dipsy's

[jimalbert]

OK... so I know I run into a few fleas on Seneca when the water warms up but I will be making my first trip to Ontario in a few weeks and I will be fishing out of Henderson or Port Ontario.  How bad are the fleas and should I consider changing to wire instead of braid before I come up.  Thanks Guys.

 

Jim

[cliffhanger_724]

Fleas are terrible !!!!!!   I highly suggest going to wire.  Good luck, Tight Lines !!!!!

[jimalbert]

Thanks.. I guess I better think about switching it out to stainless wire.  All of my reels are Magda 45's loaded with 65lb power pro.  Any idea how much backing I should keep on there to fill the spool with 1000' of 7 strand?

 

Thanks,

 

Jim

[puking dog]

I fished yesterday with wire dipseys and the fleas were not that bad. I had Berkley big game on my down rigger rods, and fleas were brutal. Couldn't reel in a fish after 45 minutes in the water because the fleas would jam in the rod tip. My brother in law had some kind of blood run flea proof line and wasn't collecting fleas. I have to find out where he bought it and what it's called. Didn't run any braid.

[Sea-IV]

I have zero backing on my Convector 45's and there is plenty of room for more wire.

[Sea-IV]

I fished yesterday with wire dipseys and the fleas were not that bad. I had Berkley big game on my down rigger rods, and fleas were brutal. Couldn't reel in a fish after 45 minutes in the water because the fleas would jam in the rod tip. My brother in law had some kind of blood run flea proof line and wasn't collecting fleas. I have to find out where he bought it and what it's called. Didn't run any braid.

That would be the Sea Flea Mono from Blood Run its 30# so you know. Can order direct from there site at Bloodruntackle.com

[Firechief48]

Fished Tuesday afternoon in Mexico with very little to no fleas. Wire dipsys and Sea Flea on the rigger poles.

[FishingFool34]

what do you do to remove them if your fighting a fish? I've seen the "slap" technique but can't imagine doing that while fighting a fish. Also read about people scrapping them off with a plastic knife?

[tomb1]

We have the net man brush them off with the "S" type metal fish handling tool.

The slap technique cost me a mag dipsy, flasher, and fly rig.

Edited July 29, 2016 by tomb1

[puking dog]

Sea Flea is sold out on Blood Run web site.

I assume that means it works well. Thanks for the info sea-IV.

I'll start searching local tackle stores and web search

[Sea-IV]

Any 30# mono will reduce the fleas dramatically. As of now here in central lake the fleas are winding down drama ally but with the east blow on lake who knows if they will come back or disappear now

[BAZOOKAJOE]

Use 40 big game if you can't get sea flee.

[relentless]

Should go to wire anyways! 25lbs oswego beast july 16th on the wire diver.

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[jimalbert]

just ordered wire.  Thanks for the help guys.

 

Jim

[Sk8man]

I've gotten Sea Flee on Amazon previously too.

[Egoody]

I just ordered two spools of Blood Run Sea Flee from this place today.

 www.clearh2otackle.com

 I had the same issue on  the Blood Run site. They were all out of stock.

Thanks & Boat Safe

Egoody

[Sea-IV]

I just ordered two spools of Blood Run Sea Flee from this place today.

 www.clearh2otackle.com

 I had the same issue on  the Blood Run site. They were all out of stock.

Thanks & Boat Safe

Egoody

I get a lot of stuff from them. Darren is a hell of a guy and my go to in a pinch when I can't find what I need here locally.

[jason]

30lb maxima works great to combat fleas