CENTER-CONSOLE DEAD-BAIT TROLLING

• Large sport-fishing boats have always been the preferred choice for trolling over a smaller center-console. Not only do bigger boats provide a more stable platform, but the sheer width of the footprint also allows for a more flexible spread.

Trolling from a center-console has always been a challenge; they look like aliens out there with their riggers flopping around. But you make do with what you have and put out a good spread that effectively presents your baits. And after all, no one ever accused a fisherman of not being inventive.

BIGGER ISN’T ALWAYS BETTER The advantage of fishing from a center-console is the ability to fight a fish 360 degrees around the boat, or better