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nowornever1972
19-04-2011, 03:31 PM
I have bought a min kota 55 on a 4.2 barra boat.......how fast do I trawl with it?

Also anyone know about fishing in Callidia Dam any good for Barra?

aussiebasser
20-04-2011, 01:13 PM
Depends on the size of the net you're trawling.

If you're trolling lures for Barra, the Minn will probably be a bit slow. I like to keep a bit over 4 kph, and up to 5 at times.

FishHunter
20-04-2011, 01:59 PM
I have bought a min kota 55 on a 4.2 barra boat.......how fast do I trawl with it?

Also anyone know about fishing in Callidia Dam any good for Barra?


Courtesy of Wiki

Trolling is a method of fishing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing) where one or more fishing lines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_line), baited with lures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_lure) or bait fish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_fish), are drawn through the water. This may be behind a moving boat, or by slowly winding the line in when fishing from a static position, or even sweeping the line from side-to-side, e.g. when fishing from a jetty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetty). Trolling is used to catch pelagic fish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_fish) such as salmon, mackerel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackerel) and kingfish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingfish).
Trolling can be phonetically confused with trawling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trawling), a different method of fishing where a net (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_net) (trawl) is drawn through the water instead of lines. Trolling is used both for recreational (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_fishing) and commercial fishing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_fishing) whereas trawling is used mainly for commercial fishing.

Feral
20-04-2011, 05:43 PM
Its subjective, and the answer will differ depending the aggression of the fish, local conditions etc etc.

But for me I always start at about 2 to 3kph, only faster if necessary to get action from the lures. Around 50% on the throttle should be a good place to start. Mine is 4.9m and I need about 60% to get a good trolling speed with my 55 kotta. Even then a lure is often taken on the turn, when it is virtually stationary in the water.

Callide is a great barra dam, not sure how the stocks held up with the weather and rain this summer though.

GB61
20-04-2011, 09:38 PM
Put your lure in the water beside you and adjust the speed of either the kota or out board to suit the action of the lure. Get it swimming niclely .try that for a while if you not getting any hits then you can vary the speed ,try a little faster ,but not to fast that the lure blows out of the water and not to slow that the lure action stops. Once you watch them for a while you will get the idea.Then you have to work out where to troll. Gaz

bchaser
22-04-2011, 08:03 AM
I have always trolled a lure at the point where it JUST starts to swim. So the slowest point possible for each individual lure. So for vipers about 1.8-1.9kms and slower for rmg's. Mainly depends on the bib on the lure and the size and combination of the trebbles you use on them.

That's me anyway! Time on the water will see you develop your own ideas on what works for you.

Bren.

lifestyle
22-04-2011, 06:51 PM
For dams like mondy we troll just of idle on a 2 stroke 30hp motor. Gets the lure down deeper. And remember barra can swim bloody fast . Dont be fooled by their lazy looks

darylive
25-04-2011, 07:22 PM
As some have commented it depends on the lure in use. the slowest speed to get the lure working is the minimum speed. You should see the rod tip pulsing to know the lure is working.

If you are not getting bites let out more line.