| Written By - Capt. Jim Hirt - 05/24/2007 | |
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Now is the time to think about changes to make your trips more productive next season. There are many ways to go on this subject. Over the next several articles, I will try to cover topics like rigging, tackle and presentation. My goal is to provide information, which should lead to more fish and less slow fishing.
In the last article we covered some of the many ways to use a downrigger. Let us continue with rigging presentation. The tools out there are endless. It is a fisherman with a full arsenal of presentations that finds action when fishing gets tough. It is my experience that on any given day one presentation or other will produce better than the other.
Most boats run diving planers like Dipsy Divers, Slide Divers, Deep Sixes and similar divers. This is a very simple tool that is not run to its full potential by most fishermen.
Start with a clear mono or fluorocarbon 25-pound line one and a half times the length of the rod you are using. On one end tie a size 5 cross lock snap to attach the lure. Tie the other end to a snubber. They come in many colors. I prefer a clear product made by Opti-Dodger. The snubber will absorb the shock of the strike and set the hook.
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The snubber is then attached to the diver. On the release side of the diver, tie your line from the rod. You can use a variety of different lines. The standard set up is 20 to 30 pound mono. Some other options are 20-pound Micro-filament, Uni-filament and stranded wire.
The benefits of these options are the smaller diameter of this product allows the diver to reach greater depths. An 8 to 10 foot medium heavy action rod with a line counter reel completes this rig. They are often called poor man\'s downrigger. |
