BassmanN most of my trolling is done in the 15'-25' range and the lead works fine but if I do need to go deep yes the wire is the ticket but I just do not like to fish it. I will be out to Cuttyhunk Thur. on the Rudy J charter fishing and all that will be used is wire. Jimmy loves to jig wire and when fishing with him thats what catches the fish. Oliver I get them at CMS in NB and also at M+D in Wareham. They also kick but if you put one in front of your tube and worm but I did not tell you about them
And yes they hook direct from the umbrella to the bait but use a swival from the umbrella to the spinner to help keep things free. The reason we only use the 5 baits and NO leaders is most humps that hold fish are small and you only need to make a small short pass to get the fish off them and the smaller set up makes it easy to get the rig in and out of the water with no tangles and back for another fish (pass). It took me a long time to learn the lesson that 90% of the fish are caught in just 10% of the water!!!!! Look for reefs and humps on your charts that are small and come up out of 20-30-40 feet to 12-15-18 feet make your short pass and hold on to your rod as the rig comes over the top of those humps
I always do best when I troll with the tide but you will catch fish both ways. Let me know if this rig helps you any. GBOUTDOORS
PS the spinners are made in Westport Ma. I forget the name but if any one can not find them let me know and I will get the name and site name for the co. I know they sell on the net.
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