Thanks for a great Walleye Smackdown 2009. What a great turnout and of course a fantastic fishery yielded limit catches for most participants. Even the salmon guys were able to put fish in the cooler.
As a group, the anglers of the world are comprised of people of all
ages and from all walks of life. For some it is a sport for recreation
and relaxation to be enjoyed on occasion.
One of the most common questions I hear when taking greenhorns trolling
is “How do you know when we get a bite?” For the initiated it may sound
like a silly question but after trying to see it through their eyes it
doesn’t seem so silly. Bear in mind that to most people, you know you
have a bite when the fish pulls on one end of the bobber and the other
end stands up. When trolling the rods are in perpetual motion from the
wind and waves and it really isn’t always so easy to detect strikes
unless one knows what to look for.
I’m not talking about whether or not your tackle is cleaned and properly organized, your rods are spooled up with fresh line, or that your boat is shiny and clean.
