Editing Trolling (fishing) (section)

==Trolling speed==
[[Image:bassboat1.jpg|thumb|right|Aluminium [[bass boat]] with [[trolling motor]]<ref>Matthews CL et al [http://www.google.co.nz/patents?hl=en&lr=&vid=USPAT4386918&id=tG04AAAAEBAJ&oi=fnd&dq=troll|trolling+fish|fishing&printsec=abstract#v=onepage&q=troll|trolling%20fish|fishing&f=false Trolling motor steering device] Patent number 4386918, issued 7 June 1983.</ref>]]

Baits and lures are typically trolled at speeds up to {{convert|9|kn|km/h|lk=in}}, though speeds up to {{convert|15|kn|km/h}} can be used, particularly when boats are travelling to different fishing areas. The speed at which the lure is pulled through the water impacts on the fishing success. The optimum trolling speed varies with different species of fish, with weather conditions and the time of year, and other conditions. [[Chinook salmon]] can be successfully trolled at higher speeds than more docile [[lake trout]]. For these reasons fishermen use devices that accurately track speed.<ref name=Moritz /> [[Trolling motor]]s calibrate speed more accurately than large outboard motors. Trolling plates are also used with larger motors to slow the boat to the desired speed, although some anglers experience mixed results with plates.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

Trolling can be effective at surprisingly low speeds. [[Kayak fishing|Kayaks]] fitted with a deck-mounted bracket for holding a rod can be paddled to troll effectively for salmon.<ref>Daniel, L (1997) [https://books.google.com/books?id=he0A_psGKuoC&pg=PA79 ''Kayak Cookery: A Handbook of Provisions and Recipes''] Page 79, Edition 2. Menasha Ridge Press, {{ISBN|978-0-89732-236-2}}</ref>