, good luck.

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6-8 knots for tuna should

Fri, 2010-10-01 07:30

6-8 knots for tuna should work.

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trolling

Fri, 2010-10-01 09:17

depending on what your chasing and lure being used
,,for salmon etc i seem to have more success at lower speeds 4 to 6 knots, tuna 6 knots plus, with skirts i usually run at 10 to 12 knots
Im really no expert tho so this is just what works for me.

cheers

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not sure how fast ure boat

Fri, 2010-10-01 09:36

not sure how fast ure boat goese with a 6hp, but for tuna trawl about 13knots with bullet head christmas treese or about 6-8 knots with a resin head. divers u can trawl prety slow 5-8 knots depending on the bib of the lure, all depends on the day realy

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Have been doing 22 knots up

Fri, 2010-10-01 10:52

Have been doing 22 knots up in Exmouth with a result....not a good result, but it was a strike. hahaha Till jag fishing again.

Cheers Pete

 

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with 6hp

Fri, 2010-10-01 16:10

just run it flat chat, I managed to find skippy and salmon doing that around the cockburn sound in a 6hp tinny myself. Halcos are generally what I dragged around.

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