|
|
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,912 Likes: 14
Campfire Kahuna
|
OP
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,912 Likes: 14 |
I was just reading on fishing lake trout with light line, and three way swivels. That sounds easier than down riggers.
Can someone bring me up to speed on using the swivels?
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 5,493
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 5,493 |
Wabigoon,
I have fished lake trout extensively for 60 years and a lot of it was done with 3 ways.......downriggers are a PIA IMO.....the 3 ways work best for trolling spoons especially in mid water or snaggy bottom.....
Having said that, I seldom use that technique any more as I troll with a different lure and I jig a lot more now.
It's difficult to find 3 way swivels of quality....mush prefer attaching duo-lok snap [only] to my main line and 4 feet of flourocarbon leader to my lure with the swivel at top of leader......and snapped into the duo-lok. I then just fasten weight line into snap also......no real need for a 3 way.
Having said that.....I usually just use a banana sinker snapped to my main line with the leader snapped to the sinker......I always cut all the swivels and crap off my lead sinkers as they are of poor quality and failures are common.....keep it simple.....
IMO, you have to know where your lure is.....otherwise you're not fishing...you're just wishing....therefore I only use reels with line counters....Shimano being the best and most accurate......when you see a trout on your depth finder, lower the largest Buzz Bomb down nearly to same depth and jig it a couple times. I can taste the fried trout now!
Last edited by VernAK; 02/08/16.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 38,891 Likes: 4
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 38,891 Likes: 4 |
I try to keep all terminal tackle separted into traditional, two-participant sex; one male and one female.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,912 Likes: 14
Campfire Kahuna
|
OP
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,912 Likes: 14 |
John, comes to mind the old joke about the patient telling his shrink, "You're the one with the dirty pictures." The Rorschach test.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 9,209 Likes: 3
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 9,209 Likes: 3 |
I run downriggers with weights that I made by filling 1.5" stainless pipe with lead and welding a tapered cap and bottom on.This design is nearly transparent to my sounder but I can detect it to get an accurate depth vs the bottom.
I run chamberlain releases and they are just plain slick.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
|
|
|
|
530 members (1beaver_shooter, 1234, 17CalFan, 007FJ, 01Foreman400, 160user, 57 invisible),
2,404
guests, and
1,253
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,192,380
Posts18,488,556
Members73,970
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
|