TyeeTanic

No more than 20 to 30 minutes ... 20 minutes, no bites feels like 4 hours no bites ... its SLOOOOOOWWWWWWWW.

Great video man!

Actually ... that could be a better idea ... to connect at the leader end .... only thing is you'd have to disconnect the torpedo as you are bringing in the fish ... and depending on the circumstance, it might not be that easy, without the risk of losing the fish ... you might end up hand lining the leader in? But the benefit is you don't need to let out another 100 ft of braid to get the torpedo down, in the instance it is attached AFTER the copper (on the braid).

Use the torpedo charts ... it will give you the amount of line out for a given depth. It's not going to be 100% accurate, but close enough. So say the copper get's you down 50 ft ... and you want to go down another 15 ft ... use the torpedo guide to tell you how much line you need out to get that additional 15 ft. I would go with the heaviest torpedo you can get though (Cuda) ... also, you need the right diving charts, I think the ones that come with the Torpedo are at much slower speeds (like 1 to 1.5 mph or something).

After you release all the copper, it should be attached to the braid.

Full disclosure, I sold my boat. But when I did run my gig ... I used it when the weather warmed up and the fish were deeper for sure. It helped get those lines deeper, without having to have a gazillion yards of line out.

I use a 7' two piece, mainly so I can travel to good lakes on a plane with it. It's medium-heavy. I put 30 lb braid on it, and I use a 20 lb or 30 lb fluoro leader on it. Caught countless northern pike on it ... never a strain at all. Casting or trolling, it works really well. Funny, I was casting for walley with my lighter rod ... and a Musky struck. Pulled in a really nice one with my lighter rod, and 6 lb test line, LOL. That was fun. 85 lbs seems like complete overkill for me.

I did this. I actually attached the torpedo weight to the end of my leadcore, to get more depth. It works pretty well, but you need a decent board to suspend the added weight of the torpedo.

I put mine on a medium to heavy duty rod, with a pretty heavy weight. I didn't want to keep dragging up my functional gear, just to get a reading. That allowed me to drop the TD down as frequently as I liked to get the temperature profile, without having to disrupt my setup.

I'd fix those problems if you can ... having some problems makes a potential buyer think what else is wrong, even when you're trying to be fully honest. Rather not have any problems to begin with, leaves a confident impression.