copper with a mag dipsey??

[143447]

Anyone try this? I'm thinkin it would keep the feas at bay pretty good I never see build up on my 45lbs copper

[skipper19]

Wire is wire....if that's all ya got but no need for a dipsy if its 600 feet, and ya got the room behind yer boat. Just let it all out. Unless yer combat fishin then the dipsy will keep your copper in close and deep.

However it is not common practice to do this....not sayin it doesn't work ....just ..well..It's ..strange in most cases, and why not keep the tackle at a minimum for better fight enjoyed at the rod.

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[Big Dave]

30# wire slices up the fleas pretty good when they hit the roller tip

[143447]

Tryin this tomorow, 600 or so braid backing to 150ft 45lbs copper to the mag dip.

Hoping to get down to 70-90 without 7million feet of line out..small boat here

[skipper19]

Don't matter the size of the boat, just the space ya got behind the boat. But if all ya got is 150 ft of 45lb copper then that's all ya can get out without the flea trouble. The braid is gonna grab fleas like crazy if ya put it the water too.

My experience, and it was a long time ago was, that with a mag dipsey on copper it would plane down about a 2.4 to 1 ratio on a 0 setting so for every 24 feet of copper out you achieve about 10 feet of depth.

150/ 24 = 6.25.....multiplied by 10 is 62.5 feet of depth.

You might experience a little more or less.

70 to 90 is not really possible unless you get the braid in the water and like I said .....flea city...not good.

Maybe ya got another 50 ft of copper, and it would do it. But if ya got access to 30 lb malin 7 strand you would be much happier.

None the less if you want to get down 70 to 90 a 400 copper will get you there all by itself. NO FLEAS. and it is not too much even for a kayak ....no million feet out

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[143447]

Awesome!! Thanks,

I do have 200 feet of copper I'm rigging now, yeah I don't like any braid in the water now either fleas

I just want it backing me up with the bigger fish. Hopefully I can avoid all the reeling up, 600 copper sounds awesome for the big lake, for the fingers alot of work for size fish I already catch with less effort.

If this works out it will carry me through till bow scouting starts in September

next year I be sure to get the 30# malin and a new reel