I do a lot of fishing. Trolling for landlocked Atlantic salmon mostly.
If you find the fish you can get the 1-3 pounders to hit just about anything you can put in front of them.
The older and bigger fish are much harder to get. Everything has to perfect for that trophy to give your lure a second look. You can often see them on the sonar, coming up to take a look but choosing to not take the bait.
You self-righteous clowns who are always screaming about trolls and mucking up every thread, are the smaller juvenile fish.
Be a big fish. I know you can do it. I mean... you are smarter than a salmon, right?