Does it count?

[breamnut]

Wellaty wellay wellaty. Started a thread have we Simon . I think trolling is acceptable in some situations. They include, trolling for pelagics miles offshore and maybe kayaking.

Though I think it requires next to no skill if you're trolling the estuaries. The only effort it takes is to be able to feed line out the back of a boat, so you don't even have to know how to cast (Take Simon for example). Maybe change your lure to a deeper/shallower diver, and look on the sounder and hope .

ABT and many other major comps even back it up by banning any form of trolling .



This coming from the person who can't catch a Jack .

Troy

hey troy ummm can you tell all these people the size of your jack???
what was it again? you sent a pic to me and it only fitted in the palm of your hand! thats not a jack... thats a pup
so your jack could harly fit a 2inch gulp shrimp in its mouth... haha
20cm is how big you said it was.

[Roo]

this is a silly argument...........but i still voted

Trolling may not require a skill in some peoples opinion.....but dragging a lure around the estuary behind your boat is no guarantee of a catch. definitely requires skill to master and to be successful. usually the people who refuse to do it are those lacking the necessary skills to make it successful.

cheers roo.

[Reel Nauti]

And it's not just the skill associated with the troll. Upon hook up the fish still has to be brought boat side as with any other style of fishing.

Cheers

Dave

[blue_mako]

Nathan: How big was your so called Jew that was a soapie? .

Troy

[Feral]

Well I have nothing against trolling, but I voted no, I dont reckon a fish you catch while sleeping counts! (which you could easily be doing) Trolling is as boring as bat Sheet! Almost as bad as catching fish on set lines for entertainment value!

I'd much rather catch nothing casting lures all day than a bagful trolling. But then again fishing for me is the challenge and the sport, if it was getting a feed, it would be a different story!

[pennman]

Count for what?

[the gecko]

Of course a trolled fish counts.
but what about a foul hooked fish, does that count?

I caught a trevally , foul hooked on a hard body lure, and I had the feeling it didnt count. Nobody pinged me for it, but I felt like it didnt count. Was I wrong?

cheers
Andrew

[breamnut]

Nathan: How big was your so called Jew that was a soapie? .

Troy

over legal size! please remind me how many jew you have caught?haha

[For Steve]

Of course it counts. When I lived up north and trolled lures and big baits for spanish mackerel, a lot of research and preparation was involved. Once you've hooked up and boated an impressive speedster, you know it counts.

Regards
Brad

[blue_mako]

For everyone that has said something about trolling offshore for pelagics then re read what I have said.

Exactly Nathan, I have caught none, I am saying the same thing to Simon except Jew is replaced with Jack .

Troy

[For Steve]

For everyone that has said something about trolling offshore for pelagics then re read what I have said.

Exactly Nathan, I have caught none, I am saying the same thing to Simon except Jew is replaced with Jack .

Troy

My apologies Troy - I didn't read what you have said. Just voted in the poll and responded to TheSaint's post.

Right, you're the friend that TheSaint mentions - now I get it. Doh!

[breamnut]

just as long as you know that your jack is small!

[blue_mako]

Just as long as you know your Jew is small .

Troy

[breamnut]

hey troy next time u come back down to my house in summer and we go jack fishin you will get some trolling.
what will you say about it then??? oh ohhhh snap!
my jewie would eat ur jack for breakfast!

[saurian]

Catch them anyway possible, they all count.
Ta