Maybe I’m wrong but seems like using leadcore is the only way to get these rigs to bottom. Was my first time trying this setup yesterday. But how do you tell when your on bottom?! Do I depend on the sonar depth using the linecounter? What are the alternatives besides leadcore if any? Any info appreciated much, thanks.
A Dubuque rig is not necessarily meant for high speed trolling. This set up is typically used for less than 1.5 mph at most. The jig should be all the weight you need.
A lot of us use the Dubuque rig more in the spring and fall to either use a jig and stickbait combo, or a jig and other live bait option. I’ve used up to 1oz jigs on these rigs, but usually use 1/4 – 1/2 oz jigs as droppers. This is a technique I use more for rigging around structure.
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A Dubuque rig is not necessarily meant for high speed trolling. This set up is typically used for less than 1.5 mph at most. The jig should be all the weight you need.
A lot of us use the Dubuque rig more in the spring and fall to either use a jig and stickbait combo, or a jig and other live bait option. I’ve used up to 1oz jigs on these rigs, but usually use 1/4 – 1/2 oz jigs as droppers. This is a technique I use more for rigging around structure.
X2 Think of the Dubuque Rig to be more of a vertical presentation where leadcore is much closer to a horizontal presentation.
I use the Dubuque rig every chance I get. And I have had a lot of success in the last few years. There are some obvious pluses and some minuses as well. This spring I vertically fished them in march and april with a ring worm and 3/8 jig on the drop and a floating jig with a minnow. I like to use 8lb mono for the drop and 8-10lb power pro for the long line. And I usually do 18″ Drop and 36″ long. This works well and doesn’t get tangled to often.
My other use this year was on lake pepin we were trolling at 1.0 to 1.2. And a 3/8 jib did just fine you could feel it bump bump bump. And that was in 15 to 18FOW. Again ring worm or gulp on the drop with crawlers on the long line.
My best day using a Dubuque was last fall. Down in Alma we got in a back eddy by the damn and casted the rig and worked it back to the boat and caught over a 100 walleyes and saugers over 3 days. Again it was rigged the same way as above. Other than these presentations i do not see it working. Good Luck!
Good insight, thanks guys 
I use this setup on P9 all the time. Mine consist of a 5/8 to 1 oz jig with paddle tail and a big lipped crank for +12 foot water or a smaller lipped crank for less then 12 fow. I run about 1 mph upstream
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