| The fact that fish will strike at moving
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| | If the bait is sliced by a mackerel or a
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| objects has been known to man since the
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| | wahoo, the hook-up can be achieved when
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| dawn of time. Evidence of this has been
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| | the fish returns for a second strike on
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| found throughout the world. Polynesians
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| | the mutilated head.The advantage of
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| troll pearl shell jigs with
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| | trolling with lures is that they can be
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| tortoise-shell hooks from paddle canoes.
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| | trolled at high speeds and cover more
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| Other races trolled from a variety of
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| | ground and do not break up or
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| sail and oar propelled vessels, long
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| | disintegrate as do the live or dead
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| before the advent of the motor. Now
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| | baits. Lure trolling is to troll
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| anglers can troll at various speeds and
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| | instantly. Bait trolling can be time
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| to depths of up to 60 fathoms with long
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| | consuming to setup and needs ideal
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| lines and metal traces or
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| | conditions. If fish are following but
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| downriggers.Trolling is equally
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| | not striking at lures, it would be best
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| productive in salt or freshwater. It is
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| | to vary the speed of the boat or to draw
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| synonymous with game-fishing but can
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| | the line in at fast then slow speeds to
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| capture a variety of fish of all sizes
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| | give the impression of fleeing bait from
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| and in all depths of water.
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| | the fish. Lure trolling should be
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| Technological advances in boating
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| | conducted with a V or W pattern to reduce
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| equipment, navigational aids, depth
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| | the chance of tangles. The outside baits
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| sounders, water temperature gauges, as
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| | or lures are further out, with the inner
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| well as in the tackle used by the angler
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| | lines moving back in closer to the boat.
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| has fuelled an explosion in the number of
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| | It is also advisable to have the heavier
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| trolling offshore anglers who head out
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| | lures in the centre so that the lighter,
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| every day to feeding grounds miles from
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| | surface lures will skip over the others
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| the coast.Trolling can be done with dead
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| | during turns.Drags should be set to firm
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| or live baits and lures. The bait/lure
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| | and the boat gunned or accelerated upon
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| combination has been developed over the
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| | the strike to counteract the action of
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| years whereby a skirt or plume of
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| | the fish and to eliminate stretch. Lures
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| feathers can adorn the head of the bait.
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| | should be rigged on heavy monofilament
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| This can serve two purposes, it attracts
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| | nylon or wire traces to avoid cut-offs.
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| the attention of the fish and prolongs
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| | An advantage of wire leaders is that the
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| the life of the bait. As the bait is
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| | wire sits well in the water and does not
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| dragged through the water the skirt
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| | detract from the movement of the lure.
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| breaks the water ahead of the baitfish
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| | All trolled lures should remain within 70
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| and reduces the amount of drag and
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| | metres of the rear of the boat because
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| friction on the bait, providing a
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| | the propeller wash has brought the fish
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| streamlined, faster trolling action.
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| | in to the back of the boat already.Many
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| This action excites the fish and
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| | inland fish live and feed close to the
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| encourages a strike at the moving
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| | bottom. Lures must be able to go to
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| bait.Recreational and commercial
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| | lower levels. Trolling distances vary
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| fishermen both take advantage of the
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| | but where there are underwater obstacles,
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| combination of live and bait trolling.
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| | having too much line out can be
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| Live bait trolling can be particularly
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| | disastrous. If the lure doesn't get
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| successful where baits such as skipjack,
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| | caught up by an obstacle, a hooked fish
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| slimy mackerel or yellowtail are trolled
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| | with enough line can dart behind an
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| near drop-offs, peaks and troughs or near
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| | obstacle and cut off. Of course, fish
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| bait schools. Usually carried out at
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| | usually prefer this type of environment
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| speeds of less than 3 knots, it is best
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| | with lots of dead tress and snags for
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| that the angler hold his line clear of
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| | hook-ups.Surface and shallow-diving lures
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| the rod to enable awareness of the
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| | do not work so well in inland areas as
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| panicked movements of the bait as a
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| | with other freshwater species. Inland
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| predator approaches.Live baiting is best
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| | fishing requires sub-surface lures,
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| done with a high drag or free spool and a
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| | floating-diving lures which go way down
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| long period allowed between the fish
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| | and can work through a variety of
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| taking the bait and the strike back,
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| | depths.Anglers who are skilled in both
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| unless the fish hooks itself straight
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| | techniques tend to use trolling to
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| away and runs. Trolling with dead baits
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| | investigate depth, type of water and
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| is the most-used method when fishing for
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| | location then resort to casting and
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| billed fish. Many anglers troll with a
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| | retrieving. Some of the best
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| combination of live and dead baits and
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| | lure-fishing waters in New South Wales
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| usually at speeds between 3 and 6
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| | Australia, are the clear, upper reaches
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| knots.One method to rig up dead baits is
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| | of the western rivers near the tableland
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| to hook the bait to the top of the head
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| | regions. Native fish thrive in fast
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| and from the throat or belly. Upon the
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| | flowing waters with high oxygen content
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| strike, if the fish is not hooked, the
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| | rather than on the flat country where the
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| line can be retrieved along the surface
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| | water flows at a slower pace.
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| to tease the fish into a second strike.
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