Trolling Spoons???

[BigFishTuff]

Where exactly do you plan on trolling? Out by the reefs or by the islands. Best advice I can give you if you are running big boards instead of inline boards is use a 50 jet. You do not have to let out near the line as you would on a 30 or 40. A 50 will sink an inline board tho.We troll 6 jets and 3 dipseys per side and it is amazing how well it works. Run a 1 2 and 3 setting on the dipseys and keep about 10 ft apart. I was running my number 3 at 50 number 2 at 40 and number one at 30. Also watch you speed. Our best speed right now is 1.8 to 2.0 Here before long you can bump it up to as much as 2.6 or 2.8. knots. Dont be afraid to try going with the waves, against the waves, or if not too rough try fishing the troughs as well. You can even cut the waves at an angle(worked for us this weekend). We were running 50's back 25 to 45 ft. Which means you would have to run a 40 jet 50 to 90 feet back. Its so nice to not have to crank in a half mile of line.

Also, you can make you own boards. It will cost you about 1/2 the price. Dont be afraid to add weight to the inside of the outside board and run a stainless kickout on the inside of the inside board. The harder the pull the better you will be if you are running a bunch of lines. Also try to keep your tow line as low as you can(closest to water level as possible) to assure you are going to you desired depth.