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Trolling on Lake Superior for salmon and lake trout requires attention to lots of detail.  Downriggers.  Boards.  Dipsey Divers.  Rods & reels.  Lures, lines, and terminal tackle.  Boat and Motors.  Electronics of several sorts. And usually last – but it should not be least – a net. 

Why shouldn’t a net be your least considered option for tweaking your fish-catching operation?  More fish are lost after hook-up because of netting than any thing else.  If you’re ever out on a fishing charter, just watch who handles the netting.  It isn’t the inexperienced guests who get that job. No - the newbies are assigned the rods & reels. The first-mate or captain will be on the net making sure every fish gets in the boat. 

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Fishing involves choices.  Trolling for fish involves lots of choices. 

Each time I set up for trolling on Lake Superior, my mates and I have to decide between running downriggers, Dipsey Divers, and or board lines.  Then the matter of running stickbaits, spoons, and or live baits comes into play.  Within each of those categories you have to pick the right volunteers for attracting fish.  The total iterations of presentation are almost limitless. 

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