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My boat is a 20 foot that is a more or less ski/fishing mode. Really set up for only trolling with a down rigging on both sides. No trolling motor and inadequate rod holders and color sonar. The live well needs lots of help and I got theCreek Bank Bait Spa as a temp means to handle bait. Maybe just use a 5 gallon bucket on the deck. Sort of forces me to use hardened live bait in the live bait well.
I'd like the trolling motor to be the a Mini Kota Terrova with autopilot with 60 inch shaft, 24 volts, and hopefully 80 thrust would be enough. Unfortunately, there's a railing around the bow. I guess I'd need to remove the railing to install the trolling motor. Or, is there another option? It's obvious that Ramrod uses a trolling motor for the freelining. I don't know what he uses for trolling.
Would a trolling motor move the boat fast enough for trolling after the freelineing is passed into trolling. How long in in the season does the freelining last and when does trolling begin?
The first trip with Ramrod was great as we got two keepers at 26 inches. Enough to let my daughter and I have a great fish meal. Maybe taking two home for dinner was too much. But the excitement was there and we had lots of fun on a great day.
Hate to mess up the deck of my boat with accessories, but my boat is 1995 and it's my first real boat.
If I use the dual frequency to track the downrigger in fresh water, is this a mistake? Should I be using a single frequency or a skimmer?
What channel can I communicate/listen to club members while on the water? Is anyone available to tell me what is going on and where I should be while I'm on the lake?
As all can tell, I need lots of help with this fishing.
More later, Joy T Brew
My boat is a 20 foot that is a more or less ski/fishing mode. Really set up for only trolling with a down rigging on both sides. No trolling motor and inadequate rod holders and color sonar. The live well needs lots of help and I got theCreek Bank Bait Spa as a temp means to handle bait. Maybe just use a 5 gallon bucket on the deck. Sort of forces me to use hardened live bait in the live bait well.
I'd like the trolling motor to be the a Mini Kota Terrova with autopilot with 60 inch shaft, 24 volts, and hopefully 80 thrust would be enough. Unfortunately, there's a railing around the bow. I guess I'd need to remove the railing to install the trolling motor. Or, is there another option? It's obvious that Ramrod uses a trolling motor for the freelining. I don't know what he uses for trolling.
Would a trolling motor move the boat fast enough for trolling after the freelineing is passed into trolling. How long in in the season does the freelining last and when does trolling begin?
The first trip with Ramrod was great as we got two keepers at 26 inches. Enough to let my daughter and I have a great fish meal. Maybe taking two home for dinner was too much. But the excitement was there and we had lots of fun on a great day.
Hate to mess up the deck of my boat with accessories, but my boat is 1995 and it's my first real boat.
If I use the dual frequency to track the downrigger in fresh water, is this a mistake? Should I be using a single frequency or a skimmer?
What channel can I communicate/listen to club members while on the water? Is anyone available to tell me what is going on and where I should be while I'm on the lake?
As all can tell, I need lots of help with this fishing.
More later, Joy T Brew