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Posted by Bobert (formerly Bobh) on 22:24:50 03/25/03
Have heard of using weight release when mooching for salmon and have started wondering about another idea. When you use a dipsey diver while trolling for Great Lake salmon a snubber is used to cushion the shock load of the strike and sudden lunges. The dipsey is similar to a planer but pulls to the side as well as dives. Really puts a strain on the rod to run one at 1.6-2.5 mph so the release is really hard to trip.
The snubber is nothing more than two barrel swivels on the ends of a heavy leader with a shorter peice of surgical tubing crimped over barrel swivels. Total lenght is about 8-10 inches depending on weight you get. The leader is longer then the tubing (coiled inside the tube) so when a load is placed on the rig the tube stretches until it is same length as leader...then the leader takes the load. Kinda like the bungee cord some use to cushion tie offs to anchor or kelp.
Ive been wondering if these snubbers couldnt be used after a inline sinker and avoid needing a weight release. Even come in several colors to help attact fish.
Have you heard of those being used? Also are Northern King spoons used here for trolling?
I gave most of my trolling tackle to my brother in laws in Michigan and now wish I had kept some of it. Oh well, we fish together every summer.
Bob
Here is a link showing dipsy setup. Also wonder what the live bait holder is.
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