Flasher as an attractor off the rigger.

[dogfish]

Do you think it would be a good idea to run to run just a flasher off each of the rigger balls as an attractor and then run a spoon 20-60ft back or do you think that is too much junk in the water? It seems like it may have a tendency to tangle dropping it down.

[KJ pluggin]

Joseph I don't think that would be to much stuff in the water. I have never tried doing this but if I did I would use short leads of the for the flashers, like 5' to 10', then use a stacker release 5' or more above the flasher. Sounds like a good idea, I may have to try this next year the days I don't have a full boat.

[Undertow]

I've put flasher on the ball's before, kept them tight 5' to 7' didn't even get the second pole in the water and had a fish. good and effective.

[dogfish]

KJ, if the flasher was run with a 5ft lead off the ball and stacked a spoon 5ft above the ball on a one color swr that would put the spoon almost directly behind the flasher about 50ft back. Do you think that would be too far back? Sounds pretty deadly to me.

[1mainiac]

guys have been using the ball as a attractor for many years from running different color balls to putting attractors above the ball I think Mike was doing one a while back. the issue with putting a flasher behind the ball is lots of us use fast riggers now so it would be tough to avoid tangles putting it down. I even spent a bunch of time trying to come up with a way to slow my riggers down at least on the way down. Back when we were limited to 2 rods it was not uncommon for guys to put a lure and snubber on the cannon ball and use it to catch fish and have a rod above it.

[KJ pluggin]

KJ, if the flasher was run with a 5ft lead off the ball and stacked a spoon 5ft above the ball on a one color swr that would put the spoon almost directly behind the flasher about 50ft back. Do you think that would be too far back? Sounds pretty deadly to me.

I would think your lead length is going to depend on the mood of the fish more than anything else from day to day. For example, during the hot morning bite I would run the spoon much closer to the flasher, maybe just 5 to 10' past the flasher. As the sun comes up and the fish become more spooky then the longer leads may be a better setup. You could even try a 2 or three color swr to get the spoon below the flasher and cannon ball.

[Priority1]

My balls glow in the dark.