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BrokenWing

Posted 4/15/2018 4:16 PM (#903522)
Subject: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

Posts: 106

Location: On Lake St Clair Michigan

I will be mainly trolling on Lake St Clair so how fast do you guys troll? I have basically casted for those monsters

Thanks
Rich

muskyhunter07

Posted 4/15/2018 4:25 PM (#903529 - in reply to #903522)
Subject: Re: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

All depends but, general speeds are 3 to 4 maybe 4.5

ToddM

Posted 4/15/2018 4:42 PM (#903532 - in reply to #903522)
Subject: Re: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

Posts: 20248

Location: oswego, il

2-2.5 in the very cold water, 3.5 to 4.5 normally.

mastical

Posted 4/16/2018 9:42 AM (#903594 - in reply to #903522)
Subject: Re: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

Posts: 568

Location: Lake St Clair

Whats the reason for switching over to trolling?

muskyhunter07

Posted 4/16/2018 10:27 AM (#903601 - in reply to #903594)
Subject: Re: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

For 1 cover more water and use different baits at one time. Cover different zones of the water column to find active fish.

Edited by muskyhunter07 4/16/2018 10:28 AM

Sudszee

Posted 4/16/2018 10:33 AM (#903602 - in reply to #903594)
Subject: Re: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

Posts: 152

mastical - 4/16/2018 9:42 AM

Whats the reason for switching over to trolling?

I'm old, tired, and like beer

mastical

Posted 4/17/2018 11:33 AM (#903669 - in reply to #903522)
Subject: Re: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

Posts: 568

Location: Lake St Clair

I feel ya there minus the beer part, see you out there in a month and a half

ranger618

Posted 4/19/2018 7:33 PM (#904150 - in reply to #903522)
Subject: Re: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

Posts: 106

For Muskies I troll anywhere from2 to about 7 mph.
7 is about as fast as you can go without the boat trying to plane.

Jerry Newman

Posted 4/19/2018 8:35 PM (#904161 - in reply to #903594)
Subject: Re: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

Location: 31

mastical - 4/16/2018 9:42 AM

Whats the reason for switching over to trolling?

Whats the reason for switching over to casting :)?

muskyhunter07

Posted 4/19/2018 11:32 PM (#904172 - in reply to #904161)
Subject: Re: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

7mph? Your lures don't blow out of the water?

ranger618

Posted 4/21/2018 11:06 AM (#904338 - in reply to #904172)
Subject: Re: How fast do you troll? I might need to upgrade my kicker

Posts: 106

muskyhunter07 - 4/19/2018 11:32 PM

7mph? Your lures don't blow out of the water?

Some can take that speed.
Depth Raiders, Ernies, and similar.
First time I tried fast trolling was ~30 years ago with baby depth raiders, caught mostly walleyes.
I don't troll that fast too often. Usually 3-5mph.
If you are getting shot hits, try going faster.

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