When you hear the word “trolling,” what do you think of? Fishing for salmon in the Great Lakes? Targeting marlin and sailfish in the open ocean? Hunting grouper over our nearshore reefs? Trolling can be all of these, but it’s much more versatile than that.

Trolling is nothing more or less than putting a lure or bait behind or beside the boat and slowly idling forward. You can troll with a single rod or multiples, and you can adapt trolling techniques to target just about any gamefish you might want to catch.