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wire with drop weights was my #1 setup last year. I had 2 in the water anytime I was 50 FOW or more. I run 100 ft of wire on Okuma Convector 30's on 9'6 Diawa Heartlands with Twilli Tip. I have used roller ros but really like a regular rod alot better. I have come to the conclusion that it is worth replacing a rod once in awhile due to wire eating guides.

Dave

I run a Lund 18.5 Tyee and have 4 electrics on a Berts track system. I remove the two out downs during the Spring as it's mostly a planer board fishery. I like the 4 riggers just because everything has it's time. I find I use all 4 during the AM dawn bite. During this time riggers are able to be set fast, set to exact depths, and seem to be hot during this time.

By 8am I am usually down to 3 riggers and by 9am I am down to 2. This is when I tend to have more Dipsy's, leadcore, drop rigg, etc in the water.

I tend to have this need to be prepared for every situation. I could get by with 2 riggers all the time but I like to have them when needed. Everything has it's day, I want to catch fish everyday!

Dave

Lead core is a braided line which has an inner core of lead. This lead provides weight to get it down to the depth you want to fish. The braider ouer core has a diiferent color every 10 yards, thus guy referring to a number of colors. A full core is 10 colors or 100 yards, a half core is 5 colors or 50 yards. You fill your reel with backing, add the lead core, and then a 50 - 100 ft leader which goes to the lure of choice. You can run any lure you want off the end of the line. These lines tend to get very long and can be tricky to handle in heavy boat traffic. You can also use leadcore lines to spread you horizontal presentation by using planer boards. You let out the leader, let out the core, let out some backer and then attach the board sending it out to the side awat from the boat. The best board is a Church Walleye Board. Never attach the board to the core line, only the backer.

Just like everything else, leadcore has its days. Due to the fact that is is far away from the boat and a bunch of cannonballs, some spooky fish will take leadcore lines when nothing else is working. It can be difficult to target an exactr depth with core however. The length of the core, type of lure, currents, and speed of the boat all affect the depth of where your core is running. Its a greta searching tool to get you going and them dial it in from there.

Dave

This is a great start to a meeting place for Great lakles anglers for all around the region. It will be great to have a forum for fisherman for the entire region all together. There are surely many things we can share and teach each other.

Great Job Mike!

Dave

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