turning and running two divers

[BRsnow]

Hi, I have been running two divers for trout on smaller lakes with success. I haven't ran them salmon fishing since I historically fish alone and can't run enough rods on those trips. I will have enough this summer and have 4 wire divers and 2 braid. how tight can you turn or do you need to make big sweeping turns? Just curious, I realize I will learn as I go, just won't get much practice and the ones I run for trout and much shallower. Thanks.

[Salty Nut]

There are a lot of variables in your question, wind, waves, down currents, and more.

On a calm, no current day its pretty easy to run several wire dipsy setups and on those days your most likely tangle will be from a crazy fish.

On other days, pretty easy to have a massive mess.

Best suggestion

Get a good set of stainless wire scissors or cutters

[Shakemsam]

Be sure to run your braids out high and wide and wire deep. Deepest closest to the boat. I run all my divers with at least 10ft difference in depth, just in case they do cross. Current plays a big role.

[Gator]

If you let out the same amount of line but run the inside diver on a one setting and the outside diver on a three, my experience suggests that you will incur very few tangles even on turns. Of course, there's other setups that work equally well (ie, mag dipsey on the inside, regular on the outside), with the intended outcome that the outside diver be higher up in the water column and further to the side of the boat.

 

That having been said, the two issues on our boat that have led to 99%+ of tangles are first, letting out the divers too fast. I like to let them out under drag tension, slow and steady. And second, running paddles that are too big for the divers, which can cause them to track strangely and even allow for tangles between port and starboard rigs.

Edited April 7 by Gator

[Gill-T]

For areas of strong down currents like off the Niagara Bar, I pull one side before turning.