Getting down deep - dipseys and conventional weights

[SaltNPeppermint]

Thanks for the feedback. I've been using 12 lb Berkley Vanish, which I worry is a little light for the larger dispseys when back of a planer board - I've been using size 0 and 1. Any recommendations?

[bailey]

Drag the jets and torpedoes behind boards and go with spiderwire 20 on dipsys or even 25 # or a braided line of your choice much better releases and you see every action they make due to no stretch in line. I have smaller dipsys I use in shallower but I have never tried behind boards myself. How do they work for you that way?

[SaltNPeppermint]

Actually not working too well behind the boards. Just too much drag on the line and hard to detect strikes.

Thanks for the feedback on line weights. I think I'll up it a bit.

[bailey]

Yeah but go to a braid you wont regret the switch I run 30dipsys but also chase the kings or I would go lighter. With the boards strikes can be touchy zig zag now and again till you figure them out the inner board or the one you turn towards should run up along side if it lags chances are you have something on.

[SaltNPeppermint]

It figures the braided line would work better on the dipseys just because the stretch is less. I'll give it a go. I'd love to tie into a king. When I lived in BC I fished salmon whenever I could. We used big flashers and big beaded hooks, mostly. What's the technique on Erie? Where do you go?

[bailey]

I go out of point breeze on Ontario spoons and j plugs are the ticket soon your more than welcome to tag along if ya want we can go out in my boat or sure my buddy would take us with him. I am sure he is laughing as he reads this. All he ever asks for is gas money to offset cost and it's fair in my book. Let me know if your untreated we will set it up. I am like 34 miles from buff and 24 miles from Ontario it takes like 40 minutes from downtown towing boat to my house.

[SaltNPeppermint]

Ah, so you go out on Ontario for the kings. I like to eat the fish I catch so have been restricting my outtings to Erie, where I am told there are some coho and the odd chinook, but widely dispersed. Thanks for the invite! I may take you up on it.

Nick