Can this question really be answered? There are so many boats out there with inboards and so many with outboards catching fish, I'd say they both catch...
I suppose we could be scientific and build two identical boats, except one inboard and one outboard, then have them troll the same places with the same spreads at the same speeds every day and see how they compare. Short of that, I'd say both can catch and raise fish, a fact that has ben proven over and again through the years.
chris J
Inboard boats win every time in the trolling game. Its all about a clean wake and ability to maintain a consistent speed. Not to say outboards don't catch, but the top dogs will always be inboards for these reasons. Low frequency sound may have something to do with it as well.
seamister63 wrote: Inboard boats win every time in the trolling game. Its all about a clean wake and ability to maintain a consistent speed. Not to say outboards don't catch, but the top dogs will always be inboards for these reasons. Low frequency sound may have something to do with it as well.
I would call this a matter of opinion and is debatable.
I am sure there are many captains with outboards that would argue otherwise.
I honestly don't think there is much of a difference with tuna. For Marlin, I think inboards win every day. I remember one time I was fishing on a big Hatteras, and a white marlin came up all lit up and put his bill in the exhaust! They sound of those diesels/inboard props raises them.