Hotdog71 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I was thinking about running a few of these next year, but was wondering if they only catch lakers? Are they more spring, summer, or fall rigs? What are the best colors? Best bouncing the bottom or can they be run anywhere in the water column? What size is best?Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPOONWASHER Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Last year about midday I started experimenting with them. I threw one 18" behind a trashcan and put it down on the bottom in 99 fow. Minutes later rod bounces...laker. Reset and no sooner did it pop and start screaming line. I grabbed it right away and new it wasn't a laker, Turned out to be a 3yr old king.From there on out I would use them as a go to rig if I just wanted to boat some greasers on a slow day. My favorite colors are green and chartreuse. Sorry I don't know the exact color names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmishler Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Chartreuse with white dots, chartreuse with green dots, green with white dots and green with chartreuse dots, all pulled 14-18 behind and trash can dodger, a prism dodger or lucky charm dodger from michgan stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killin' It Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I started fishing them this year as well and caught enough lakers to keep it interesting on a slow day.White dodger/glow tape on the back with a green/yellow spin glow was the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Hook'n Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Same as above. We typically don't run them anywhere but on the bottom, but we have caught some big kings in the mix with the lakers down there in that cold water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Line Dancin Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Same as above. We typically don't run them anywhere but on the bottom' date=' but we have caught some big kings in the mix with the lakers down there in that cold water.[/quote']Same here. When fishing lakers if there are kings down there they will hit a dodger and spin n glow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotdog71 Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 Thanks guys! Calebas has some of these on sale in the bargin cave. What size should I go with? 1/2, 5/8, 3/4 or 1 inch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Line Dancin Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Thanks guys! Calebas has some of these on sale in the bargin cave. What size should I go with? 1/2, 5/8, 3/4 or 1 inch?Here is how i run mine. the 1 inch i run by itself with four beads then the hook. the 3/4 and 5/8 i run the smaller one then i bead then the larger one and then four beads to the hook. I am not sure of the sizes though on the smaller if it is the 3/4 and 5/8 or the 5/8 and the half. I can check when i get home from work. then three times the length of the dodger is the leader length i use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priority1 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I was thinking about running a few of these next year, but was wondering if they only catch lakers? Are they more spring, summer, or fall rigs? What are the best colors? Best bouncing the bottom or can they be run anywhere in the water column? What size is best?Thanks in advance.These are NOT just for lakers. I have caught walleye and steel on them also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Line Dancin Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 These are NOT just for lakers. I have caught walleye and steel on them also.I love the number 14 and 12s for steelies tipped with a little bit of skien spawn in the winter and early spring. Never tried them for walleye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FsnMachine Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I use green and white spin n glo's off the riggers with no flasher. Just drag them 5 feet from bottom for lakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmishler Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I like them to skip, i want the rigger ball to bounce every 3-5 seconds or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priority1 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I like them to skip, i want the rigger ball to bounce every 3-5 seconds or so.We used to do that a lot when tourney fishing and needed the fish. We would have someone on ever deep rigger to keep adjusting them and keep them in the zone. You don't want to drag bottom only skip or tick it like Matt said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotdog71 Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 When you bounce the bottom, are you using a wireline rig and a lead ball or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Line Dancin Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 you drop your cannon ball till it is just ticking on the bottom. You can also use a wire rod with a 1 1/2 lb ball and drop that back till it is just hitting the bottom also. Sometimes when the riggers aren't producing then it is time for the wire rod. the size i am using are 1 or 1 1/4 inch and the 5/8 for my double rigs.and the 1 1/2 by itself or the 1 1/2 and a 5/8 double. I use both the white and prism wings. When i get back in town monday i will try and get some pics of what i am using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmishler Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I run my two outdowns on the bottom, let the hit let them hit again and make sure they tick the bottom. I REALLY like the 5ft one piece arms from big jon to see what my balls doing. Some days i can see if i have a fish on on how the arms bouncing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Beyond Driven Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I ran small ones this year 24-26" behind the dodgers. Somedays they liked this, somedays they liked flies, and every day they liked a 10" white spinny with a purple mirage fly 36" behind it.Cranking up a 22" laker, if you know it's there, on a 2# ball 300' back SUCKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Line Dancin Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Cranking up a 22" laker, if you know it's there, on a 2# ball 300' back SUCKS!I completely agree. It was my dads favorite way to laker fish. But somedays it will work better then riggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Line Dancin Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Also dont discount Squids. some days squids work better than spin n glos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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