Q:

Capt. Dave,

I was wondering what is the best way to run multiple lines at once? I have a 21' boat that is rigged up for trolling. I have 2 riggers, Tite-Lok rod holders for boards/dipsys, and I was wondering if it was possible to run like 12 lines and how?

A:

With a 21-foot boat you could easily run eight poles at once. I would suggest two poles on the downriggers, two poles equipped with #1 dipsies running from each side, and four poles running from the planer boards. Or you could run as many as six poles from the planer boards, and stack two poles on each downrigger. But without a good first mate, this could get messy.

I would recommend that you add two more down riggers. With this, 10 poles would not be a problem.

Good Fishing,
Capt. Dave Adams

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