zurmmy Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Just wondering what most lengths most people run for length thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishsniffer Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 8 ft for spoons and 6 to 8 ft for fashers...im a little curious what others like also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwhisperer Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 As long as the rod and boat will allow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2UNREEL Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I like to be able to resonably get the fish in the net once reeled up. Depends on how high your boat is off the water and room to pull the rod back. If your lead is too long and the fish decides at the last moment to go off the side you need to have a little rod left to work the fish out of the other rods and rigger cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1mainiac Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I stay short on flasher flies and long as the rod will allow on spoons but most of my leaders are 6ft for spoons and 3 or 4 ft for flasher flies. If the diver brings fish into the spread I want the next thing they see to be dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Bomb Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I go as long as i can. Ive found the longer i go, the more productive they are on our boat. So, mine are about 6 1/2' from the dipsey to the flasher. I generally keep my fly leaders about 22" from the bend in the second hook to the flasher when running and 8" spinny, hoochie etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRTY DOG Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 nothing shorter than 8 ft , i make the leader as long as the rod , 8 ft for the wire divers and 10 or 11 for the hi diver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmishler Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 spoonns 20-40ft high diver with slide diver and 6-8 ft on low wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yooperdad Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Keating suggested 9 feet. I use 9' for spoons and 6' for flasher flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1musser Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I use 8' of 20# flouro for spoons and 4-6' 25# Big Game for flashers. How the heck do u land fish with 20-40' leader? Do u guys handline after the leader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Bomb Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I use 8' of 20# flouro for spoons and 4-6' 25# Big Game for flashers. How the heck do u land fish with 20-40' leader? Do u guys handline after the leader? He's using a slide diver with those lead lengths. If your not familiear with the slide diver, your main line is actually run through the diver itself and allows you to vary your distance between your bait and the diver. Easy to deploy. Set the rod in a stern rod holder, hold the slide diver in one hand and pay line out with the other until you have your desired lead length. After which you lock up the diver, and deploy just like a standard dipsey. When you get a strike and the diver trips it will slide down to your terminal end. Slide divers are a great tool that allow for some stealth to your dipsey presentation. I like to use them in shallower waters or anytime im fishing relatively high in the water column with a diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1musser Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Yeah i guess i read that wrong. I have never used the slide divers but might try. Sounds easy enough to deploy. TY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickwater Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I use 4-5 foot leader when running flashers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nailer Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 As long as the rod and boat will allow.Yea That ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tltorrice Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Will slide divers work with 40# Power Pro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yooperdad Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Many use it successfully on P Pro.It didn't work well for me so I added a 50 foot mono leader and ran the SD on the mono. Tied a swivel about 5 feet ahead of the lure to keep the SD from banging the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1mainiac Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 One other thing to consider with your leader length is how much gear you are running. If you have 4 riggers set longer leaders tend to end up grabbing your gear on the way down Esp when the waves get you bounceing around. This is why I run 9ft and 10ft diver rods so I can get the diver away from the boat and other gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee Troller Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 The longer the better for me. Most of mine are 10' leads sometimes we stretch them out to 12' Especially for paddles the longer the length the more whip you will get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zurmmy Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Thanks for all the info i'll try everything mentioned and let you know. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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