Fast trolling hard baits? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

rossman · 07-18-2015, 12:32 PM

I suppose every fishery is a little different but down here in Asuncion, and pretty much every place I have been in Baja, the locals will not do any other kind of fishing other than fast trolling hard baits. I myself have had zero luck on yellows with the large Rapala. I will pick up Bonito, Barracuda, and calicos but not a single yellow so far, and I think it has to do with the speed. I can pull a magnum Rapala at 3.5 to 4 mph for hrs at a time but the pangeros troll at 5 to 8 mph. Earlier this week I was in a zone where there were tons of yellows and the pangeros couldn't go 100 yards without being stopped but I could not get a biter on the same bait they were using. Had to be the speed difference.

07-18-2015, 12:32 PM	#10
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	I suppose every fishery is a little different but down here in Asuncion, and pretty much every place I have been in Baja, the locals will not do any other kind of fishing other than fast trolling hard baits. I myself have had zero luck on yellows with the large Rapala. I will pick up Bonito, Barracuda, and calicos but not a single yellow so far, and I think it has to do with the speed. I can pull a magnum Rapala at 3.5 to 4 mph for hrs at a time but the pangeros troll at 5 to 8 mph. Earlier this week I was in a zone where there were tons of yellows and the pangeros couldn't go 100 yards without being stopped but I could not get a biter on the same bait they were using. Had to be the speed difference. __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!