Anyone Fish Multiple Poles at the same time?

[NICKWORN]

Love double trolling, double the %. Extended Scottys keep my knees from hitting as well!

[goldenglory18]

I've just recently started to do it. In AZ, you have to pay extra for a two pole stamp, and since I tourney fished most of the time, I never did it.

Now, I've figured you might as well have one line in the water at all times, so I'll "troll" a reaction bait behind me while I power fish shoreline structure and cover. So far, so good....

[Iceman]

Keep moving! drift fishing is guaranteed to get you a mess, trolling 2 lines works well with a flyline out around 40 yards and a Carolina rig 20-30 yds out.

[PapaDave]

I drift and troll with two rods all the time. It isn't hard.

[MITCHELL]

So it never interferes with my lines....you really appreciate it in a strong wind plus it helps to conserve energy.plus it is a sun block for my legs.when I'm making bait, mackerel I stuff them in the sock as I unhook them and then load my bait tank.I can't say enough good things about a drift sock

[jorluivil]

the most I've fished is three; bottom, mid-column and a fly-line.

[GTboosted]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Keep moving! drift fishing is guaranteed to get you a mess, trolling 2 lines works well with a flyline out around 40 yards and a Carolina rig 20-30 yds out.

This! As soon as you stop moving you let the bait swim freely and create tangles.

[taggermike]

Years ago I was trolling with 2 rods off LJ. Had a swim bait on one and a small rapala on the other. Both got hit by big bonita.
The cluster F that ensued made me never troll 2 lines again. Both fish went in different directions spinning the yak several times. Ended up with heavy braid wrapped around me.

I still fly line a bait and bottom fish with the other. But no more double trolling.

Maybe on a hobie you could keep driving forward to keep the lines straight.

[summers in kuwait]

I rarely troll two flyline setups, but will often have a flyline out and another setup, like a Carolina rig working deeper in the column.

[MITCHELL]

Originally Posted by taggermike

Years ago I was trolling with 2 rods off LJ. Had a swim bait on one and a small rapala on the other. Both got hit by big bonita.
The cluster F that ensued made me never troll 2 lines again. Both fish went in different directions spinning the yak several times. Ended up with heavy braid wrapped around me.

I still fly line a bait and bottom fish with the other. But no more double trolling.

Maybe on a hobie you could keep driving forward to keep the lines straight.

one up one down I have spent hours at home untangling braided line bird nest with pens on a plate.
I don't no how it is to be in a hobie never been in one never even had a rudder, but I have caught alot of big stuff in my cobra with a stiff marlin pole and I spin....sometimes it feels like I'm on the mechanical bull that the fun part,i just hope I don't get bucked off. Last soupfin lunged out of the water and tried to bite me

[MITCHELL]

That mackerel still in the water, and fighting a fish on the other rod you better hope something big doesn't pick that bait up and run with it. Play it safe and reel one pole in first before you fight your fish.Thats the purpose of using circle hooks just tightin down your drag alittle and let the fish run until you can clear that other line before the spinning starts////\\\////\\\\