Snap weight trolling

What rods are you you guys using when trolling heavy snap weights 5-10oz? I got a couple 8’6″ scheels trolling rods and they seem to take all the action out of them.

How deep are you looking to go that you are using weights that heavy?
DT

Dipsy rods

I regularly troll using 8 oz. snap weights and have been using Scheel’s 8’6″ rods for quite a few years. I’ve always liked them.

I use medium heavy Ugly Sticks with 6 oz.

deertracker wrote:

How deep are you looking to go that you are using weights that heavy?
DT

Must be deep! I use 3oz tops but I’m staying 30ft or less.

Might as well use a downrigger at that point!

Josh wrote:

What rods are you you guys using when trolling heavy snap weights 5-10oz? I got a couple 8’6″ scheels trolling rods and they seem to take all the action out of them.

Which line are your scheels rods? The extremes or the pro-anglers?

tornadochaser wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Josh wrote:</div>
What rods are you you guys using when trolling heavy snap weights 5-10oz? I got a couple 8’6″ scheels trolling rods and they seem to take all the action out of them.

Which line are your scheels rods? The extremes or the pro-anglers?

the extremes

rjthehunter wrote:

Must be deep! I use 3oz tops but I’m staying 30ft or less

Not necessarily.
We use handlines with 1-3 LBS for trolling up current in as little as 10-20′.