Thread: Longlining Questions?

Don't know if Ive seen anyone trolling with a transom mounted motor but have seen trolling with most every other kind of motor from hand controlled to foot controlled and from co-pilots to I-pilots. I can tell ya that IMO some wways are better than others but the crappie will bite just as good as long as you can present the baits WHERE they want them and at the speeds they want 'em. I honestly cannot tell you the last time I bought a minnow. I fish jigs EXCLUSIVELY.

10-12 years ago on my previous boat (Crestliner 1650 Fish Hawk) I had a TM up front and also one in the rear next to my Merc. I used the rear one frequently.

When I first started crappie fishing all we did was troll single rods using a transom TM. We fished smaller lakes and did really well that way. Sure was simpler then.

Originally Posted by SeaRay

When I first started crappie fishing all we did was troll single rods using a transom TM. We fished smaller lakes and did really well that way. Sure was simpler then.

Ray, I remember when I first started trolling,mostly Hal Flys, the man up ont had TWO rods and the man in the back had TWO. Man I thought I was commercial fishing with that many in the water.
On the transom mount trolling motor I think it's a lot harder to control the boat if your in any wind. I can remember folks " cutting down" the diameter of the trolling motor prop to slow it down, and how bout the Luhr Jenson speed deal that you hung over the side to get the speed right or run the same speed( if you weren't in current). I guess GPS put them out of production.

I remember Rango telling about cutting down a prop on a small outboard (@ 3hp I think) so he got his speed right and ran that motor idling to LL troll for hours. Caught fish too.

Originally Posted by bearclaw

Ray, I remember when I first started trolling,mostly Hal Flys, the man up ont had TWO rods and the man in the back had TWO. Man I thought I was commercial fishing with that many in the water.
On the transom mount trolling motor I think it's a lot harder to control the boat if your in any wind. I can remember folks " cutting down" the diameter of the trolling motor prop to slow it down, and how bout the Luhr Jenson speed deal that you hung over the side to get the speed right or run the same speed( if you weren't in current). I guess GPS put them out of production.

Believe it or not, we used Hal Flys too. Hal Barber, whose daughter was my buddy Joe's secretary, gave him a copy of Hal Barbers trolling techniques using his jigs. We used a black, silver, white and red, silver, white that they no longer make. They were red or black head, silver tinsel and white marabou, no plastic. Stump Hunter tied me some of each and they look just like the originals. Still catch fish too.

still got a sack full of hal-flys going to use um this spring if the good Lord willing
its been a long time sense i trolled for crappie but im gonna find out if the old school
way still works. just wish there was a way to put my little gas motor on my toon

I learned how to troll for crappie using Hal Flys. What kind do you have. Ronnie tied me some of the originals using tinsel for body but I haven't seen the Jelly Belly ones in a while.
I'm pretty sure I've seen an add on mount for a toon to add a kicker motor. It is linked to big motor for steering.