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Can you catch fish with the motor running?
Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:18 am
Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:18 am
I don’t have a trolling motor on my pontoon boat that we fish from but I like to run up and down canals and fish under or near docks. Haven’t tried it in this boat yet.
What are my chances of catching fish if I’m just idling along with the boat motor?
What are my chances of catching fish if I’m just idling along with the boat motor?
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Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:22 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Depends on how dumb the fish is?
Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:26 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Sure, it's called trolling.
Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:27 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Just kill the engine and drift
Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:30 am to Nado Jenkins83
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Just kill the engine and drift
That’s what I do out in the river but wind plays such a factor with these boats
Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:33 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Sure but odds are the TM won't be running while you're actually fishing.
ETA: Look up spot lock
ETA: Look up spot lock
This post was edited on 2/27/19 at 9:34 am
Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:34 am to TigerBait1971
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Depends on how dumb the fish is?
Well, fish are dumb.
Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:35 am to LSUintheNW
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Well, fish are dumb.
Some days they are smarter than me.
Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:38 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
Yeah baw. DJ Rhett tells you all about it We Trawlin'
Posted on 2/27/19 at 9:52 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
We've caught plenty redfish off the bank trolling with the big engine in deep canals in the Biloxi Marsh
Also when bowfishing it doesn't seem like the fish spook until you get right on top of them
Also when bowfishing it doesn't seem like the fish spook until you get right on top of them
Posted on 2/27/19 at 10:04 am to redneck
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redfish off the bank trolling with the big engine in deep canals in the Biloxi Marsh
This and I've caught trout jigging the Causeway using the big motor as a trolling motor. It is not ideal, but it will work in a bind when you have a boat like i use that is always breaking.
This post was edited on 2/27/19 at 10:06 am
Posted on 2/27/19 at 10:34 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I know a lot of folks that troll out at the trestles and use the boat motor to do so. They don't seem to have any issues with catching fish.
Posted on 2/28/19 at 8:17 am to gumbo2176
The key is how are you gonna steer and fish at the same time. I get tired messing with my saltwater trolling motor, and it’s two feet from me
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