Why troll for bass?

[Capt Sal]

Originally Posted by MrAC1980

Funny thing is if you follow all of the bass reports right now, seems trolling is the only way they are putting fish in the boat. Few guys had luck on plastics, but word is that bite died out recently.

Exactly! Some of the best striper specialists are trolling. They have customers that want to go home with fish. Most customers would rather chunk or live line. Fact is so would the capts. and mates with out a doubt. This is why you have to be diversified! So if you charter and bring six anglers out what do you need on your charter boat? Six conventional rods for chunking or live lining or clamming for that matter. Six spinning rods to cast soft plastics and jigs, with a couple spares in case one breaks. The next thing is some expensive trolling rods. We will need,bunker spoons, stretch lures and umbrella rigs. We will have to have a couple spare 4-0 reels spooled with wire in case one gets back lashed and explodes Lol We have to go see Percy and buy two bunker cast nets. You have to have two in case you loose one on the bottom.If you don't have a big sport fisherman that you can lock up all this equipment in you have to put it all on the boat every day. At the end of the day it all has to come off the boat and repeat this in the dark early the next morning.Then you get a call from a customer and they would like to go striper fishing first and then make a 15 mile move and go ling or sea bass fishing all for the same price lol You have to love it to be a charter boat capt. and be a little insane also: