Kokanee at Porcupine 6/28

[wiperhunter2]

I have thought about getting lead core line, but I'll need to get another rod and reel setup to handle the lead core if I do. I could probably use a line counting trolling reel anyways. Any budget recommendations on rods/reels that have treated you well? I tried to get as much weight on it as I could, but the shelves at Sportsmans were clean of any sinkers whatsoever, I ended up stringing on a buzz bomb without the hook up above the dodger and thankfully that got it down enough for this early in the season. I'll pick some more sinkers up once this panic settles down a bit. Has anybody here tried and had success with dipsy divers or other brands of diver for kokanee? I was going to try that out, but those were all sold out as well.

Here is some info that might help, I've not used dipsy divers much but others on here have. Have you tried Anglers Den for your fishing needs?
I know it not practical for everyone but I have different rods for different kinds of fish. Medium heavy for wipers and lake trout, ultra light for kokes and smaller trout and I run med rods for my lead core line reels but I use lead core setups walleye, wipers, even kokes at times. I know a lot of folks get caught up in buying the big name brand rods and reels but I never have, I buy stuff that is on sell, discounted or even rods that others are selling when they upgrade, same with reels. I run the cheaper Okuma line counter reels or even the Cabelas depth master line counter reels, mainly for when precise distance for lures is required. I don't worry about it too much for kokes and smaller trout, when running them on down riggers and side planners but it really makes a difference when fishing for walleye, wipers, even lake trout at times. One other thing, some people think it cost a lot of money to have a lead core line setup but in fact, it can be fairly cheap, although the rods should not be too light when running lead core, any reel will do. A low profile bait caster isn't idea but I've seen Ira run just a regular spinning reel with his lead core line. The bigger the spool the better because it can hold more line but in general, you will rarely need more that 5 colors of lead core line. You for sure do not need a line counter reel because the line already is colored and each color is the came length, so a line counter does little good. I do prefer a star drag reel because it will hold more line, especially when running lead core line but that's mainly because when putting ten colors of line on at one time, it doubles how long the line can be used. Lead core line does not wear out like mono but over time the colors fade and it's harder to see the change from one color to the next, when this happens and it takes many, many years, you can take the line off and put it back on backwards, with the tenth color being reversed, to be your first color, when you do this it will look like you put new line on because the colors from 5 to 10 are rarely used, they look like new. Lead core line isn't that expensive, you can find it on sell at the end of the Summer fishing season for around $10 for 10 colors but even if you pay full price, I've never paid over $20 for a 10 color spool.