Sk8man

You are getting some excellent advice here. Dipsy diver rod holders receive a lot of torque from both the dipsy and then when a large fish such as a king hits the tension on the rod holder is very substantial and it can quickly become the weak link in your system and become costly. Installing track can distribute the torque along the gunwale and serve a s a relatively substantially stable base for them and you have the added luxury of being able to move or re-position the rod holders. The Tite Locks can be OK as additional rod holders for lighter stuff but the dipsy holders need to be sturdier. If you do decide to go with them make sure you attach safety lines to your rods/reels. Cannon single axial holders, Bert's racheting holders, Cisco's etc. are not cheap but they will perform much better in safeguarding your equipment. In the long run they can become a much cheaper option

Jk1 you have a PM

When I started out back in the mid seventies with the Seth Green I had a large green wheel that was mounted on a pedestal and I rolled up everything right on it leaders and all . That lasted a couple years until I tried using a sturdy 5 1/2 ft fiberglass boat rod with roller tip and Penn 49M's then later 309's) to have more control of things and I rolled up each leader as I got to it on 4"x5" rigid styrofoam pieces and I kept five of them for each rod with a large rubber band around them and stored them in a waterproof bag along with extra sets of leaders all set up with spoons on them arranged by size. When It was legal in the good old days I ended up running 3-4 rigs with 15 leaders each using same method (running up to 60 lures simultaneously). Other than occasionally one of the styrofoam pieces would blow away in the wind before I got to it the system worked. It still works as I still use the same method. I am so used to rolling up the leaders that way that I don't even think about it while doing it and it is totally automatic at this point. I figure when something works why change it? Everyone has to develop their own system or method for doing it that they feel comfortable with and confident in. Hard to teach a dinosaur new tricks anyway

Congrats on the win Rick.

Not trying to kill the exuberance but some of those fish pictured are landlocked salmon (at least three of them); not rainbows. Pretty important to identify them correctly as there are different size and number kept limits there. Great trolling results though.

Sweet! great post and encouraging.

One of the things that is hard to factor in is that In Lake O especially the currents are not unidirectional they go all over the place and there are many cross currents. Very different than most river current.

Thanks for sharing the experience it is exactly what I was referring to.

You may want to rethink Lake O with the Seth Green because of the kings as they could make a huge mess and lose some tackle. I tried it a long time ago and luckily only caught lakers

Nice work

I don't think Jan Brewer is still in business out in Ovid. Might want to give Fishy a call Stan he might know where to get them if he doesn't have them. https://fishybusinesstackleshop.com/hours.html I haven't seen them with the tag for years though. He has the regular bead chains and a small version of spring clips. (like those pictured on Brian's post below) I've been using the standard bead chains for years now and make my own spring clips to attach either to the ring or between the beads. The faceted plastic beads help to grasp them and especially in the cold weather. I haven't been able to find the longer springs for awhile but the shorter ones you can get at jann's Netcraft as well as the tool kit for making the spring clips. If you order it get the one with the manual etc. You can also use a standard swivel snap and attach it to the ring instead of between the beads.

WTG Manny