copper length?

[tlr426]

I have a 400 already. Should my second setup be a 500 or a 300?

What works best for you guys I fish the south Shore Canadian side port dalhousie to the Niagara.

[shawn393]

this is just my opinion i'm sure people will disagree. i fish to relax and have fun and fishing with long coppers(longer then 400)is not fun to me.if i need more depth out of a 400 then i use a 4 ounce dive bomb that adds another 15 to 20 feet of depth. close to the same of a 500

[Big Water]

I'd say 300 undoubtedly. You're more often finding fish in that range.

[Firechief48]

X2 on both, 400 is long enough and go for 300. I took a lot of shots on 400 last year running the chute.

[King Slammin]

I just sold my 500 because it sucks to pull a fish in on that. If your tourney fishing or chartering, that extra weapon might be important but like these guys said, I fish to relax.

[tlr426]

I was leaning more towards 300. You guys helped make my mind up. Thanks now to try to do the backing calculations...

[scobar]

My biggest salmon last year was on a 550 copper

[TyeeTanic]

300 would be the most popular length used so I would say go with that.

[Sk8man]

Something I haven't seen mentioned on here is if you need to run a shorter copper or leadcore deep use it on a rigger (e.g. extended boom out to the side). Just keep other riggers short and above it.

Edited February 27, 2016 by Sk8man

[tlr426]

Something I haven't seen mentioned on here is if you need to run a shorter copper or leadcore deep use it on a rigger. Just keep other riggers short and above it.

Very good idea.

[Big Water]

Something I haven't seen mentioned on here is if you need to run a shorter copper or leadcore deep use it on a rigger (e.g. extended boom out to the side). Just keep other riggers short and above it.

That's a seldom discussed topic sk8man. I've had days where cores off of riggers were the trick. Not always, but when things get tough, that setup is going down.

[skipper19]

Something I haven't seen mentioned on here is if you need to run a shorter copper or leadcore deep use it on a rigger (e.g. extended boom out to the side). Just keep other riggers short and above it.

That's about what I do also, the out down riggers often get stacker releases put on the cable 20 feet up from the ball. I have 100 foot coppers specifically for that presentation. The setup is braid base backing with heavy mono fill under the copper for shock absorbing and flea reduction.

Helps get a couple more rods in on the riggers and fill the middle distance 100ft. from the boat with a couple more presentations. Some folks don't like to run stackers but it is a great way to put another line in a controlled depth behind the riggers. I run clean spoons on short leads on the ball when doing this.

[Buckmaster7600]

My 3 color core in my shoot rigger is my #1 for lake trout run the other 2 above and out.

[TyeeTanic]

SWR.

[skipper19]

Signal Wave Ratio :huh::unsure:...could be! I thought I heard voices...it's my reel, receiving skip from the ionisphere..

[Sk8man]

:lol:

[TyeeTanic]

 

[Gotta Bite]

Would go with a 300'. It's always easier to add weight with a dive bomb or torpedo weight to take you deeper. I have a 200', 300', 400' and a 600' that I just added last year. I have not run the 600 yet, but have reeled in a a friends 700' in a tourney and it wasn't that fun. IF you go bigger make sure you have a reel with a higher gear ratio for quicker line pick up when reeling in. Good luck.