Sk8man

OR slow your speed down that may be what is twisting them together

You're very welcome. From what I'm hearing the fleas are starting to get bad and that is when I leave my braid stuff at home. For me at least braid seems to clog up the most of anything I use and wire is easier to clean them off. I'm assuming you have magnum size dipseys to get down where you wish to be and as far as the Deep 6 Divers that they are #5's which will get down to about 90 ft. I'm not real familiar with the dive curve for the Deep 6's but I'm thinking you'll have to let out more line than that (also depends on the diameter of the braid to an extent) to get to 90 ft. probably close to 280-300 maybe with flasher/fly (and depending on size and type of flasher ='s drag). I think you can figure about a 3 to 1 on the mag dipseys so the 225 seems reasonable for the 70 ft. I think what I would do (which is different than how I run my stuff because I am set up differently than you describe and you didn't mention boards etc.) is to think about running the flasher/ flies on the Deep 6's one on the side and one straight back on the opposite rear area of the boat at those deepest depths and with the dipseys one off the side running at 50 ft. set at 1 1/2 to 2 and the other straight back at 70 ft. set at 1 1/2 or 2.. If set at 2 you may have to have more line out than you think too. I'm assuming here that the two Deep 6's are running at something resembling a 0 setting on a dipsey (e/g/ straight down and back). I would hope that this type of setup would give you the necessary separation while covering the way you wish in the water column. You could also take your chances and run the two Deep 6's one off each side set to 1 to 1 1/2 and run the dipseys off the rear set each set to 1 1/2 to 2 but again you'll have quite a bit of line out and if taking any radical turns either setup could be a problem Other folks may have different thoughts on it. Good luck with it and with the fishing.

I think before the main question can be answered it is important to know things like whether you are using wire or mono on the dipseys and the specific size of each of the dipseys and what you intend to run behind them and what species you intend to target.

Wow Stan - Is that a fish or what? I know they used to get them on the Kenai that big but that is some fish!

The time to do it is when the fleas and/or weeds are thick and you need to check your lines and when you are going to change lures anyway. Just pop them and let them flutter to the surface (with spoons). Otherwise Rick has a good point.

Nice going Chas. You know this thread kinda sums up the Lake O fishing....it is on and off and you just have to keep at it to be successful out there. Persistence pays off

Just something to think about but more is not always better. There are times when you may want a little stealthier presentation than a ton of stuff running through the water possibly spooking more fish than you are attracting. Setups can be more effective when some thinking goes into just what you want to achieve rather than just putting everything but the kitchen sink down there hoping to score big. Each setup should be selected to enhance the attraction factor as well as avoiding the major tangles when doing the necessary things such as turns etc. so you run things that are compatible while covering the critical areas of the water column for maximal success.

I know but I couldn't resist the opportunity to bust ya

Maybe because there are only skipper kings left out there?

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The use of the heavier lines is mostly related to the flea issue. In the past many if not most of us used 12 lb test even on 30 plus kings. That's what a good drag is for

Try running the spoons closer to the weight (e.g. 10-12 ft) and possibly use a magnum sized one as a slider above it.