Hi, I live over in the Big Bear area by Kentucky Lake. Ever since reading and watching videos about trolling for Crappie with crankbaits i'm hoping its the ticket for me to catch fish. I recently bought a boat after a long time being boat less. I've been picking up equipment for the last several months along the way thanks to lurking here as money comes available and i think i'm be ready to troll cranks now. I'm not a rookie fisherman but i am new to trolling.
Due to my seasonal work I can't fish in the spring much, but summer through december i'm good to fish. I plan on pulling with 6 rods. 2-16' 2-12' 2-7' with line counter reels. I recently got a Elite TI 7 to hunt with. As a beginner i have a few questions if any of you all could help out.
1. I will mostly be putting in at Big Bear. Should i troll in that bay at all as its pretty shallow? Would it be better to go out into the secondary channel on the main lake, the other side by the main channel or do you have a general area around Big Bear where you suggest i troll? Not asking for your spots just a general area of the lake...lol
2 Would it be better for me to troll in say 25ft + of water to avoid snags etc until i get the hang of it?
3. Should i scout several areas before i even fish or just follow contours or flats etc and scout as i troll...
4. Do you troll into Dec or switch to pushing jigs etc in my area at a certain time? I'm sure i'll have more questions along the way.
Thanks! JD