Distance behind ball?

[sabonation]

Do you usually have good luck with the dipseys ?

Yes!! Lots of days where they catch all the fish.

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[Gill-T]

Capt. Samia .....I think had some underwater footage of flashers rotating and noted the opposite of what is logical.  I believe he noted the tighter to the ball the flasher was, the greater the rotation.  Don't know how you could measure the rotation only observation.

[Chas0218]

Capt. Samia .....I think had some underwater footage of flashers rotating and noted the opposite of what is logical. I believe he noted the tighter to the ball the flasher was, the greater the rotation. Don't know how you could measure the rotation only observation.

I was thinking that resistance of the line in the water might tie into the size of rotations.

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[JimB]

New to this, so take my input for what it is....

I run my Spin Dr. about 6-8' away from the ball. The thinking goes like this:

Closer to the ball, the period (where the Dr reaches the top of the "loop") of the spin should be shorter, and the rotation quicker. This should also give a tighter radius to the circle it traces (I'm guessing a 2-4 foot circle).

Further away from the ball, the Dr. takes a longer time to trace a circle (longer period), the rotation is slower, but the radius of the loop it makes could be huge. (Again, guessing, perhaps 6-8 feet or larger?

Not knowing a darn thing about how fish trigger, I would have to lean towards a tighter, faster spin to keep their attention. If they have to spend extra energy to

follow a big wide circle, is it worth it to them?

I'm following this one closely....I've already lengthened the leash on my cheated spoons.....

Edited August 15, 2013 by JimB

[sabonation]

I'm curious why you would lengthen your lead on cheated spoons? What's the reason behind that?

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[JimB]

I have only been running a 3' leader on my cheated spoons. I've seen a few posts about how much distance, and 3' just seems to short... most run them 5-8'?

Since I have yet to catch a thing on my cheated spoons, I'm willing to try something new!