Torpedo snap on weights???

[Scalloper 1]

Do any of you troll using the black 12 oz torpedo weights off of boards to fish 60-70' down?

[TyeeTanic]

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.

[Scalloper 1]

Is it something you use often?

[BRsnow]

It is used a bunch in other Great Lakes to avoid cranking 400 - 600 feet of copper 

[mr 580]

I tried the 12 oz and it definitely will get you down.  The issue I had was unless you cleared the whole side you couldn’t deploy.  I wished I had tried the 8oz or 4 oz instead for a snap weight on leadcore.

[TyeeTanic]

On 7/11/2024 at 10:45 AM, Scalloper 1 said:

Is it something you use often?

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.

[landingzone]

So to get more depth on a 300 copper, where would you attach the Torpedo Cuda?

[TyeeTanic]

21 minutes ago, landingzone said:

So to get more depth on a 300 copper, where would you attach the Torpedo Cuda?

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

[landingzone]

35 minutes ago, TyeeTanic said:

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

and then let out another? ft. of braid to achieve added depth?

[EKoselny]

Check out some of Captain Pete Alex's videos on using Torpedo Divers. He attaches the diver on the leader end of the copper, not on the backer end. 

 

 

 

Edited July 15 by EKoselny

[TyeeTanic]

18 hours ago, landingzone said:

and then let out another? ft. of braid to achieve added depth?

 

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).

[TyeeTanic]

17 hours ago, EKoselny said:

Check out some of Captain Pete Alex's videos on using Torpedo Divers. He attaches the diver on the leader end of the copper, not on the backer end. 

 

 

 

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).