>>2824498Anon im glad you posted this, Ive been looking for a new net. I have the same wooden trout net with rubber netting everyone has and its good but some of the fish ive been catching the past two years are just too big for it.
I do backcountry trips and dont want a big heavy net, The teardrop frabill in 19x23 looks like my best option but all the pictures online are shit. My current net is roughly 18x13.
What size do you have? Could you post a picture or two from above looking top down?
Whats the biggest fish you can land in it before it starts feeling risky or they flop out? I find about 24" is the length right now where its really hard to not lose them next to the canoe while netting them.
>>2824577That sounds fun anon!
lake trout are my favorite fish and ive never bottom bounced for them. Expensive Downriggers and electronics are how guys target them on the big lakes. Leadcore line is very common in back country lakes or a cheaper alternative to the other methods.
All the above methods are why lakers are considered a poor fighting fish and get a bad rep. Your bottom bouncing would probably work pretty good and be a ton of fun to fight one on.
I use primarily a deepdiving crank or similar OR a 3-way swivel trolling rig I would reccommend if the bottom bouncing doesnt work, But that one takes a little more practice. If you have good electronics just mark them and jig for them with whatever you want. Otherwise troll along drop offs humps etc till you get one and then start jigging that spot.
Past 80 fow these medium-light methods get a lot more difficult and thats why downriggers and leadcore is popular.
All of this is assuming a thermocline btw, If its spring or late fall, Fish for them the way you would bass in the summer, Cast along the shore in 10-20 feet of water and enjoy.
Man i love trout fishing
