I was at the Niagra show a few weeks back and ordered 2 of the dipsy cold water series Okuma rods ( didn't have any at booth) I got them in the mail yesterday and they are 8 ft medium downrigger rods. Anyone use these ? Should I return or keep wasn't sure how much different they are? My biggest concern is I run 4 dipsy rods. 4 - 10' dipsy rods I thought if I had my inside one 2 feet shorter might help the chance of tangles. These rods will also be lined with 20-30 lb mono and not steel.
Thanks in advance
Being consistent and repeating exactly what you did when you caught the first fish that day helps make successful fisherman in my book. So leader length, color, the lead behind the ball, and of course SPEED are all important ingredients for a successful day. I say fish hawk + Depth just so you can eliminate or reduce error. Coated cable is for the birds I don't even care if it's more accurate I'm just going for repetition.
Spoiled. We are all spoiled. We want it to be easy. Most everyone doesn't have the time to go out all day and catch one fish... we want more, bigger, and catch them faster (the American way) and in this we lost what's most important- just enjoy being on the water- the scenery- nature.
Fishing now a days is expensive and I know people's frustrations. Between the honey do lists and life in general it's hard to fork out a couple hundred dollars to go fishing and come back with nothing.
Except for of course the captains who do this as a living. But I don't feel its as big as a surprise to an experience captain. They've seen good and they've seen bad.
As in every living species besides humans it is very common for the population to go up and max out and have a massive die off with any species. I think it's just Mother Nature and patience is exactly right. Things will turn around. Hopefully a warmer winter.
Then next year the fish will be way deeper in coolers water and no one will get to them unless you have a 30ft to ride the rollers and that will give everyone something to complain about next year 😂
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