Anyone tried running dipsy divers for walleyes this time of year on the big lake? Common this time of year on the great lakes when the fish move deep. Thinking of giving it a try.
I know the pros will use them to get down 50 plus feet when trolling this time of year. I have a couple be have yet to put much time on them. I need to rig a a pool cue to a bait caster to run them.
Rod weight is my question too. I wouldn't think you'd need a medium heavy rod unless it was the magnum size and you were going 80-100 feet down. Would think a medium weight on a #0 should work down to 40 or so feet. @KDM what did you guys usd?
I have two setups ready to try out. Bought a couple Cabelas dipstick rod for cheap a few years back. They’re significantly heavier than my board rods. Would you suggest snubbers if using PowerPro? I am going to experiment and compare to 6 and 8 oz snap weights.
I think they were MH rods that were 8ft or so long. Again, they were downrigger rods. They had enough soft bend to keep the fish hooked up after they hit. Mainline was 20 lb mono with 15 lb floro leader. We used mono for the stretch. I don't know if braid would be better or not.
ill be honest you dont need a dipsy to run to 50ft.......a 4oz snap will do that easily.
i was running 3oz, 20ft lead and had bottom in 40ft with 75ft of total line out on the line counter...
would think if your only going 50ft i wouldnt mess with a dipsy imho
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i would persoanlly get boards and run 4-6 rods and cover more water on sak as opposed to running dipsys...