awsome thread! um i have only troll'd by hold on to a rig on standerd gear, and hoping for the best, until yesterday  all this mombo jumbo info, made my head hurt ....for the beginner i would say say go with someone who know how to troll well, and it will feel in the blanks on what you have read here! trolling is awsome, so don't think it is to hard(it is if you try to read it all and just go do it) but the reading will give you practice and terms to know so when you are out you are not to blind! i watched a few time on the rigging of the line/ down riggers and it became almost to easy,(`cuz of the knowledgable people Lineside/Catfishcatcher who have there stuff together) of course i have read alot of info but it never was comlpete till yesterday! it is awsome to learn something knew....now who has downriggers forsale that will fit my canoe?  

And if your having problems making it work on your 12'er, we'll just have to get the "Bushwacker" in on the action...I think we can make it work with her!

SMF

There is some good info in this post on downriggers from what I have read and from what I know from first-hand knowledge. lbt is right, if you can fish with somebody that uses downriggers with success... you will learn some tricks of that you do not get from books. Now if you guys go to the Lake George meet this year, I might just share a few tricks because I will be trolling my home waters there for Lakers or Land Locks. I did have one of my best seasons for Lakers there this past season. 

I set this up today. Now I just got to have time to try it. My schedule is super busy until June. Then it is really busy until October. lol

You must down size the pic's on your computer first. I make mine 30% of normal. Then on the bottom of your post reply is a box that says attachments.

Click on that. Another screen will come up with a box that says browse. Click on the browse box find your pic that you want.Click on it then click on the box that says attach. After that is done go back to post repy and above the  attachment box should be your attachment. Click on the little box and it will open it. Then right click on the pic then left click on copy. Then go back to post repy right click on where you want to post the pic then left click on paste.

You must down size the pic's on your computer first. I make mine 30% of normal. Then on the bottom of your post reply is a box that says attachments.

Click on that. Another screen will come up with a box that says browse. Click on the browse box find your pic that you want.Click on it then click on the box that says attach. After that is done go back to post repy and above the  attachment box should be your attachment. Click on the little box and it will open it. Then right click on the pic then left click on copy. Then go back to post repy right click on where you want to post the pic then left click on paste.

Yes Wellsley we do need to read this post from time to time, especially now that the winter season is around the corner. We won't be doing too much trolling for awhile and we need to keep our mind sharp on the subject. Oh I miss being out on the lake... my baby has been winterized and put into storage.

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I am keeping busy finding some new tackle and gear for the next trolling season. Soon I will clean up some of my reels, lube them up and respool them for the Spring. I have to be prepared when ice goes out.

This was one of the best topics we did on the BB...and I'm glad it made it during the "transition". A LOT of great info by many guys in here.

I wish some of the other topics had made it over here too