My favorite trolling type is drift trolling (with a bucket providing drag from the bow and facing the wind) at Spray Lakes, if you can get a breezy day as opposed hurricane. We would drift troll the south shore for larger rockies and trout with a straight forward bait rig with a triangle lead 1 oz weight and about 3 feet up the line a small willowleaf and a longer, lighter lined snelled hook (about 5 feet) and whatever your choice of fly/streamer/bead.
The nice thing is, is that you're essentially fishing vertical and can reel in and let out line as you can see bottom. for the murkier lakes you could modify the setup a bit,,, it's nice because the rod is in your hand the whole time, it's like light tackle fishing with a downrigger but without a downrigger.
quick edit; the triangle weight provides a subtle erratic movement to the lure.
Last edited by Gust; 07-08-2011 at 09:52 PM.
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