Speed & Direction: The Most Critical Thing To Catch More Fish Trolling

This is the most overlooked part of trolling. The guys that catch more fish, know this information. Speed and direction will help you catch more fish.
Captains are, Joel Devries of Fin Scout, Russ Clark of Sea Hawk Charters and Brad Kreighbaum of Fin Fire Charters. Thanks again to Pier 1000 in Benton Harbor for being an awesome host!!
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[@randyarndt]

Good info about the bags. I use one on the same side as my kicker motor for the same explanation of running one screw.

[@Steve_V]

Great topic, often overlooked or skimmed over on salmon tutorials. Please revisit often!

[@pywifishingandoutdoors]

This is gold, never heard of this conversation without buying $500+ depth, speed and temp readers to their downriggers. I mostly try to rely on surface current/temp and lure action in conjuction with cable/line angle to see how much blowback is accordance to the bites triggered and sog. Thanks a lot guys, liked and subbed!

[@alanmadison225]

Another great informational video, thank you!

[@jimjarrett2854]

Great information thanks

[@drakeolson2539]

Man I love this show

[@ljoutdoors906]

Lots of info right there thanks!!

[@ianstewart3783]

100 great stuff. Id add extending your rudders helps a ton on direction for inboard boats in all cases

[@clyderichardson6475]

Thanks guys.

[@dakotajoesoutdoors6283]

Very help full

[@TeamJesusOutdoors]

Great Info!

[@Noidea242]

I run a 24.5 crestliner Sabre and troll with a kicker. She crabs like crazy in high wind and during that event my steel is way over and almost impossible to correct. I just grabbed a x4d so I’m sure to be able to find the current and it will help with the direction

[@scottgarbs7761]

Great show! Thank you very much for the info. Coupla questions....If I don't run a chute rigger, can I run a chute rod to get similar information with respect to boat alignment? If so, what rod set up would be good for this? Thank you again!

[@scottbeck9186]

if your running one screw but using two bags should they be same size or bigger bag on running side

[@parkerprutzman4201]

The topic was speed, but no one mentioned speed range.

[@brockus35]

I fish off the IL Wisconsin border. If we have a west wind should I just troll east and west? If I go n and s won't that keep the boat from being square?? Thanks!

[@jayrobertson232]

That’s all fine and dandy until the googan fleet shows up! Trim and tweak for perfection, only to be rudely interrupted by 20 weekenders that don’t have a clue. It got so bad on Lake Erie, that I discouraged clients from booking weekends.

[@matthewmishler5655]

Joels not wrong, we do yell at him often

[@gordonmohr2268]

excellent info, thanks but I think its location is #1

[@bobtate6812]

You guys never mentioned bottom structure. Lake Ontario northern shore runs east to west same as predominant wind direction west to east. On a calm day with only one downrigger down 100 feet and engine off you see that water mass moving west to east. Now add gradual or instant depth changes due to river sediment outflow you have underwater gulf stream moving west to east.