Lake Erie boat advice

[zeratul]

Thanks for the replys guys. I am still equiping the boat for the trip. I was planning on using Church TX-44 boards on 30lb line pulling Tripz and Dipsiy divers. What do you think?

[wakina]

Just so you know the TX-44 boards pull well but there is the problem with retriveing them because they pull so hard. They are brutes when trying to retreive them and I would suggest a rod that has a medium action or stronger. I have watched videos of them pulling Magnum Walker Deeper Divers, I feel you made a good choice for the purpose for which you bought them. I think they would work with Magnum Dipsy Divers, but that would be a load on a rod with the weight generated by the board and the added pull of the diver. I run them with TT-40 deep divers. I now wish I had purchased another set of the TX-22 boards instead, as they are all that I need for the TT-divers.

[zeratul]

The rods I will be using are Ugly Stik 7' medium heavy with Shakespeare 30LCL tidewater reels. The Dipsies I have are the magnums. I still have to order the Tripz, I was going to get the size 40's. Does this combination sound OK? I have not ordered the boards yet, I was going to place that order with the Tripz divers. Should I drop to the next size down on board?

Thanks in advance
Joe

[wakina]

The rods I will be using are Ugly Stik 7' medium heavy with Shakespeare 30LCL tidewater reels. The Dipsies I have are the magnums. I still have to order the Tripz, I was going to get the size 40's. Does this combination sound OK? I have not ordered the boards yet, I was going to place that order with the Tripz divers. Should I drop to the next size down on board?

Thanks in advance
Joe

If you are going to pull the Magnum Dipsy Divers I would get the TX-44 boards as the TX-22 boards have just about all they want with the TT-40 divers. There is not a whole lot of difference between TT-40 divers and the comparable sized Walkers and the TX-22 should handle them ok. I would get all boards the same size it makes reading them easier.

Just make certain that you have the clip on the TX-44 boards pulling the Dipsy Divers adjusted so the board will not slip on the line in the direction of the Dipsy, those TX-44's pull really hard and will cause that unwanted line slip, if it does you will ruin your clip as the braid will cut the covering on the clip and that renders them useless. If you are unsure about the tension on the clip holding your braid you can half hitch a #16 rubber band on your braid and place that rubber band against the clip on the side that goes into the water , the rubber band acts like a stopper and helps keep the board from slipping down the line. The rubber band will also wind up right through your rod guides and will not have to be removed or replaced each time you reset that rod. The rods that you are using should be just fine!!

[zeratul]

Thank you much Wakina, At this time I plan on hitting the lake around the the end of June some time. It will be on a weekend probably. I was wondering about the time. With a 17' boat would it be OK with all of the other weekend traffic?

[wakina]

If I wanted to go and the weather is fit I would go. The number of boats out there should have zero impact on your ability to fish. While trolling just use common sence and watch for those who don't, they are forever present on the lake. Try not to troll in a tight pack of boats as that can get you hemmed in to the point that you may have to stop and those dipsy divers will sink if that happens, they like to tumble when they sink creating one heck of a tangled mess. Braid is the worst stuff to untangle, and that can ruin your whole day of fishing.

[zeratul]

Wakina,

You have been a tremendous help as well as the other posts. As I stated in my earlier post I have been on charters but this will be my first time trying it on my own. I have tried to do my research and get the correct gear to do things the right way. I have a 60hp merc four stroke I will probably use as the trolling engine. I picked up a drift sock also incase I need to slow the boat down. I have a 6hp onboard for trolling on the river but it is a two stroke and I get tired of breathing the exhaust. Makes me feel safe though having it on board.

Thanks
Joe