I almost always troll when I go for a paddle. There have been too many times I've paddled over a fish boil and regretted that I hadn't brought my rod/reel with me. I usually keep it simple to enjoy the paddle as well. I troll with a 6 foot rood and reel. The rod butt is held down under the fore deck bungies and the rod lies straight back along the sheer line. I keep the drag set light and the "clicker" turned on. I can then hear a strike or a snag. I tether only the gear I want to keep. This is a little cumbersome, but I've saved my investment many times. I've caught a lot of beautiful calicos and sand bass along the So Cal coast and once I tied into a 30 minute fight with a thresher shark. It was a lot of fun. Take care jim gabriel *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 24 2000 - 07:38:57 PDT
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