Firechief48

May be old school but I still use $15 camera flash.

I'm with rdebadts. I just gave my company the info and not a problem. I already had insurance on my previous boat and just replaced it with the new one. Don't know if that made a difference or not.

There's one for sale on the classifieds right now, extendable handle like the smaller one I have and not a bad price.

I'm carrying 2 as most do. 1 is 42"x36" with a 7' handle. The other is smaller at 30"x24" with a 5' handle. I usually use the larger for salmon but have had times where we netted 2 at once and the smaller one worked also.

I break my rods and bring the tip against the butt leaving two guides side by side and have never had trouble with the wire kinking. As far as a knot I tie a loop with an overhand knot, insert loop through eye of large swivel and pull loop around entire swivel, then pull tight.

TDR on riggers, Eagle Claw dipsey.

X2 on both, 400 is long enough and go for 300. I took a lot of shots on 400 last year running the chute.

I run my divers no snubbers with a drag just tight enough to keep the reel from creeping out but loose enough that a fish takes line on the strike. On days when the waves start to make them creep I loop a rubber band on the wire to the reel handle. This stops the creeping but breaks as soon as a fish hits.

Like Rippen Line says you don't need backing but if you do I would use use 50lb braid as backing and use the Albright Knot to attach wire to braid. When you attach the wire to the dipsey tie an overhand knot in the wire making a loop. Use a good quality swivel and run the end of the wire loop through the swivel eye, run the loop down and around the entire swivel thus now looping around the eye and pull tight. Attach your dipsey to the swivel and proceed to catch fish.

There is also a member, Greenboatluke, that is selling them in the classifieds. Very nice decals I might add.

X2 with what TyeeTanic says. White/Glow first thing in morning too.