Snap weights or Lead core?

  • jammington
    Posts: 11
    #1969055

    Getting into trolling on the river for walleyes (or whatever bites) and have picked up a few trolling rods with line counters. I’ve used snap weights with some good success and it has been fun. I’m gonna buy two more trolling combos. Thinking of spooling these up with leadcore. Is one method “better” than the other? Pros? Cons? Let me know your thoughts…its just kind of fun figuring out a new fishing method.

    Thanks

    michael keehr
    Posts: 347
    #1969058

    In my opinion you need at least 1 leadcore setup. Snap weights work but there is just something about leadcore

    catmando
    wis
    Posts: 1811
    #1969060

    Lead core is pretty straight forward, now if you really get good at snap weight trolling you will a better fisherman. Lead off to the side of the boat snap weight on the boards is a good setup. my 2 cents Dk.

    catmando
    wis
    Posts: 1811
    #1969061

    Lead core is pretty straight forward, now if you really get good at snap weight trolling you will a better fisherman. Lead off to the side of the boat, snap weight on the boards is a good setup. my 2 cents Dk.

    Ripjiggen
    Posts: 11447
    #1969067

    Agree lead is that much easier of a system. Something about how it runs behind the boat just catches fish. There was a thread about this in the mille lacs section that had some good insight in lead core.

    EW6
    Posts: 150
    #1969070

    Does anyone have a good rule of thumb for how to compare a snap weight to leadcore? For example how many ounces of snap weight equals a color of leadcore for instance. I have lead core depth curves but nothing for snap weights.

    eyeguy507
    SE MN
    Posts: 5199
    #1969100

    I found that snap weights do not hang on to braid after just one pass! like boards, just another thing to deal with while landing a fish.

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