11-08-2006, 03:23 PM
I for one am looking forward to using two rods. I have often wanted to be able to hang one rod over the side of the boat with a jig on it while I actively cast another rod. Also I have wanted to be able to fish for the larger fish by hanging something large (large jig, or whole large minnow -- dead of course) over the side of the boat or ice fishing while I fish the other rod normally. I have already ice fished with two rods on several lakes and managed just fine. Will I miss some bites because of using two rods, absolutely. Will more fish swallow the jig; unfortunately a few more will, but not many because I position the rods close enough together that if necessary I can grab both rods simultaneously. Will I always fish with two rods, probably not if there are several anglers on the boat, or if the fishing is really fast. I don't plan on trolling nearly as much in the future, and I probably won't fish with two rods very often while trolling. I fish two rods at Willard by using planer boards, but while fishing for trout I don't like to use planer boards and trying to pull more lines around just invites more tangles.
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