If you only had one copper rod

[Fishmaster 196]

If you only had one copper rod

Right now I'm fishing 2 riggers and up to four dipsey rods on my boat.  I have an extra Convector CV45 reel and copper rod that I would like to set up.  I only fish the west end of the lake near the bar and Wilson. I was thinking of making a 200 copper combo and I was leaning towards Torpedo weighted steel and wire backing.  According to their video I could let out additional wire backing and achieve greater depth than just the 200 copper.  So, what length of copper should I set up and what do I use for backing?  Thanks in advance.

 

 

[Smoke-N-Finn]

Was my best rod last year, 200 wt. Steel.

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[Chas0218]

300 produced well for me in years past.

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[minion]

200 steel with 19 strand backing fir sure

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[Fishmaster 196]

What knot do you use to connect the 19 strand to steel?

[minion]

There's a few ways ... I just used a Albright, I didn't think it would hold very well but after several mature fish no issues

Torpedo diver has a video or two on their Facebook page I believe

 

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[John Kelley]

400 copper has always been good to me, with spoons and meat rigs.

[fisherdude]

i have 300 ft rods and a L O U  member told me to use a  snap weight on the backing just above the copper to get it deeper when needed .

[skipper19]

600 32lb Mark it every 100 feet let out what I want in the chute. Cover 20 to over 110 feet of water consistently.

Money doesn't buy happiness,
but it does buy horsepower....
I've never seen a sad person in a boat haulin' A$$...!

[Sk8man]

And he has the Popeye arms to prove it (from reeling it in)

[Fishmaster 196]

I went with 200 ft of weighted steel with 19 strand for backing.  Hoping to try it out this weekend.

[Gator]

And thus does another brave soul start down the infamous path toward the inevitable copper-diver tangle.

 

My advice: broaden your vocabulary before it happens. We are sailors of a sort after all...we should know how to express ourselves appropriately.

[skipper19]

In the voice of Jack Nicholson. ......

I wouldn't let any experts from the fishing community see this but, you can avoid the inevitable copper/diver FUBAR...just put them both together before the FUBAR. Now does that make any sense? Wire and diver...diver and wire...copper is wire?

 

Money doesn't buy happiness,

but it does buy horsepower....

I've never seen a sad person in a boat haulin' A$$...!

 

 

 

 

[Chas0218]

13 minutes ago, skipper19 said:

In the voice of Jack Nicholson. ......

I wouldn't let any experts from the fishing community see this but, you can avoid the inevitable copper/diver FUBAR...just put them both together before the FUBAR. Now does that make any sense? Wire and diver...diver and wire...copper is wire?

 

Money doesn't buy happiness,

but it does buy horsepower....

I've never seen a sad person in a boat haulin' A$$...!

 

 

 

 

I have been doing it all wrong. Thanks for the help!

[skipper19]

I have been doing it all wrong. Thanks for the help!

Don't mention it! Nobody cares what old Jack thinks, now do they....
I need to get down from my high horse now...
Anybody wanna help old Jack off the horse?

Money doesn't buy happiness,
but it does buy horsepower....
I've never seen a sad person in a boat haulin' A$$...!

[Chas0218]

51 minutes ago, skipper19 said:

Don't mention it! Nobody cares what old Jack thinks, now do they....
I need to get down from my high horse now...
Anybody wanna help old Jack off the horse?

Money doesn't buy happiness,
but it does buy horsepower....
I've never seen a sad person in a boat haulin' A$$...!
 

You have been on fire lately.