Sk8man

Most of the time I run without with mono rigger rods but if I use braid or a secret weapon rig I use the bands.

That's right from the dinosaur's archives The third from left is actually a Black's outrigger release that I modified (guess for once I was ahead of my time) before they came out with the new release so that I could use it on other folks boats when I fished with them.

The Black release attaches directly to the cable itself . The old style was slipped right on the cable and crimped to it while the newer version has its own swivel snap and attached above the weight. In that use the hole in the weight fin is ignored. If a different release is used it may or may not be attached to the hole in the rear fin of the weight.

Check the Fishing Maps Guide Book New York at Sportsman's Connection last one I have is 2016 may have an update check their website

I use it with wire Don. I'm still old school. I have used braid on one rigger in the past and switched back to wire...just me

Yes Don I've been using it for abut 7 or 8 years works very well. Thanks

The answer will in part depend on the particular release used.

x 3 after using them on the Fingers without for about 40 years

Thanks for posting. There are some golden tips and rules of thumb in that article and most of it transfers to Lake O and other fresh waters as well.

I fully agree John. The fun is in trying to figure the stuff out and listening to what they are telling us

X2 one of the better investments of your fishing money

The ROYGBIV sounds good and may be the case but it should also be noted that it is based on HUMAN vision. We know that fish eyesight may be different than humans as they are suspected of being able to respond to UV rays etc. so I wouldn't treat the theory as the word of God either. The fact that black or purple or the combination may work well could be because they are dark and contrast with the sky as "shadows" and the action (e.g. movement in the water) of the lure may be a factor in combination with with the contrasting shape of the lure. Who really knows? What I am trying to illustrate is that we can't always make assumptions based on incomplete information just as in blindly following the depth charts may be quite misleading.

They basically work for lakers about anywhere. Everybody has their favorite color combos but I think it is the action down deep that they are responding too and they are deadly. Anyone that fishes for lake trout should have a few of these in their arsenal along with the Hammerhead cowbells ahead of them.

My comment wasn't intended to bash big boards as in really rough water situations they run better than most inlines and I started out with them and used them for years during the 70's through 90's, and you can easily run more than one line from them, but they can be a lot of work in heavy traffic so I simplified my game by using the inlines. I also use outriggers from time to time which a lot of folks don't care for but in heavy traffic folks usually stay away from you when they see them deployed. All of it has pluses and minuses so you have to try it and see what works for your own situation.

I went to inlines years ago and never looked back

I believe the lighter flutter versions may be about 2 mm or so. Sometimes one version over the other will be hammering the lakers for some reason while the other is less effective at that particular time. That gives rise to the suggestion Either way it is a cool way to fish and the technique used is critical as well. Sometimes people in the same boat will have radically different results because of it Best of luck out there.