04-15-2014, 06:40 PM
This is accurate in my experience. I have seen that the catch rate goes up with the attractant that the dodger offers. Specifically on Friday I was trolling the same lure on two rods and the only difference was that one dodger was all silver and the other had a dash of orange on it. The Orange was out fishing the all silver so I moved both rods to it and the bite leveled out. I have see this happen before at DC and Strawberry.
The motion the dodger provides a little benefit to a rapala or LC jerk bait, but as others have stated the action is a huge help to a squid and other baits. There is also a small speed window where the dodger is behaving correctly and the crank bait is as well. When you are running a squid and other lures the window is larger since the lure is designed to be run at the same speeds as the dodger I selected.
I used to be a pop gear guy, but moved to light tackle, down riggers and small dodgers so that the weight of the gear matches the fight in the fish more closely. Fighting a nice rainbow or cutthroat on a light or UL kokanee rod is a lot of fun. The depth control of the down riggers is a huge advantage to success. It is amazing how just a few feet up or down in the water column can make a huge difference in your catch rate.
By no means am I an expert, but I have been experimenting a lot with different options and I feel that I am starting to dial in some patterns that work.
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The motion the dodger provides a little benefit to a rapala or LC jerk bait, but as others have stated the action is a huge help to a squid and other baits. There is also a small speed window where the dodger is behaving correctly and the crank bait is as well. When you are running a squid and other lures the window is larger since the lure is designed to be run at the same speeds as the dodger I selected.
I used to be a pop gear guy, but moved to light tackle, down riggers and small dodgers so that the weight of the gear matches the fight in the fish more closely. Fighting a nice rainbow or cutthroat on a light or UL kokanee rod is a lot of fun. The depth control of the down riggers is a huge advantage to success. It is amazing how just a few feet up or down in the water column can make a huge difference in your catch rate.
By no means am I an expert, but I have been experimenting a lot with different options and I feel that I am starting to dial in some patterns that work.
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