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I am sorry for hijacking this thread a little but those fishermen that pimp their kids to act as observers should be DQ’d. Who would put their kid on a strangers’ 21’ boat in 6-8’ waves? I once got as an observer a guys’s daughter that had zero experience trolling and turned green within 30 minutes of the tournament.

Or tighten the drag and use a snubber..... or mount a pinch pad-style release on the rod above the handle with a piece of monel copper twisted tight and place wire in pad in lieu of rubber band.

Today I saw migrating swans, grackles, robins, starlings, skunks and the seagulls have arrived in the parking lots. Almost time.

Les, keep in mind those finger lakes have steep contour lines that while your boat is over 150’, the lateral planing of the dipsy could be over 115’. I found the blood run tackle dive chart done with the fishhawk probe to be accurate. Again, minor variance with currents, speed and baits being dragged.

Best to compare with the ring but may only vary by 5’ max depth.

Emptystringer, they are equivalent to within a few feet. Mag vs mag and standard vs standard.

60 mph gusts tomorrow should have that ice flying again

Know your depth chart. Distance back to depth achieved starts out 2:1 then will start planing out to a 3:1 ratio with a standard Dipsy. Setting on the dipsy, current direction, boat speed, and bait presented (flasher vs spoon) all play a roll in depth achieved. You would be hard pressed to get deeper than 80’ down with a standard diver size (approx 300’ out). The mag divers will stay 2:1 longer and get you 115’ with 300’ out. Once you know the depth chart, it is simply dialing in the amount of line out to achieve the depth the fish are for that day/time of year. If you are unsure of depth where fish might be you can “fish” your dipsy by setting them out on a light drag so they slowly creep out and then note the line counter if a fish hits. Leader length for me is based on rod length. With the diver at the tip of the rod, the leader is long enough to go around the handle of the reel and back up 1/2 to 3/4ths the length of the rod. If you get out late April into May, start your dipsy out 80-90’ as a good starting point.

You are you uniquely qualified for Lake Trout as a prison guard.........you are used to poop flingers!

Northportnailer.com. Go to accessories section and click on lure tape. Lots of colors to choose from.

Those large metal cylinders are what float the metal cable. The metal cylinders and the cable is considered “the boom”.

The boom has broken a few times in recent memory. I went over the skyway and was able to see ice as far as the eye can see.