Dipsy diver modifications - weed

[Yakker]

Ton of weed about lately and I’m done with pulling the gear every twenty minutes or so, this got me thinking. I use hard tubing that I splay out at the end, then slide this onto the line above a bead, then tie on a swivel to my lure when flat lining lures. I’m thinking about doing this with my dipsys but I would add a crimped wire section of about 6-10 inches direct to the swivel on the dipsy, then set the rest up the same. The reason why I’m doing this is so when the weed collects on the splayed out piece of plastic, it doesn’t get all over the dipsy and prevent it from popping on the retrieve.

 

anyone else do this or something similar?

Edited September 28, 2021 by Yakker

[Aspiring_Pollack]

No idea if it would be applicable as I have no experience trolling, but weed catchers arrived in the muskie scene not too long ago. I believe I saw Doug Wegner has one available for purchase. Might be a few other manufacturers by more as well.

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[Yakker]

Thanks, I’ll take a look but not looking to outlay any cash on this when I can make them myself, I’ll have a few protos made up over the weekend then I’ll post pics if they work.