What do you guys think about these techniques??? Seems these days that the biggest majority of folks on Amistad are dragging big plastics and big spinners around most of the day and not doing any casting or working the baits...Gets really boring for me. Some are fishing 2 or 3 rods each.

I am not sure if folks cant pinpoint fish locations to fish or if it is easier to drag and feel bites or what. I have seen some guys this year that have never done well in tourneys drag their way into some checks...

Any thoughts????????

It's definitely legal, as long as your using one rod. If they were using more than one rod, I would've reported it right away. A lot of guys at the Elite tourney at Erie drifted...

On big bodies of water with huge flats, it's a great way to locate fish.

i'm not to sure that strolling is legal in tournies. pretty sure it's not

Some of these bass clubs allow two rods at one time...most of the bigger tourneys only allow one rod...

What exactly is strolling? I meant drifting and just dragging your bait is legal. I'm pretty sure as long as the big motor isn't on, it's probably okay. I don't see why drifting and dragging your bait along would be illegal...

Lining up on a deep pond dam and dragging a carolina rig parallel back and forth down each side would be dragging. You're using the trolling motor to move the bait. I was introduced to it years ago on Squaw Creek by an old fishing buddy. It bored me to tears.

Strolling as I understand it is making a cast with a crankbait then using the trolling motor to move the boat further away from the cast. Your reel is in freespool until you stop the boat then you crank the bait. You can triple or even further increase the distance of your retrieve this way.

strolling is moving your bait with a motor, not with the turn of the reel handle.

I guess we understand the terms differently. To me that's dragging. I know of guys strolling crankbaits on Fork and they've done the technique as I described.

im speaking in tourney rules

Whatever the name, I agree that using the trolling motor to impart action on a lure should be against the rules. Call it what you will.

Trolling motor or big motor? I don't see why dragging a bait with the trolling motor would be illegal? Usually the rules say you can't troll with the outboard motor, but nothing about the trolling motor...

that's what its always been called. sorry your new to the term.

Here are the rules from Media and Champs:

Media:
8. All fishing must be done with artificial lures only. Pork is permitted. Only one rod and reel may be used at a time by contestants. No trolling with the combustion engine is allowed. All fish must be caught in a legal and sporting manner during tournament hours from tournament waters. Contestants may not use any communication or video device for the sole purpose of locating or catching bass during tournament hours. Tracking devices inserted in bass may not be used by any contestant during or before the tournament. Hole-Sitting by or for entrants is not allowed.

Champs:
6. PERMITTED FISHING METHODS: Only artificial lures may be used with the exception of pork trailers and Berkley Gulp products. Only one fishing rod per angler may be used at any one time. Additional rods may be in the boat and ready for use; however, each cast and retrieve must be completed before another cast is attempted or rod is used. Trolling with the combustion engine as a method of fishing is prohibited. Switching or sharing fish with other teams or individuals is a violation of these rules and will result in immediate disqualification. All bass must be caught alive, in a conventional, sporting manner. When sight fishing for bedding bass, all fish must be hooked inside the mouth to be counted as a legal fish. All angling must be conducted from the boat. At no time may a contestant leave the boat to land a fish, or to make the boat more accessible to fishing waters.

kevin, its always been a old school secret to locate schools of bass but has never been legal to impart an action of a bait with any kind of motor. must be done by the angler and his or hers hand held equipment.

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I'll ask to be sure (even though I don't "stroll"), but it does say COMBUSTION engine..not electric motor. It looks pretty clear to me what they mean.

No, not always.

http://www.timtuckeroutdoors.com/Session.php

And I don't get the attitude, but whatever. I'll skip your stuff in the future if you have issues with my trying to have a conversation.

David, I wasn't worried about it because I don't stroll or troll or whatever the heck its called lol. But thanks for the concern on my rule knowing

Drifting a C-rig put the biggest Bass ever caught from my boat.. a 12.90# Toad. We had made about 1000 casts that day and needed a rest so we cast out a C-rig to drift a hump .. made a sandwich and never got to finish them.

The main reason Strolling or Dragging will most likely never be against the rules is... If they made pulling a bait with the T/M illegal you'd pretty much have to tie up to fish.

If you are Runnin and Gunnin Traps, Spinner baits or Cranks with the T/M on high... there is no way you don't end up dragging the bait at the end of a cast.

Bazz

Great point Bazz.

not sure what you mean by attitude. guess thats why i skipped a year off of the TFF. now that ive come back i feel like i need to give it up for good. you might wanna look at yourself cause i'm only here for no more drama like ive seen you have always been involved in. have fun with your internet and pond hoppers.

Yeah Bazz does have a great point, but Tommy on the WTTT did make a strolling rule this year in reguard to crankbaits. I cant remember how it reads and really dont care to look since its not a technique i care to use anyway. www.westtexasteamtrail.com if anyone wants to read it.

See, there ya go...taking more shots. You're the one contradicting yourself in the same post.

Your first post said

and then you finish up with...

You ain't sure if it's legit or legal, yet it's never been legal. And I'm just having fun, so lighten up Francis.

The last time Ole' Skeeter strolled a C-rig when I was movong from a hump to a dock a Big Hybrid jumped on his Chart LFT Ring fry!