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Show WOULD miTDQOItJS FOR the boat fisherman, whether " he fishes with live or artificial bait, the modern mobility offered by both land and water vehicles has taken most of the fatigue from fishing. There was a time when getting to good fishing meant days of walking, a portage or two quite often a bone-tiring Journey even before the first effort at catching a fish. Today, the outboard boat-motor-trailer combination gets the fisherman fish-erman and his equipment close to top-notch fishing waters without ever leaving paved roads. And, if an angler really wants solitude, he can rely on a fast, dependable outboard motor to take him there by water and bring him back again. Too, the outboard has added another popular method of fishing trolling which gives the fisherman fisher-man even more fishing time if he isn't in a hurry to get from one favorite spot to another. Trolling enthusiasts generally prefer heavier heav-ier rods, reels and line than casters, cas-ters, and probably the most popular pop-ular trolling lure is a wobbly or darting spoon. Trolling, like other fishing methods, requires study and experimentation. ex-perimentation. It's best to start trolling in eight or 10 feet of water, wa-ter, moving just fast enough to gel the proper action from your lure. If this produces no results, move to deeper water and change to a deeper lure. One method of de- terming what is best on a given day is to start using two rigs, at two different depths and with live and artificial bait . . . and then change over to the method that produces the most strikes. |