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snaggg 
 		  Port: Monroe-Walleye/Ludington Manistee-Salmon   03/16/2005 17:37
Brookie
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Im thinking about just putting twilly tips on my dipsy rods to run wire. Compaired to a roller rod, will this work good?
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t3pt6k 
 		  Port: Grand Haven, MI   03/16/2005 17:42
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snaggg,

glad to have you aboard. I haven't used wire on my boat but have fished other boats with wire and a guy I respect alot and has helped me runs his wire with twilly tips and has for years. The worst thing that can happen is occasional having to replace the eye although he hasn't yet.
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puckstop 
 		  Port: Manistee, MI   03/16/2005 19:04
King
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Can't say for sure Snaggg as I haven't used twilly tips. I use roller rods for my wire line setups. I think that the abrasiveness of the wire warrants spending the extra cash to get roller rods.
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steelheader159bm 
 		    03/16/2005 23:03
Brown
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I've run twilly tips on my wire rods for three years now and have had no problems at all. It was easy to remove the tip top on the rods and replace them with the twilly tips. The cost for the tips is about $7.00. A lot cheaper than buying new roller rods and they work.
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Coz 
 		  Port: Port Washinton,Wi mostly   03/19/2005 02:15
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I have 2 rods that are rollers and 2 that are twilis and if you can afford a decent roller rod get one. If the plan of the day works out I am going to get a couple more rollers and the twilis will end up as my copper rods. The twilis will do the job but a decent roller rod is nice.
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efishingbooks 
 		  Port: Sheboygan   03/25/2005 21:18
Brookie
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Last year I started putting two beads with a machine screw between to put some tension on the wire, especially when in storage. Really helped with curl. See pic. Learned a new knot this year, so I'm losing the crimps. Will see if I can work up a pic or graphic for the new knot.
Dave
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Josh 
 		  Port: Milwaukee, WI   03/26/2005 10:30
King
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An old snubber cut into pieces and threaded onto the wire works too.
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efishingbooks 
 		  Port: Sheboygan   03/26/2005 20:14
Brookie
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That’s what I started with, but the spring seems to do a better job and is a more elegant solution.

Dave
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