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    Rod holders for dipsy rods

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

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    1 hour ago, ifishy said:

    i have the cannon single axis and the berts ratcheting on  mine one of each on each side the cannons are my first choice for dipseys by far ant the berts get used only when running 2 a side.  I also have some big jons like in the second picture on Ska8mans post not the triple but two on what is supposed to be a down rigger plate on the center of my transom I use them for chute rods or a net holder or a down rigger rod or just another place to put a rod when you need to move something in a hurry.  

     

    The cannon single axis are by far and away the best think i have ever seen for a dipsey the one hand thing in either direction is genius also no worry's about caps coming off and rock solid in the tracks.   berts work just fine and one handed up is good for big hits but i find they sometimes get a little sticky in the ratchet mechanism wd-40 fixes it but has never happened with the cannons.

    the big johns are solid enough but are a two handed adjustment also the single bolt in the middle means they are prone to turning.  no big deal where i have them and how i use them but I would never trust a dipsey off the side in one, though i have put a dipsey there in the center to net a fish on the side of the boat.

    The big jons in the pic are not a single bolt.  They are in a track with 2 set screws holding them in place   impossible for them to turn.  The duals that I run are specifically made for dispels and are indestructable so far

    Changing Rigger line mid season?

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

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    Hello all!  Like most of you, I have been tuning and organizing my gear anxiously waiting for my shakedown cruise.  For the past 3 seasons I have loaded my mono rigger reels with smaller mono (like 12-20#) and then flouro leaders of 8-10#.  Then mid season I have usually changed that out to 30# mono and 12-15# floor leaders due to fish size and fleas.   My question is , since I am running flouro leaders, is it really necessary to change the mono mid season, or should I just leader down with heavy mono through entire season ?  Meaning use 30# mono all year and change leaders out according to season.   I should mention that I am not talking about Brown setups as I have separate rods and setups for those.

    Thanks for all of your help!

     

    Fish scale

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    Fish scale

    in the market for a new scale.   Boca scale is obviously great from the reviews but am in sticker shock.   Are the knock off Boga scales quality or is this a you get what you pay for kind off deal?

    Or is there another quality scale out there?

    Thanks!

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