Does throwing a Ilander in front of a ballyhoo allow it to be trolled any faster then without one? At his seminar Capt. Eric said that he only trolls hoos seperate from spreader bars I belive, because of the speed in which they need to be trolled. I was just thinking a hoo out there with some bars may not be a bad idea if the Ilander allows it to be trolled a little faster that still makes the spreader bars swim correct. Just thinking and trying to pass the time until the fish roll in this summer. Any thoughts or ideas, or have you tried this?
i find that with one behind an islander you can troll faster.. if you are trolling split bill or anything naked you normally have to slow down your speed to present them correctly.. not sure what you mean about the spreader/hoo combo but thats not something i could recommend as i have never done it, nor do i think i would try it really.
I prefer to have skirted ballyhoo on the longshots at they hold the water better when trolling higher speeds for tuna and such.
When i am stricly white marlin fishing i will tend to come down to about 4-5 knots or as slow as needed to correctly run my baits
I almost always use islanders on the ballys. You can troll faster, are less likely to get spinners (which happens to amateurs like me), and the ablly's last a lot longer.
My most productive is the Sailure which swins really nicely anywhere from 4.5-8 knots. Deadliest lure by far on the corner rod in the 3-4th wake. I also often use a mini-islander/bally/bird in the shotgun which has worked well on spooky BFT.
I crimp a pin into hook so I can pin rig them with a rubber band in about 10 seconds.
I like to troll sailures or trackers in my spread with my bars, and it works well at most speeds. If conditions are a little sloppy I will go to an ilander w/ a trimmed down skirt length or I will troll a weighted ilander. I often will put a ilander hoo behind a daisy chain and off the corner of one of my bars, it is usually very productive. I also troll an ilander closer to the transom off a flatline.
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