Best fish trolling techniques
Best fish trolling techniques Hensley, of French Look fame, probably has as much time fishing the rough conditions of Cape Verde, Ghana, and Madeira as any captain alive. Today he runs Chupacabra, a 64-foot Hatteras based in Los Cabos, Mexico. “The best way to troll is to fish in the trough,” he says, “which requires makingconstant adjustments. I like to troll aggressive, slant-headed lures for big marlin. That’s easy in calm water, but more difficult in big seas. The lures want to fly out of the water, so keeping them down and swimming becomes a major concern. I can switch to flat or cupped heads, but if I work hard to keep my approach angle correct for the sea direction and height, I can make the slant heads work properly. This works even in Cape Verde, where the seas can look like the moguls on a ski slope.” Roberts, another big-marlin skipper who prefers lures over baits, chimes in. “The object is to keep the lures in the water, whatever it take...