The N&D fit the John King heads and need to be trimmed for the Rhys Davis heads. But I like the larger strips, gives you the option of trimming or not for the two different sized heads.
Those are some horrible stories, really glad I went with Cisco. Customer service is unmatched, had the owner Dave deliver components directly to me!! They do a lot of custom work as well.
I pull 16 pound sharks with mine, kinda hoping the motors would give out so I can switch to Digi 10’s but they have held up great!! It’s been 3 years so far with no issues. And I have 3 more Digi 2’s as backup so it looks like the Digi 10’s won’t happen anytime soon!!
Well I can tell you here in Cleveland the walleye are plentiful, not much size to them but good eaters. My buddy boated 31 today to keep 12 in a couple hours after work. I think I’m going out Sunday. Good luck to you!!
Sorry I can’t help you with the backing question, I don’t use Okuma reels. But copper is not intended to be used with dipsys, it’s used as a flat line, the weight of the copper makes it dive.