We fished Lake Sakakawea last August and had a very good trip overall. Going again in August.
Going back this year and I plan on making my own slow death rigs.
Now it seems the length of the spinners purchased at the tackle shop were almost too long.
For those of you who tie your own spinners, what length works best for you?
Thanks for your input!
It depends on the bottom type you are fishing. If it’s sand and mud even small gravel you can get away with a longer length but it heavy rocks like we fish in Canada all you get is snags. The hook digs into the rocks. We’ve found we start out around 3 to 4 feet but after retying due to break offs we end up under 3. Are you actually putting a spinner on there too? Is it floating type? A spinner will pull it down even more it seems unless a floating one. I personally don’t use a spinner but will put various colored beads on.
The biggest key to a slow death rig is the swivel. Cheap swivels will get you line all twisted up. Length I have found 3-7 ft any longer and you usually end up with a mess with line twist.
Most of my fishing from Mid May to Mid October is done with Slow Death and bottom bouncers. My go to length is 3 feet before tying knots. Lots and lots of variables and variations to consider with this combo. Spinner type, barrel swivels are a must, line type, bottom bouncer weight, down current or up current if fishing in flow, boat speed, lots of different hook name brands, etc..
Lots of different combinations to experiment with.
On the river here 3’ is pretty standard in my boat.
Like Captainmusky stated it really depends on the bottom you are fishing. Water clarity can come into play also. I’m fishing Rainy almost exclusively and I stay with 3 to 4 foot rigs. When I fished Mille Lacs a lot I went with at least 5 to 6 foot rigs. In addition to a good swivel, make you you have good spinner clevises. Both can wad up a rig faster than a 5 year old playing in the tackle box.
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