Down riggers advice
- Thread starter Gottafish
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Thanks for the tip. I have 8lb weights. Is spoons generally used with riggers or shallow diving baits?
Thanks again for the info
Same setup as for walleye’s
as well @Gottafish (lol 
), that @Tcat mentioned. Enjoy your new down riggers & tight lines!! 
Chiro Alex
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Someone posted Rule of 100---30 out--70 down=100--or===70 out-30 down=100-----keep the total under 100---40 out/48 down is a favorite setting
I'm ready to start recommending small bucktail spinners in weedy shallows when I hear "targeting pickerel"Same setup as for walleye’s
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Fish Farmer
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30' and up don't be a scared to run out 100 to 300 from the ball get away from the boat because fish get scared off thats why some run in-line boards, use braided lines on your rods for hook set. Check often pop your line because sometimes you get swimmers going for a free ride. 
Make sure you have someone driving the boat strait and not doing donuts because your going to tangle lines.
Make sure you have someone driving the boat strait and not doing donuts because your going to tangle lines.
I set mine 40-50 ft. back but when things are slow I will run them farther back. Sometimes as much as 150 ft. to get farther away from the boat. There's no set rule, whatever works best on that particular day. When fishing is slow I manually pop the riggers off from time to time and let the lure ride up in the water column which many times triggers a hit.
Same setup as for walleye’s
Don't let this American slang get to you @Gottafish. Just embrace it for the ridiculousness that it is like "Catching Deers".
Congrats on the new riggers.
If you are fishing just two people you will have to plan to let the boat do it on thing when you need to deal with fish
point the boat with the wind if you can it works for me and if the fishing good just look for other boat and make small steering adjustment. NEVER CUT OF A FELLOW FISHER PERSON IN FRONT OR BEHIND
point the boat with the wind if you can it works for me and if the fishing good just look for other boat and make small steering adjustment. NEVER CUT OF A FELLOW FISHER PERSON IN FRONT OR BEHIND
Depends on what releases you are using for what type of line. I use walker releases and I find the braid don't work in those just mono. I let out 20 arm lengths hook her up and take her down. Spoons. Use to use Erie Dearies in the 90's tipped with a big dew worm. One of these days I'm going to try that again.
Your far more likely to tangle if your running the same depths. Keep 5' of separation and there's nothing to worry about.
Josh
@Gottafish welcome to the club. I run usually 1 rigger on the bottom 10ft behind the ball, and another 10-15ft above bottom OR where the marks are, 30-70 ft behind the ball depending on the day
Ross17
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Good advice Wave Runner, I have caught a few 6 lb. pics when releasing the clips to pull lines in and head for port.I set mine 40-50 ft. back but when things are slow I will run them farther back. Sometimes as much as 150 ft. to get farther away from the boat. There's no set rule, whatever works best on that particular day. When fishing is slow I manually pop the riggers off from time to time and let the lure ride up in the water column which many times triggers a hit.