American-Honey

They are Accudepth Plus reels. I did plan on some point of switching over to wire and getting a Diver Rod ( I do realize that is the best way, thank you for the tips). I was hoping to be able to use what I have to go back and forth from trolling shallow with my planer boards to trolling maybe 40-50ft deep. But sounds like that is not a good idea and should specifically setup for one or the other.

Thanks for the replies. Just to make sure I was clear by the way I worded the question. Not so worried about using the same line year long I don't mind changing it out over the season. I just want one that I can use in the span of one day, going from shallow to deep (over vice-versa) looking for fish. I guess also I have a new question. Will the 8.5 ft Depthmaster rod(12-25lb line) be ok for a 107mm Walker Deeper Diver?

I am a total beginner on a limited budget ( aka "a wife") so I was looking to make my setup be as diverse as possible. I have started out with the plan to target fish in the shallows. I have two line counter reels (Daiwa Accudepth 47l) on Cabela Depthmaster 8 1/2 ft. downrigger rods and have been using them to fish shallow(with no luck) using inline planer boards. I put 10lb mono on them with flourocarbon leaders to start. Until I save up the scratch to get a downrigger I was thinking about getting some 107 size Deeper Divers and trying to fish a little bit deeper water. My question is, is there a good line to rig my reels with that will let me move from shallow fishing to deeper (using a diver), without the need to change line. Or is that asking too much and I need to stick with one or the other. Any advice is appreciated, thanks in advance.

Name: Tom Location: Clarendon,NY Home Port: Point Breeze Boat Name/Type: American Honey/1983 19' Cobalt Bowrider I fish for: When I catch something I will let you know. ================== Been lurking on this site for almost a year now, but this is my first post. Got my first boat last summer, more as a family fun boat, but it sparked my interest in fishing. I'm in my forties but basically a complete beginner when it comes to fishing and trust me I really feel it when out there trying to put what I've learned reading over the winter into practice. Been out two times so far working the shallows with no luck. Not set up yet to go deep, just running inline planers but hope by mid-summer to have a downrigger and a dipsy setup. Just wanted to say thanks for all the information provided on this site, although I haven't caught anything it definitely got me pointed down the right road. Still have a lot to learn, so I keep reading, I like to think the frustration is what makes it fun. Happy fishing.