How to troll live bait - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 08-23-2011, 12:36 PM

Hooking the bait behind the head is usually a way to get the bait to swim down. The head acts a bit like the bill on a diving plug, so I have heard. For trolling I always hook the baits through the nose. I feel this causes less trauma to the bait. If your bait keeps rising to the surface it can mean that the bait fish is weak and needs to be changed. A few years ago I swithed from hooking my macks and dines across the nose and began to put the hook up through the bait's pallet and out the top. I found this method reduced the incidents of the hook turning back in to the side of the bait's head. I never use wieghts when I'm trolling live baits. Mike

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08-23-2011, 12:36 PM	#12
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Hooking the bait behind the head is usually a way to get the bait to swim down. The head acts a bit like the bill on a diving plug, so I have heard. For trolling I always hook the baits through the nose. I feel this causes less trauma to the bait. If your bait keeps rising to the surface it can mean that the bait fish is weak and needs to be changed. A few years ago I swithed from hooking my macks and dines across the nose and began to put the hook up through the bait's pallet and out the top. I found this method reduced the incidents of the hook turning back in to the side of the bait's head. I never use wieghts when I'm trolling live baits. Mike