Slide diver question

[BP Swing]

Id like to try a slide diver for Lake O trout and salmon but there are 2 types regular and lite bite. Any suggestions on which would be better for the lake? I like the idea of having the lure as far back as you like behind the diver instead of limiting it to the rod length like a dipsey. Thanks. BP

[Silver Fox]

Regular is fine. I use them shallow all the time. 25# mono. I experimented with wire this year. Not worth it .

[BP Swing]

Not worth it with wire or all together?

[Silver Fox]

Wire. Mono is good

[bigblue]

For salmon the regular works just fine . We use braid on a diver rod and wire on a roller rod . They have their days when they are hot they are hot. A lways have a pair on the boat . There is a learning curve but once figured out they work well.

[BP Swing]

Bigblue do you ever use the lite model?

[bigblue]

Yes I have a few lites use them for wallys . Salmon and trout hit hard and the light is not necessary but you can use the lites and by pass the lever it works like a standard diver that way .

Edited September 4, 2014 by bigblue

[mr 580]

Regulars work fine on Lake Ontario. I run a section of mono on my wire for the SD. I use light bite SD's on Lake Erie so I'm not towing small fish around.

[DJ 17]

_{I am in need for replacement tubing for the regular slide divers.  Any suggestions on a good place to track some down?}

[bigblue]

Fish USA has repair kits . I also found some tubing in hardware stores.