As many of you know I am marketing a line of snap weights and would like to hear your ideas.When and why would you use lead core versus a snap weight system.I personally find lead line to be cumbersome and not really enjoyable to fish with but I want to hear what I may be up against in the market.Thanks in advance Brett.
Hey Brett, Could you explain your system for those of us who are not familar with it? I agree that lead is no fun to fish with, but I know how to fish it. If I can learn to make your system work on Pepin I’ll be all for it!! Thanks……B
Ya Brett, What he said.
Okay, here’s a twist. Instead of leadcore or snap weights, single strand stainless steel wire line. I use it for pulling plugs and hooking up to the top swivel on a three way. It’s great for sensitivity and your plugs run approximately 5 feet deeper. I can feel all types of bottom. Also, when the lure is fouled by weeds, a quick snap on the rod clears the weeds without reeling in the lure. I can get away with less weight on the three way when I use wire line. It’s been a fantastic tool for river trolling. I’ve been using it for the past 20 years.
JUST AN IDEA: Brett – Come up with a way to clip on to small diameter lines (like wire) and have a dropper to the weight and I will toss out my three way swivels. I hate rigging three ways!!! Jon
Many times when trolling on Pepin with another person in the boat I will put out two rods out with lead core, plus 2 rods with regular line and a weight system. All rods will be pulling the same plugs – usually #7 deep diver shad raps.
Typically the lead core lines catch “many more fish” than the weighted lines. I will continue using this set up because it keeps the tangled lines down to a minimum for this style of trolling with 4 rods.
In some places it is not practical to use lead core and I will go exclusively with a weighted line system
Dave Gulczinski
I know with the colored line it helps to know how much line it takes to get the crank bait to the bottom, but I agree that it’s not much fun to fish with. Brett, with snap on weights should you let the weight bump the bottom or the crank hit bottom before reeling up a little way? I’m sure I’ll be using nothing but snap on weights as soon as Scott and I get our order!!!! Once again,GOOD LUCK!!!
Hey Brett I have to agree with you using lead core has its problems. thats why if you need to get that crank down further than it normally dives use snap weights!!! they are the easiest thing to use no bulky reels or slop in the line. if any of you havent seen Bretts weight system make sure you get to the Walleye Searchers Seminar March 18 at the Elks club in Rochester he will have a booth set up there. they are the ONLY way to go and some of the easiest things to use I know I am retiring the lead core and after you see these I think you will to. Thanks alot Brett for bringing this to us I am excited to run these this year.
Nate Cadwell
Hey Nord,
When I use snap weights I let out 30ft, then snap on weight then let out the amount of line you need for your crank to tick bottom. You don’t want the weight to hit bottom . IF it hits bottom to much it may get knocked off. If you don’t want to hit bottom just reel up to desired depth.
Do not throw out your leadline! Trolling snap wieghts at high speeds in current can be a real pain! Save your lead for that. I do not have any of the new snap weights. Just offshore and roach clips.
Hey Rob
I didn’t mean throw out the lead line!!! there is always times where that is all you can do to put quality fish in the boat I know it has saved my butt many times but you cant beat the snap weights in Lake Pepin. especially the way I fish cranks 2 directly behind the boat and two off the side and yes the weights can be difficult in strong current or at your faster speeds but when you need to go slow the weights are dynamite they can get that crank down in the zone with less line out than the lead line can. but like any thing else it all takes trial and error.
talk to you later
Nate Cadwell
There is three situations I like to use snap weights.The first is a situation very common to rivers would be short trolling passes that you don`t have time to long line troll.You can clip a weight 10-20ft ahead of a crank and get it down to your depth with a total of maybe 50ft of line versus trying to deploy 100 plus feet and the pass is done.The second thing they allow you to do like lead core is to run small baits deeper and slower.The third is long line trolling spinners as you do with the 50/50 system.This means you let out 50 feet of line clip your weight on and let out 50 more feet.Depth is determined by speed and weight size.I included a depth chart for this in my kit.For those who are new to this system, when you bring your line in you simply reach up and unclip the weight when it reaches your rod.Nord as for you, Scott will get his order in Devils Lake.Snooze you looze pal.LOL.I will paste a picture on the next reply for those who have not seen them.Hope to see you guys at the seminar in March.Snap weights are not designed to run the bottom as Predator stated but if you must I can sell you more J/K .Brett
Didn`t work but I pulled the picture back to the top under the three way weight post so look their.Brett
Thanks Brett and Predator 2 for the info. Brett, don’t forget to send me a post card from Devils Lake!!!!!!!!!!!
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