Stacking riggers

[hookedupf7]

When stacking riggers how close will you guys stack them?

[Reeldrag]

10ft or so.

[LongLine]

7 to 10 ft for me

[HB2]

Last few years I park my probe at 48 to 50 deg . , with a flasher usually . 

 

On my other rigger I put a spoon , when i

Run them , 10 ft below, and 10 ft above .

 

So 20 ft.  

[Total Chaos]

Depends on water depth and what you’re running. In the spring I’ve had spoons stacked 5 ft apart in shallow for Browns. In the summer I stack them further apart in deeper water. If I’m running a plug above a flasher in the summer usually 20 ft apart so I know they don’t tangle. Spoons above a flasher, 10 ft.


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[Sk8man]

17 minutes ago, Total Chaos said:

Depends on water depth and what you’re running. In the spring I’ve had spoons stacked 5 ft apart in shallow for Browns. In the summer I stack them further apart in deeper water. If I’m running a plug above a flasher in the summer usually 20 ft apart so I know they don’t tangle. Spoons above a flasher, 10 ft.


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This is my basic approach too. Most of the time I run sliders instead though.

Edited February 14, 2020 by Sk8man

[LongLine]

Just remember to lower a stacked rigger slowly, so the lines don't tangle.

[jimski2]

Commercial trollers in the North Pacific Stack a dozen clip on lines to their downrigger cannonballs cable. As their cables come up they hand line the fish in. This can be viewed on YouTube.

[HB2]

Don't give some of these guys any ideas. 

[Hachimo]

I only been fishing Lake Ontario for four years so still a rookie, but something that worked for me in June/july for kings while fishin deeper water was stackin my rods 20ft apart and putting a spoon on a cheater 10 ft above each rod where i clipped to rigger cable. Not having a fishhawk this gave me the ability to cover 40ft of the water column on one rigger. Worked well early season but come August i couldnt buy a hook-up that way on riggers. Members here told me sometimes “less is more” and they were absolutely right. I caught more fish with one rod per rigger then two rods with two cheatere attached.