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Originally Posted by CanuckShooter
We joined a fellow on a Babine lk bc boat, he was dragging a lure with a lead line for char, he started out slow like we normally troll. Then he kept speeding up incrementally to the point I was starting to think he wanted to water ski the lure, and then all of a sudden he started to get hits. After he landed one he started out again at the same speed...and just kept getting hits at that super fast speed.
when someone asks your question I always remember that day, so from that experience if you aren't getting bites it doesn't hurt to try trolling really really really fast.
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Lakers are notorious followers if you if you keep a static speed. There is many different tricks guys use to break up their presentation
I actually lived right near Babine and fished lakers in that area lots. The fishermen who who seen the most success trolling had tricks to break up the static presentation
Personally I designed my own lures to have some erratic quirks or float so you could get a slight change in action by various changes to trolling. Personally my most effective methods were sharp S turns, short bumps to the throttle increasing speed, and short pauses. Different lakes and time of year played a roll on how I trolled
I even know guys who ran a weight on a dropper to kick up mud on the bottom and would drop their speed for short periods
It’s just like casting a lure and varying your retrieve