Nick Clayton
WFF Supporter
I know electric reels are expensive and a general PITA, but having even two of the teaser lines on electrics could massively speed up line clearing. Flip 2 switches, and crank in the others.
Of course then you have cords to deal with, which could add to what can often be described as a "shit show" lol
Edit: I am not a big fan of running the outriggers on fly trips as they tend to get in the way when casting, so trolling a 3 rod spread of teasers and clearing that quickly wouldn't be bad at all. I spent probably a third of this last season trolling just a 3 rod spread. It seems later in the season when the fish aren't as responsive to standard troll stuff that having more rods out isn't really a big advantage anyway. And when we started seeing that behavior of getting a troll hookup, first few baits in getting insta bit, then boom going off the bite, it was advantageous only having 3 troll rods out as it allowed us to get more baits in the water quicker.
Of course with a 3 rod spread if a guy or two did want to troll flies it would be no problem to add that to the mix
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