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The Troller's Handbook: For All American Fish Species

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I bought this book to learn about trolling, and I was dissappointed. This book says a lot about nothing. All of the info he talks about is totally common sense, and leaves out all descriptive details concerning trolling tools, methods, lure presentation, color, action etc. The "meat" of his book concerns a chapter or two about how to "accurately" determine lure depth followed with charts plotting line diameter etc. only to be followed by a statement saying that every lure is different and that there really is no way to tell how deep you're running until you get out on the lake and hit bottom. If you want good books about trolling buy the books by Ken Shultz and Ed Rychkun.

If you troll spoons or other non-diving baits and use sinkers to get them down, this book will give you an idea of how deep your lure is. The author provides tables so you can figure your approximate trolling depth based on sinker weight, line out, line diameter, and boat speed. Your lure is probably deeper that you think, due to the curved shape of a weighted line trolled in the water. Be aware that this book targets a rather narrow aspect of trolling.

If you want a general book on the subject of trolling, with a focus on downriggers, check out Ken Schultz's book, The Art of Trolling. Another excellent book is Trolling Top To Bottom edited by Mark Romanack. Each chapter is by a charter captain or a tournament pro. There are chapters on trolling spoons, trolling for bass, and using bottom bouncer sinkers. On the other hand, if you troll crankbaits and want to know how deep your lures are diving, check out the Precision Trolling book.

I expected more out of this book based on the supplied review. The chapters are remeadial and don't offer much useable information. Seems like he was trying to add a lot of filler B.S. to make the publisher happy. I would not recommend it.

This is a beginner's, basics book. If you are new to trolling, it will help you catch fish.
If you are a trolling veteran, you may not learn as much.
Wayne Heinz, author of, How to Catch Salmon, Sturgeon, Lingcod, Rockfish, and Halibut Along the Pacific Coast: Fish On!

As I am a Beginner in Trolling this book has given me many hints how to go about trolling.
For advanced trollers it may not be as interesting but also for advanced Trollers there might be some new aspects.