How many rods do you troll

[B-Faithful]

My typical spread is between 9-13 rods. I have trolled as many as 17 with tridents but prefer a 12 rod spread with 100' of boards. I mostly run 5 off of each board and 3 deep or 4 off each board and 4-5 deep

Just seeing what most are trolling.

[Slayer]

Right now doing 13 (8 board/5 boat) but hoping to expand to 15 (adding 2 boards) by next Spring.

[Gitzit 2]

we're running a small CC so we only troll 4 rods....if we troll
might try boards but i don't have a tie off point very high off the water to connect the boards.

there are only a few weeks out of the season that we even break out the broomsticks...we prefer to LTJ whenever possible.

[merogers]

13 lines in all. 4 umbrellas off each planer line. 2 deep boat rods with 16 and 24 oz. inlines with big umbrellas. A dummy line, (lots of fun) a downrigger rod off the transom opposite the dummy, and a WWB with a small umbrella.

[Fish Nut]

I normally run 10-12 rods in my spread. I run planners with 100’ of line with the let back they are roughly 65' 70’ off each side normally take out 5 total with a max of 6 anglers on the boat trolling. Last year during a skunk day I had 14 rods out. It didn’t get the skunk off.


Evidently more rods didn’t equal more fish that day.

[Conjuror]

Depends. 6-8 when by myself....and even sometimes just 4. But when my son or others are on board I load em up.

[ericmagsamen]

Spring 10-12
Summer 4-6

[goinsfishin]

I'll run anywhere from 3 rods (out alone for a couple hours) to the Full Monte of 19 rods and 2 dummy lines.......and anywhere in between depending on season, crew and conditions.

[merogers]

I thought I posted earlier today, but I can't seem to find it now. Anyways, we troll 13 lines total. Four umbrellas off each planer line, One heavy boat rod off each side, one 16 oz, one 24 oz. A dummy line off the transom, and a downrigger off the other side of the transom, and finally a WWB down the middle with a small umbrella. Mark.

[5th Tuition]

15 rods. Six singles one side, five tandums other side, four deep (in spring). Right now, more tandum that singles. 5th (Marty)