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  1. TyeeTanic
    So just learned this from the pros. I longer lead from dipsey to spin doctor may not benefit for the stealth aspect. Rather, what is happening is with the longer leads the spin doctor can sweep in much bigger circles, which imposes much more action on the fly/bait. Interesting - think of the dipsey as an anchor in the water, and if you have a real short lead to the SD, it can't really make a big rotation in the water because the leash is short. If you lengthen the leash, you allow much more freedom for that SD to rotate.
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    The new torpedo trebles look nice. We got some at the LOTSA salmon school. I rigged up a fly lead yesterday, looks real nice.
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    Here is how I do it for my dipseys, flashers & flies, 24 complete setups ready to go, just unravel and snap onto the wireline:
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    Yeah, I agree, it was a good course. It helped in two ways - it helped to confirm/reaffirm some stuff that I've been doing already (so I can keep doing it with confidence). And I learned a few things I had no clue about previously. When I got home, I worked on some of my tackle. I know, spring is still 3 months away, but I need to keep myself busy!
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    And that is why you want a 10' dipsey rod.
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    Some of the best spoons are all torn up ones! LOL. Anyhow, I connect snap swivel straight to spoon. Snap swivel's I use are high quality ball bearing like Spro. I use the smallest snap swivel I can get into the spoon eyelet. Less steel between the line and the spoon, the better. Read Captain Keating's books and you will get this advice straight from a pro.
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    Under $500, buy yourself a used HDS5, want to spend $750 to $800 you can get yourself a used HDS7 Touch! The prices on the HDS Gen 2s has dropped significantly as the Gen 3's have been launched. So lots of people are basically selling their 1 to 2 year old units for cheap.
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    Honestly, for the money, the convectors are great reels. If you want to spend more go for the shimano tekotas, but I don't think it is necessary.
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    I took some dipsey divers I have with colors I don't like and painted them black. My green colored dipseys work really well. Probably catch 50% of my fish on them, but black works too. White glow is a good one as well. Anyhow, the point is, don't stress, if you want to paint them, get a good plastic paint and go wild.
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    I suggest cutting out a variable and keeping the downrigger weight black. There's just too many other parameters to get right. But in response to the last post, I have caught lots of kings on non-black dipseys - like frog pattern, hawg wild pattern, and chartreuse in the spring.
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    I read they were experimenting with a "dye/tattoo" system. Basically like a bar code, but multicolored. It would then no damage the fish permanently, and it would not be a persistent impediment.
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    Yes, but there's been an alewife explosion the last two years, so they are overfeeding is my guess. Did you not see the HUGE baitfish balls all summer long in 2013 and even worse in 2014. They are gorging on alewife, and essentially poisoning themselves. Less predators, due to mortality, will mean even more alewife, which will mean even more deaths. I think they need to introduce Cisco to balance the diet of trout/salmon in Lake O. Either that, or stock A LOT more salmon to get the Alewife levels back down. But then you risk a baitfish collapse, and ultimately a salmon/trout collapse.
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    If you want to catch big fish you need to book a full day trip to be able to get out far enough. The gulf is be very shallow. 14 miles out is only 35 to 40 ft deep,and you will essentially only be into snapper and grouper. Ask your charter what is possible to catch and what he recommends to get a sense of what size of fish you're going to get into.
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    You should attend the Salmon fishing school Lotsa is organizong in mid Jan. That would be great value for money for.you.
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    I would put wire on that dipsy rod. Copper or leadcore is generally goo with meat or spoons. Copper can get a spin Dr ahead of the meat. I generally like to.run spoons clean.
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    Hammer fly behind chrome frog. White glow paddle behind white glow fly.
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    I use 7 strand torpedo wire. Use 30lb fluorocarbon Leader, long enough that all the tackle from swivel on wire to hook is same length as rod.
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    I just added some lead core setups. 7 color fit on my convector 30D no problem with 300 yards of braid.
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    I basically am doing the same thing adding lead core to the arsenal. I set up a 7 color and 3 color. I also set up a 2 color on a rigger rod as a another rod for a SWR, but I could also use it off the planer boards for an additional shallow rod.
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    Sk8man, mono stretches, so wouldn't that possibly put the wire out of sync with the line guide? I use braid, I think on my Convector 30D's I get about 100 ft or so on, and then the full 1000 ft of 7 strand wire on (30 lb), that get's the reel almost full.
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    Taloras if you can drop the cash. They will last you almost forever (a long time).
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    I had 2 eagle claws star fires split in half on me. No the drag wasn't too tight. They couldn't handle the load above the reel. Never had a problem with taloras.
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    I bought the 8ft taloras. I like my wire dipsy rods longer to get over the rigger rods.
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    Shimano talora. Just got two of them this past summer. They are awsome.
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    HDS8 at the current price - is the best buy.
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