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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 347170" data-attributes="member: 983">Lead and snap weights each have goods and bads.&nbsp; Leadcore follows the boat path far better than flat lines w or w/o snaps.&nbsp; You can countour troll and lift the lures over structure better than with snaps.&nbsp; They react to speed too, just not as nicely as leadcore does.&nbsp; Snap weights are simple, fast to put out, and you can adjust weight simply.&nbsp; One thing I've seen the older guys struggle with is taking snaps off in wind.&nbsp; They aren't comfortably up there grabbing them with the boat bucking.&nbsp; I'm looking to mess with dipseys just for the heck of it mainly, but for a couple situations.&nbsp; First is just running a set of rods off the front of the boat when longlining with snap weights.&nbsp; I do it some with 6oz snaps now, but the divers can be directional which I like.&nbsp; Second, if we're taking covering water, I really don't like running boards with big leads and snap weights on them.&nbsp; Too much stalling on turns, in waves etc.&nbsp; I want to see what the dipsey coverage is at times and have the ability to cover some wider areas without boards.&nbsp; I know it isn't comparable to boards in terms of spread but I'm still curious.&nbsp; Honest question- why do many of the Erie guys run divers for walleyes in the deeper ranges?&nbsp; I don't know the answer, but it makes me curious at least.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 347170, member: 983"] Lead and snap weights each have goods and bads. Leadcore follows the boat path far better than flat lines w or w/o snaps. You can countour troll and lift the lures over structure better than with snaps. They react to speed too, just not as nicely as leadcore does. Snap weights are simple, fast to put out, and you can adjust weight simply. One thing I've seen the older guys struggle with is taking snaps off in wind. They aren't comfortably up there grabbing them with the boat bucking. I'm looking to mess with dipseys just for the heck of it mainly, but for a couple situations. First is just running a set of rods off the front of the boat when longlining with snap weights. I do it some with 6oz snaps now, but the divers can be directional which I like. Second, if we're taking covering water, I really don't like running boards with big leads and snap weights on them. Too much stalling on turns, in waves etc. I want to see what the dipsey coverage is at times and have the ability to cover some wider areas without boards. I know it isn't comparable to boards in terms of spread but I'm still curious. Honest question- why do many of the Erie guys run divers for walleyes in the deeper ranges? I don't know the answer, but it makes me curious at least. [/QUOTE]

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