Dipsey Diver Tangled Line Problems

[POPEYE]

Something you might want to think about ,and , that is getting on a charter whether it is a group of your fishing buddies or a walk on that caters to HANDS ON trips . You can learn more in eight hours on one of these trips than you will in five years of trial and error on your own , And save yourself all the agravation ,time and money .

Ask a lot of questions and get answers on the spot from people that do this day in and day out . Thats what the Captain and Mate are there for . And 99.9 % will be more than happy to share any tips that make fishing easier and more enjoyable. There are quite a few charter services on this site that do this and you will really profit from the experience .

[seatime]

Something you might want to think about ,and , that is getting on a charter whether it is a group of your fishing buddies or a walk on that caters to HANDS ON trips . You can learn more in eight hours on one of these trips than you will in five years of trial and error on your own , And save yourself all the agravation ,time and money .

Ask a lot of questions and get answers on the spot from people that do this day in and day out . Thats what the Captain and Mate are there for . And 99.9 % will be more than happy to share any tips that make fishing easier and more enjoyable. There are quite a few charter services on this site that do this and you will really profit from the experience .

Thanks Popeye...very good advice and there are a few charters here on Watauga Lake...

[skipper9]

Are you letting it out super slow.. put the clicker on and let it pull the whole way out. it will tangpe it it is let out to fast... slow slow slow... no tangles.....always have clicker on...

[seatime]

Thanks Cap'n Jim...will do!

Another thing I have did is rig with chain swivels at both ends of the dipsey...I also bought braid for all rods to eliminate the trigger problem (not releasing with mono)

As you warned...I think I probably let them out too fast...man o day those babies dig in and go....

Another thing is the turn...I have been told to do long slow turns...I can do this but don't want to spend all day getting back on the reciprocal...I turn just wide enough to keep the lines from crossing...should I hang the turn out even more?

Thanks again to all you fellows for taking the time to square a new comer away.

[sherman51]

what we do a lot of the time is if were having trouble making turns in rough water is to just bring the dipsy,s in make the turn and put the dipsy,s back out. with a little practice you can get this done faster than making a large turn in rough water.

another thing we do is if we have a good productive troll instead of making a turn and trolling back through the area and hoping to catch fish we bring our lines in and run back up to just beyond where we started our troll and turn around and put our lines back out and make the same troll again. this is just a couple of things to think about.
sherman

[seatime]

Thanks Sherman...got it...good advise on bringing em in and going back to the starting point...

I will just haul them when its time for a turn...much much better than making the turn and throwing the dice on whether or not ya wrapped the line. You boys will make a deep water troller out of me yet.

I sure appreciate all your replies...
Fred

[seatime]

Well Cap'ns..I went out last Monday with all these recommendations taken care of and I am here to tell ya...you boys knocked the problem out of the park...I'm now right down town with old Molly Brown!!!

Thanks Lads..
Fred