Bats, Balls, and Beyond

Whether you're looking to have a guys weekend on a new lake or you're looking to give your family an outdoor activity on your vacation, fishing boat rental services can be cost-effective and fun. When booking a fishing boat rental, it's important to get the most out of your time on the water.

Here are some of the most effective ways to cover water to find fish.

Upgrades

Fishing boat rental services often include several upgradeable options. Although most of these upgrades are superfluous, there are some that are worth spending a few extra bucks on.

Trolling Motor: to control your speed and allow you to sneak up on fish in skinnier waters, a trolling motor is a must. Although trolling motors are easy to operate, they notoriously burn through batteries quickly. Consider asking your fishing boat rental services provider to throw in an extra battery or two for you to swap out during your trip.

3-D Sonar: fish finders have come a long way in the past decade. The best fishing boat rental services providers offer upgradeable 3-D sonars that can drastically reduce your learning curve of a new body of water. If you opt for a 3-D sonar upgrade, be sure to have your fishing boat rental services provider show you how to get the most out of it. In particular, adjusting the sensitivity of the readings and understanding how to canvas to get a 3-D view of the bottom can be critical.

Trolling

Short of dragging the bottom with a trawling net, few angling techniques are more efficient than trolling. However, a few subtle trolling tweaks are often needed to find fish in new waters.

Depth Game: locating fish is not just about plugging in coordinates on a GPS unit; you'll also need to figure out where they're located in the water column. One of the easiest ways to figure this out is to troll multiple rods with tackle at specific depths. For instance, you might put on deep-diving crankbait on one rod, a bottom bouncing rig on the next, and a wake bait on the third rod. If you start to notice that one bait is getting bites more than the others, you can start trolling all of your rigs at the right depth. You can also use this trolling information to stop and target fish using more conventional fishing techniques like jigging and fan-casting.

To learn more, contact a fishing boat rental service.