Dipsey ?

[Jack]

Hi !

Seems like from what I've read here if your running wire Dipsey (like a Walker 107 ) set on 2.5 it's a 3:1 ratio (300' wire - driver down 100'). So if I'm running a diver on each side of the boat set at 2.5 with the same amount of wire out on each , any idea of how wide the spread would be with 100' , 200' or 300' ?

Thanks JT

[NitroMusky]

(282.84 x 2 )+ the width of your boat @ 100 ft down to be exact

seriously, just go to this site and punch in how many ft out as the hypotenuse (side c, aka 300') and ft down (side a, aka 100') to get the 282.84 (side b).

http://www.csgnetwork.com/righttricalc.html

[Jack]

Not so sure that would work here because there is so much bend in the line . I have to believe from the rod to the dipsey the line is anything but straight. But Thanks!

[NitroMusky]

Not so sure that would work here because there is so much bend in the line . I have to believe from the rod to the dipsey the line is anything but straight. But Thanks!

good point... hadn't thought about that...it seems to me that the dipsies have enough pull to make the effect of line drag somewhat neglegible tho....but I do see that the resistance of the dipsy itself will pull the line so that the 'triangle' is no longer perpendicular to the boat. And this is a function of the speed as well. so...at least we know what the max potential spread is...

good catch and thanks for keeping me on my toes!

NM

[Jack]

Ya got me thinking a bit here. If the depth is a 1/3 of the line out I wonder if the width couldn't be a 1/3 of your 282'. That might give you aprox 200' wide spread. Got any diving gear ?