budwinn42

Hey everybody. New to running wire dipsys this year, and I’ve got a couple questions. I’ve run braid dipsys for a few years so I have the basics down. Let em creep out under pressure, run a snubber, the whole world. What I’m wondering is does everyone run backing behind their wire, or just straight wire. And how much backing and how much wire? I was thinking about 2-300 ft of braid backing then 500 ft of wire, but looking for opinions. Also, because I’ll still be running braid divers, I plan to run the wires at a 1 or 1.5 and the braids at a 2.5 or 3. Any tips you can give me would be much appreciated. Can’t wait to get out there and frustrate myself to death lol. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Looking for some reels. Either 3 matching reels for downriggers, or 2 matching reels for wire divers. Looking mainly for convectors, cold waters etc, but I’ll entertain other offers. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I haven’t checked the weather buoys north of port Sheldon, but last time I checked, the water was quite a bit colder up that way. Sorry to have led you astray, but hey, atleast you had an awesome day to fish. It was dead flat out there yesterday Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman

No lakers. I think they’re out in that 200. We didn’t mark many fish around the weather buoy, but still managed a good day, thank you, I was pretty amazed myself. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman

Fat fingered that, 2 small Kings not 3 Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman

Played around in south haven today, all the boats went out to 200, I stayed in and fished the weather buoy AGAIN. It never puts me on limits, but ended up 5 for 6 with 3 steelhead and 3 small kings. Kept one steelhead and One king just to feed us, and let the rest swim. All fish caught on north troll in 65-70 fow, 1.8-2.2 and every single one came on a downrigger 70 down with a spin n glow behind a tin can 5 feet behind the ball. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

It seems like a lot of people move north with the tournament trail. I start out fishing st Joe, then move to south haven, holland, grand haven, and Muskegon is as far north as I go, but I usually don’t end up any further south than south haven any time after May. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman

Next time maybe start dead center in the back of the boat, and as you let it out, watch to make sure it's going the right way. A friend of mine was certain he was setting his dipsys correct and the first time I "checked his work" he had them adjusted incorrectly, and was setting the wrong one off the wrong side. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman

Are you putting your dipsy on 2.5 to the left off of starboard, or port? Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman

Anyone going to be fishing south haven tomorrow morning? I'm going out with a few friends, and looking for anyone who might be out there. I'd be willing to share what we're catching them on, and where, and hopefully receive the same information in return. I'll be on channel 72, offshore Account is the boat name. Let me know if you're interested. Sent from my iPhone using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App