Trolling with dipseys

[branhamautomotive]

If you lay an online board over its almost always going to get tangled.........and the longer they run after the worse it will get.

We always let dips out against the bait clicker. I like to get them going, put the rod in the holder on the way down, when getting close I use my thumb on the spool the lock it in at the depth I want........doing this you don't have to fight the dips pulling while trying to get the rod in the holder.

As far as something to help the lighter bit or smaller fish, only apply the drag just tight enough to keep the line from pulling out while the dips are running.....now any extra weight at all will cause the line to creep out. If you have the clicker on you will hear take a couple clicks on the strike. Doesnt work as well in rough water. This is not a full proof way to tell little fish, but it can help, sometimes all you can do is check them often.

I also don't try to trip a dip or jet that didn't release, sometimes that action can loose a fish

[Capt Eric]

I also don't try to trip a dip or jet that didn't release, sometimes that action can loose a fish

Good example of different technique from one boat to the next..... I 'check' every Tru-Trip and Dipsy before bringing them in... I try to teach this to customers, but it can be tricky...you gotta get the feel for it. With the TT's.... once it's off the towline and tightened up (unless I know for sure it tripped), I'll add a little more tension, then a quick but short pop - just to check the diver... sometimes I'll feel it drop a little tension, meaning it just tripped... if you don't feel anything different, same weight, that's the fish and it had already tripped. Usually you can tell prior, and with all these small fish getting larger it probably won't be much of a concern this year. Dipsy's - same thing - little pop just to check the trigger before reeling... with a snubber, that pop won't mean lost fish. Again, unless you can see that's it's riding damn near on top, which is usually where they end up if they hook up and you didn't see it right away.

I just want to be clear - just because this is how I do it - doesn't mean anyone else is wrong! Do whatever you've been doing if it puts fish in the boat!

[branhamautomotive]

I agree if set right a little bump us normally all that's heeded to trip the release, and what's done on a personal boat is and can be different then dishing with clients. As a first mate I would hate to bump 's rod to release a diver and somehow between point a and fish gets off, then I can be the one in their eyes that lost the fish. As you said a lot of these ppl have never fished this way, and honestly most do a down right incredible job at picking it pretty quickly

[Capt Eric]

I agree if set right a little bump us normally all that's heeded to trip the release, and what's done on a personal boat is and can be different then dishing with clients. As a first mate I would hate to bump 's rod to release a diver and somehow between point a and fish gets off, then I can be the one in their eyes that lost the fish. As you said a lot of these ppl have never fished this way, and honestly most do a down right incredible job at picking it pretty quickly

Yep! Most pick it up well... especially woman and children... they're the only ones that listen to us!!!