beefytheroadrunner

yes im using a swivel and the braid didnt break at the knot but about 2' up from it. this is the first time ive used the shakesphere ugly braid. maybe i got a bad roll?

well i was just going to get a new rod not a new reel but im thinking i should get a dipsy rod.

thanks guys and heres the latest news. today i was sitting in the garage switching the dipsys around and i tied the small one on the braid. went to reel it up and the line broke. i checked the line (which i put on last weekend) and it looked fine. i tied it on again and it broke again. now im not happy so i took the line off the spinning reel and i just wont use it. while im doing the my youngest daughter comes in to get her bike and stepps on one of the guides on my new trolling rod and snapps it. i called the tackle shop and they said it happens and they have a guy who can fix it for $8 but will take a week. soooo if we go out this saturday im buying a new rod friday. my delima now is do i get another 8'6" or a taller dipsy rod. im leaning tword the dipsy rod but still not sure. any suggestions?

thanks guys. i fish out of Pastrick marnia in East Chicago Indiana. the small walker was tied on the same as the bigger dipsy. i can see the point in letting out too much line working against me. and i also had it cranked over to #3 setting. the larger one i had set on 1.5 and it did fine. i just dont want to lose a dipsy and whatever is behind it. should i change the line to braid to run the bigger dipsy's? thanks again

im new to this site and new to trolling the big lake. right now im on a tight budget and need some advice. my buddy and i went trolling for the first time last weekend.we both went to the same tackle shop to get some gear and this is how they set us up. he got 2 8'6" rods and magda reels with 20# mono running planer boards. running inline keel weights and dodger/fly. they worked very well off of the sides. as for me i was going to run my 8' medium action spinning combo as a flat line with 30# braid. well they talked me into a 8'6" pinnacle power tip gold rod and magda reel. ok here is where im confused. they put 20# mono on the reel and told me i could use it for everything from riggers,planers, and dipsys. well we went out and i put a very small walker deeper diver on it with a dodger/fly and at 2.5mph it was skimming the top of the water with 100' of line out. i checked and it wasnt tripped so i put it out 135' and it still skimmed. well not very happy i put a #3 dipsy on my spinning combo and cought fish. only problem was i didnt know how much line was out and the rod was bent tip to butt while trolling. now i want to eliminate the spinning combo but was wondering if the trolling combo i got is really big enough to pull the big dipsy or if i got took. please keep in mind im on a very tight budget and i already got in the doghouse with the wife. thanks