As I don’t type so good and me written is even worser bear with me. (We won’t even talk about spellin)


Theory—Long fin are a deep travelin fish, when they sees a boat travelin over head they thinks it’s a ball of bait.

Practice--- Trolling--- “feathers”
Green and yellow, Red and white, blue and white, all white, black and white.

Feather-- is a lead head jig the main line (60 to 80 LBS) passes through and attaches to a DOUBLE hook. One trolls this rigging until a school is located. The school thinks the feathers are stragglers (theory) a grabs ‘em.

Person on the trolling poles job is to get the “hook up” to the boat as fast as possible. Which in turn will bring the school to the boat. If the troll fish gets away it’s all over, they is gone. Go lookin for another school.

Bait person--- On the “hook up” put that puppy in neutral and slide forward. Bait person throws about (in a wide arch) maybe 15 or 10 live Anchovy. ( More stragglers) and the school comes to the boat.

Ya live bait “Anchovy”—fly line –no weight-- until the school goes away and then ya start again. Keep the chum in the water. The more chum the longer the school will stick..

Use a one piece pole—Mayhaps 6 feet. With 20 pound. Trollin poles-- use your halibut stick.


Can’t tell ya how to hook the Chovie. Gotta show ya.

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