Somewhere around 4 feet long should do the trick for your leader. All you have to do is cast and reel in. Trout will be a lot deeper in the summer compared to the spring and fall because the water is cooler. You can also use Navionics to find good fishing spots. Now for the streams and rivers. Trout will normally be sitting in certain spots waiting for the current to bring them food.
The first place trout will be is going to be near hiding places such as bushes, trees, rocks, and sandbars. The next place they like to hang out is near drop-off spots near the bank. The spools on these reels are most commonly plastic, which discounts them for use with wire line. They can only be used with monofilament or braided lines. The diameter of the line that you can load on a bait caster reel will also be limited.
Because of the smaller spool size, loading a thicker line on the reel will reduce the amount of fishing line that you can wind onto the spool; thus, your line will be shorter. The drag system on bait casters are also less robust and less strong than those on troll reels and are much more limited in functionality than the heavy-duty drag systems on troll reels. Even with these limitations, however, a bait caster can be used as a trolling reel, but its functionality in this role will be limited.
If you are going to be doing a lot of troll fishing, you will do better to buy a purpose-designed troll reel. Just on the off chance they are useful to you. The basic answer to the question of whether a bait caster reel can be used for troll fishing is yes, but a trolling reel is better.
A purpose-made tool will always do a better job than using a tool for a job that it was not intended for. However, if you only occasionally participate in troll fishing, or you want to try it out a few times before committing to buying a trolling reel , then a bait caster is a great way to test out this fishing method.
It will certainly work better than a spinning rod in this capacity and will give you a closer experience to using a trolling reel due to the similarities.
Once you try a dedicated trolling reel, you will be amazed at the difference it makes to this type of fishing, and you will leave your bait caster reel in the tackle box for your next bass fishing trip! Hi I am Marc, when I am not in a classroom teaching you will find me, or more likely not find me, on a boat, trekking through the woods, sitting by a river or pier hoping for tight lines or a straight shot.
A casting, or baitcasting rod as it is better known, is different from a trolling rod in a few different ways. Do you know the difference? A casting rod uses a baitcaster reel and can withstand different combinations of power and action.
On the other hand, a trolling rod uses a trolling reel and is usually medium-heavy or heavy power with different types of action depending on the type of fish one wants to catch. A casting rod uses a baitcasting reel.
This type of rod might be more difficult to use for beginners, but it can really increase the accuracy of your casting in the hands of an experienced individual.
For a greater explanation of some of the components of a baitcasting rod, you can watch this educational video:. Besides reel, you should look into a few other factors when buying a baitcasting rod, such as the length of the rod and gear ratio. Different lengths of rods are suited to different types of casting. A shorter rod will let you make more accurate casts, but a longer rod will let you cast over a greater distance. You need to remember that as you gain distance, you sacrifice accuracy.
Shorter rods are also suited to fishing in heavy cover, while longer rods are better for clear waters. The fish can see you in clear waters, so you need all the leverage that you can get.
All baitcasting reels have a gear ratio, and some of the most popular ratios on the market are the following:. The first number refers to the number of turns that a spool makes for each turn of the reel handle.
For example, a spool will turn 5. Most reels have a 6. This is ideal because it lets you work on both fast and slow presentations. However, if you can afford it, try using different gear ratios depending on the type of lure you use. For instance, spinnerbait or buzz bait would go best with a 7.
Crankbaits, on the other hand, are usually best used with a 5. High gear ratios are best used with small strike zones because they let you get your bait back in the boat so that you can recast quickly. Before you start casting, your lure needs to come 8 to 10 inches down from the rod tip.
I was thinking about buying two identical rigs in order to take any guess work out of setting up for me and my son. From what I've read, I should be able to spool 10 colors of 18 lb. Should I put 10 colors on each rig, or should I set them up differently for different situations?
What should I bring along for flat line trolling, if anything? Should I get some small, inexpensive line counters to run mono on these? I mentioned this to my dad a few months ago, and he surprised me one time by giving me a very well-used Yellow Bird planer port side and a small Sep's? I think he scored them at a fishing tackle flea market or something.
I have a few small spools of 15 lb. Also, I do have a small assortment of crankbaits a few shad raps, husky jerks, rogues etc. I'm good with most other terminal tackle hooks, swivels, snaps, etc. I'm sorry for the long-winded post. It may be a few years until I can afford to accumulate everything I need.
I'm just itching to get started and do some "real" fishing as opposed to waiting around for the stocking truck to pull up. I really appreciate the help. Baitcasting Reels rolmops said:. Reels with reel counters are nice,but mostly for copper lines,for most work you do not need the counters As for lead line,I love it,but I disagree with the idea that it will get you only 35 feet down Last edited: Feb 27, Joined Aug 7, Messages Baitcasting Reels Excellent thread, 5 stars.
Learning a lot just reading, thanks for all the great advice! Joined Apr 6, Messages Baitcasting Reels Interesting discussion and good pointers. In northern Saskatchewan, we usually like to go for lake trout before they go deep. Trolling with a spin casting rod and reel works well during late May and June. While fishing for the shallow trout, we sometimes hook good sized walleye 5 to 8 pounds or pike.
Usually, it's not difficult to catch one or two trout per hour at that time of year. The usual size is from 5 to 12 pounds. They also run much bigger, with fish up to more than 90 pounds caught. Occasionally, we do use lead core line or heavy monofilament lb with weights later in the summer. We do get lucky, but not that often, after the upper layers of water warm up and the trout go deep. I guess a fish finder and line counter would help with that, but we aren't that serious about fishing.
For eating, many people around here prefer the pike jackfish and walleye over the trout. Pike remain easy to catch all summer long, although one has to know where to find the walleye. Regarding the pike, we don't like the big ones, over five pounds. They taste stronger, while the two or three pounders are among the best fish one will ever eat. It's common to throw anything bigger than ten pounds back.
We had a fisherman from Germany visit last summer. He usually fishes for salmon every summer in the coastal rivers off the west coast of Canada. He couldn't wipe the smile off his face as he reeled in jack after jack. At one point, all four people in the boat had one on at the same time.
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