Quote Originally Posted by wishin fishin View Post
lineman i was out last week what a nightmare i run my d.r. on the port side at the rear and i run a dispy on the starboard near the rear and once off the bow - i spent most of my time tangled i can,t seem to keep the boat straight w/o my line crossing i troll at 1.5 using my big motor 115 w/a drift sox - it was the worst day ever trolling for hours only to realize that you were tangled the whole time - i can't seem to stay stright!!
i dont know what you was doing wrong for sure. i run 2 riggers 1 off each corner then run 3 divers off each side. you may have had the divers set to run on the wrong side of the boat. make sure when you drop your diver in the water its pulling to the side of the boat your going to run it on. i have 3 rod holders in the back on the gunnels. i point them out at a 90 degree angle to the boat. then i run short leads off my riggers. i run my holders about 10 to 12 in apart. i have never tried running one off the front of the boat. theres just no need to do that. if you have your diver set on a 3 setting to the right you drop it in the water on the left side in the back and make sure you clear your rigger. the diver should pull hard to the right side of the boat. if it pulls to the left side you have it set wrong. switch the setting on the diver. when you get it going the right direction flip it out of gear with the clicker on to slow it down so it dont tangle as you let it out. depending on how far out you plan to run it, about 15 ft before its all the way out you take it and put it in the front rod holder. then if your running 2 divers on that side set it on a 2 setting let it out 30 ft less than your front diver. about 15 ft before you get all the way out put it in the next back holder. then if your running 3 divers set it on a 1 setting let it out untill your 15 ft from being out now put it in the back rod holder. after you put them in the holder flip them back in gear and check your counter. and put it out to the amount you want.

you should never get your divers in your riggers. you just have to be doing something wrong. because if you have your divers set to go out beside the boat the only way you could get them tangled is if your getting into them when your letting them out. or your putting your divers on the wrong side of the boat. if you have the diver pulling to the right and you put it on the left side of the boat its going to run back towards the boat.

always check your counters when you start letting them out, to make sure they are set and they are working.

the best thing i can advise you to do is fill a couple of empty seats with guys using divers. or go out on a charter with someone running divers. but maby something i have said will help you.
sherman

one other thing, you said you was using a drift sock. you might be better to use 2 drift socks. one on each side. and maby even try speeding up just alittle about 1.8 to 2.0, all these things should help. if you put your front outside diver out first you can just let it out on the side your going to fish it on. and make sure its pulling away from the boat. you should have to be turning pretty bad to tangle a dipsy on one side with a rigger on the other side. and keep the clicker on when letting out your diver. please let me know if anything i,ve said has helped you. and i will try to answer any questions. just pm me.