homemade downrigger?

[wiperhunter2]

There are plus and minus to all other setups, when it comes to getting to those deeper fish. Yes, you will lose a bit of the fight when using a snap weight setup but as mentioned, it is one of the less expensive options. Yes, they stay on your line even after the bite, that is why they have the tit in the center of the pad, so they won't come off. If you already have a lead core setup, I'd recommend using that. I have down riggers set up on my board but I still like to use my lead core as well. When I first started using lead core I thought it went down 10 ft for every color, later I learned that was the case and that there are many factors your need to figure out to know how deep your line is running. The speed you are going, the weight of the lead core and of course the lure you are using. On average, if you are trolling at 1 to 2 mph, using the line you have, I'm guessing you can expect it to go 5 to 8 ft deep for every color you let out. Of course that is a guess but that is how I figure it. So if you are seeing fish at 30 ft on your fish finder, you let out 4 to 6 colors. I would start off at 4 colors, then let out another color, every time you see fish on your finder at that same depth, until you start catching fish. Of course that does not take into account if you have a good lure on, that the fish like but that is how I fish lead core. Good luck, hope that helps.
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