10-24-2010, 03:31 PM
My first DR trip to the Pig - I wondered how many ripped-lipped Kokes I might have left behind. Tricky thing the tension up, and the tension back.
It really does help me having a downrigger rod - just the right kind of flex in the tip, and strength down the shaft. Some average sized Rainbows managed to release pretty well at Hyrum. Though I gotta remember to watch for the weedy area towards the inlet.
Those weeds are not very forgiving. Not like the cabbage stuff at Mantua - slowly pull, and it gives. The stuff at Hyrum is more like branches - solid.
Electric DRs definitely save some effort on the whole cranking business. Plus give quick up/down adjustments. But they've also burned me if the switch gets hit at the wrong time. Have had to respool the wire a few times.
One of the perks of "soaking lures" as you drag them abouts. Especially for Kokes - targetting a specific depth, and being able to return precisely to that depth.
Thanks for the link. I'll have to check them out - sounds like a good system.
It really does help me having a downrigger rod - just the right kind of flex in the tip, and strength down the shaft. Some average sized Rainbows managed to release pretty well at Hyrum. Though I gotta remember to watch for the weedy area towards the inlet.
Those weeds are not very forgiving. Not like the cabbage stuff at Mantua - slowly pull, and it gives. The stuff at Hyrum is more like branches - solid.
Electric DRs definitely save some effort on the whole cranking business. Plus give quick up/down adjustments. But they've also burned me if the switch gets hit at the wrong time. Have had to respool the wire a few times.
One of the perks of "soaking lures" as you drag them abouts. Especially for Kokes - targetting a specific depth, and being able to return precisely to that depth.
Thanks for the link. I'll have to check them out - sounds like a good system.