Deepest rigger presentation?

[mikefishes]

When you get two captains in the same boat they don't always agree on what to run where. I say flasher/fly on the low rigger and my buddy disagrees. What do you run on your deepest rigger?

[Kahuner]

I'm neutral as to whether it's a dodger/ fly or spoon but I am convinced it needs to be blue in color. The 2 biggest fish I've ever caught came on a downrigger set at 105' down in deep water trolling a blue spoon.

[Legacy]

King fishing... Paddle and cutbait

[twohand]

Paddle/oceana

[Dr Hook]

I've ran paddles, spinnies, and spoons off mono and SWR on deepest rigger and have caught fish on all of them. I don't think it makes a difference.

Thanks for the question, looks like I'll be running plugs off my deep rigger next time out:thumb:

[SUPERTRAMP]

The deeper Presentation is always the Flasher( paddle, spinnie or dodger) It has been my experience that that is the best way to go, I guess it depends on how many deep riggers you run. In the early days we ran 5 to 8 down riggers, maybe a Pink Lady diver. All of our high lines were off of outriggers. When we ran that many riggers our ball to bait was only about 5 to 8 feet, Paddles were real close to the ball to prevent tangles.

It worked before the days of Zebra mussels and clean water. I still have my flasher and fly or meat combos as my deepest presentation. However when I run meat I usually have meat on all of my rigger and dipsey presentations. I have recently started running flasher and fly combos on my coppers too.

They all catch fish.

[buster107]

Big white or blue paddle and Poofster or Artic Blast flies!!

[Charger]

Tell Chris to sit in his seat and do as he is told.

[mikefishes]

Sometimes it's easier to cave in then argue. Besides I let Chris make some decisions so that when things don't go right I can blame him. I always tell him I'm too busy driving to get my side of the boat working. Then he reminds me I have auto pilot. lol.

[mattmishler]

Who pays for the boat, wins!!! Usually paddle an fly or 8inch with meat

[Far Beyond Driven]

Who catches more fish? There's a short list of people on my boat where I just stay at the helm and let them do their thing.

As of late the swr with a j has been 10' above the big spinny, putting it about the same level. The spinny isn't getting hit but the swr has been steady so that's not getting touched.

[mikefishes]

Thanks everyone for your input.

[pentwater bite me]

In late summer I'll run paddel an fly deepest.but the early bite till monday was on plugs.The fish don't follow the rules,dem dirty buggers

[capt ace]

For us it really depends on where the temperature is. When the temps are higher in the water column it would most likely be a spoon on the deepest rigger. When the temps are deeper it would be either an attractor/fly or meat depending on what has been working for us previously.