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.
In two successive fishing trips, a spoon working under the name of Coho Joe caught 5 of our 11 chinook salmon. With four lines out on the boat, the Coho Joe on only one of our dispey lines worked on its own to half fill the box. It was a simple set-up and one to remember.
Finding one lure that works more magic than any other is always fun. Maybe its because the others are so bad that the only acceptable one has to stand out.
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