Allright guys, what order do you normally put your setup out?
After reading some threads relating to why the first couple rods in often take hits right away and then things slow down. There was some discussion about less being more and just sticking with 2 or 3 rods in while the bite is hot. Not sure how I feel about that yet, but it got me thinking about the order I put my rigs out.
It makes sense to get them out as quickly as is possible so you can get baits in front of the fish right away, and I am not sure that is what I normally do. Seems to me that I usually let my riggers out first (manual) and then get the dipsies in next (wire first then superline). Finally I put my high divers or boards with copper or lead last. The riggers take some time to get out where as dipsies are much quicker. Plus if the bite is hot, the dipsies take less time to reset than the riggers do. Wha Da Ya Think?
PS. During the winter after Bender Browns, we do the opposite. We start with the outmost board in a 6 board spread and work toward the riggers or chute rod. Keep in mind that we are only fishing 6-12 feet of water with long leads.
Bob Vohl "Ka-Bob Master" Official Iowa Delegate to Team Heavy Super-Sized Fishing Specialists www.teamheavyfishing.com bob@teamheavyfishing.com
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I will start by letting out my dipsies always 2 wire dipseys 1 per side. If I am running mono dipsies they go next. The dipseys tend to help slow the boat as my boat trolls a little fast without anything in the water. Then it is a toss up between core and riggers, I tend to go with what was hot last time out. Then the pound ball down the shoot. If my wire dipseys get bit earlly I will tend to troll a little faster because this tells me the fish are aggressive.
Matt
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Thanks Skeiner and Matt. I am glad I started thinking about this. I don't know why I always set my darn riggers first, but I do the same things with my dipsies and boards, letting them creep out while I am setting the next one.
Bob
Bob Vohl "Ka-Bob Master" Official Iowa Delegate to Team Heavy Super-Sized Fishing Specialists www.teamheavyfishing.com bob@teamheavyfishing.com
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I usually try and get the sub troll rigger down first so that I know what speed the first rod goes at.When my son is along we usually set the riggers first then the dypsy...When we have a seasoned crew such as Coz, my son and myself and a driver its all going in at the same time
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We have tried several ways and here is what we do for tourneys:
Largest core goes first at 7-9 MPH (set in seconds)!!!
Then dipsey with a loose drag and allow to click out to desired depth, then rigger (s) and then smallest (farthest from the boat) core and so on.
If the driver does a good job of keeping the boat straight, we can set 4-6 lines each side under 5 minutes. Wish we could bring them all in at the same pace!!
Yes, you will tangle a few lines when trying to do this. So practice before you do this during a tournament.
Todd Blind Date
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I'm with Chinookieth & Jamoke. I use a center rigger for the probe with nothing else on it and I send that down first. As soon as I get a handle on the temp I start setting "outside-in". Actually I start the outside divers down with the drag loose as soon as I get the probe down, then decide where to stop them after I figure out the temp. Dave
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