Sept. 16 Daytime Fishing Dam Area

[merc1997 Bo]

had a chance to get out for a couple of hours this afternoon to see how daytime fishing is. we caught 5 keepers in two hours of fishing. a 4 lb. black, and a 3 lb, brownie were the two biggest. the bass came from 25 to 30 feet deep. all were associated with rock humps. we were using a 3/8 NuJig with a lot of weight added using a slip sinker. total weight was in excess of an ounce. the reason for this is because the wanted it dragging and moving across the bottom. so, it was pretty much chunk it out, let it go to the bottom and then start winding. dang brown and green critters, you just never know what it takes to get a strike out of them. i know several of you would start dragging with the trolling motor, and we could have done that. but, i still consider that to be trolling, and trolling is not allowed in tournaments. since most tournaments turn their head on this practice is one of the reasons that i do not tournament fish too much anymore. rules are meant to be enforced. trolling is trolling whether it is done with the troller or outboard. just my opinion. i do not have a problem with that method of fishing for fun fishing.

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bo

[abkeenan]

Nice report Bo. That method of using the trolling motor to troll is called "strolling" and it is banned in most tournaments from what I gather. Lots of guys where using an A-Rig via stolling. "Long lining" by which you cast your crankbait out and leave it sit while you use the trolling motor to go say 50-100 yards while having the spool released and then wind it back thus covering a ton of water and achieving deeper depths while staying in the targeted depth is still legal in tournaments as I understand it. Thanks for the report.

[Sprint21fter]

According to BASS, as long as the reel isn't engaged while you are trolling away from your bait "long line-ing" is permitted. This was brought up a couple of years ago when they were on Douglas Lake fishing crankbaits 30ft.