Trolling in the Genesee River

[chappy_j3]

Closest thing I can come to trolling first time, for fish is in the Genesee, due to having a 17ft boat, from the new Marina launch all the way up to the island before the first Falls. Depth finder reads 20 - 25 fow. My caught 24 " northern and a 15" eye. Anyone have any ideas as to how we can go slower boats at its slowest speed , still seems to be too fast. Can anybody help with suggestions? Hoping for a calm day to try the lake when no chance of high waves. Any tips on doing that would be very welcomed. Thanks.

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[letsfish2day]

Trolling bags or five gallon buckets will slow ya down

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[chappy_j3]

Thank you. Will try the 5 gal buckets first, cheaper.

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[Jeremy Goodison]

Do lots good size holes in bucket. I used to troll the river allot and did good on bass and walleye.

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[lucky 1]

If you have a GPS, get your speed off of that

2mph. Is what you want.

[munks]

Try a trolling plate off your outboard motor

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[143447]

I tied a 5 gallon Lowe's bucket to the rear handel and tossed it in really slowed down the 9.9 I had. If you can get it to center right behind the motor it works perfect

[chappy_j3]

Thank you for all the good ideas.

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[LongLine]

An old timer (older than me) once told that if I wanted to go super slow just tip your motor up to the highest position and troll backwards. 

[tannero]

5 gal buckets!

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[LongLine]

I tied a 5 gallon Lowe's bucket to the rear handel and tossed it in really slowed down the 9.9 I had. If you can get it to center right behind the motor it works perfect

Tie a rope between your two rear cleats.  Replace metal handle with a very short rope.  Thread cleat rope thru new rope handle & it'll stay centered behind motor.

[W.W.IV.]

Make sure your cross rope is short enough so it can't get into the prop.Have a second rope tied to the bottom of the pail to pull it in with. Put the motor in neutral before you try to bring the pail in. Good luck.

[alex1young]

I'm constantly adjusting the trim on my outboard to change speeds.  Makes a big difference when trying to fine tune my speed.

[RJ's Addiction]

Two buckets tied to the center Cleat, one bucket on each side, will slow the boat and will not get in the way to net fish, Have fun