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Post by warrenhouse0 on Jan 19, 2009 12:38:43 GMT
Could any member please explain what 'trotting' is? and how do you do it?
Thank you...
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hornet
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Post by hornet on Jan 19, 2009 12:55:14 GMT
Hi WarrenhouseO, No question is a daft yin on this forum  As far as i'm led to believe " Trotting " is when you fish the worm with a bouncing betty rig. Basically a spinning type rod, fixed spool, mono line, lead weight, not sure what size hooks, bunch of worms whang them it oot, rod tip kept high, touch very light so you can feel every bump and hopefully the take of a fish. I have only ever seen it done, never tried it  I have seen trout anglers use Klinkhammer flees ( Dry Flee) with maggots attached for surface " Trotting ", very effective when fishing for Grayling. Hope this helps and i'm sure someone who fishes the snakes will tell you in better detail. Cheers Hornet |
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Post by rubypennel on Jan 19, 2009 14:53:32 GMT
As I understand it trotting is done using float tackle with bait such as maggots and worms and is usually a coarse fishing method for rivers. It can be done with a fixed spool reel but to do it "properly" requires a trotting reel which is a centre pin reel with a very smooth revolving drum. I have seen John Wilson use this method on some of his TV programmes, it is a method of fishing some grayling anglers use. The angler casts into the flow and allows the bait to "trot" downstream controlling the speed by "thumbing" the reel.
I doubt that this method would be allowed for game fish on most rivers. You would have to check with the owner/association etc.
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Post by tweed ghillie on Jan 19, 2009 19:01:46 GMT
Rubypennel is quite correct in the description of trotting, not used extensively for game fish, but some clubs and associations do allow trotting for grayling also trout on occasions. Baits can be maggot worm sweetcorn ect. what we used to call particle baits when I course fished. recently grayling fishers on my local river fish a team of nymphs below a float, just as you would fish them as droppers on a fly line. atb,,
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conwyrod
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Post by conwyrod on Jan 19, 2009 19:04:42 GMT
Long-trotting is definitely float fishing, letting the current carry the float and bait downstream.
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Post by allysshrimp on Jan 19, 2009 19:36:59 GMT
Rubypennel is quite correct in the description of trotting, not used extensively for game fish, but some clubs and associations do allow trotting for grayling also trout on occasions. Baits can be maggot worm sweetcorn ect. what we used to call particle baits when I course fished. recently grayling fishers on my local river fish a team of nymphs below a float, just as you would fish them as droppers on a fly line. atb,, My friends and i used to do a lot of trotting back in the 80's during the winter time for grayling,fishing the Clyde,Annan,Nith,Tay and Earn and it is exactly as what has been described here.Although a lot of the time what we did was short trotting in front of us. I would use a 12ft fly rod that I have AFTM 5-7,coupled with a small spinning reel.At the Business end a natural grub extracted from the river using a fine mesh net,and mounted on a size 16 hook.About a foot up from there one BB split shot.About another foot up a droper with a size 12 Fly(Corixa was my Fav). Further up again another 2 BB shot below the Float.the whole rig was about 4 foot.I would stand in the River and drop the float in at my feet till the current took over.You would control the direction of the float with the tip of the rod until it was approx 20ft below you,then I would lift it up droping it back in at my feet again to repeat the proceedure. Bill. |
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