Any of you guys use cookie dipsy"s

[davey buoy]

One of the charter guys were plugging them on WFN. Very small,obviously used for shallow water.Interested to hear your feedback. Thinking it may come in handy on the way to a few spots.25' -50' deep may be the depth for the most part of the run. Very hard to get a crank bait down that far for the most part without a down rigger.This area always shows fish near the bottom and half way up. Our bigger Dipsy's would hit bottom for sure.Thinking maybe a nice alternative?

[Thrilla]

Yep they have a time in place here on lake erie for suspended fish, they are weighted so making a turn can slow them or speed them up and entice a strike, we run them typically off planer boards for walleye/steelhead

[Old Ironmaker]

Exactly what Thrilla said above. Great for shallower fish this time of year. Snap weights as well. I wish I could remember where both of mine are.

[davey buoy]

Thanks guys,how deep do they go on average?.

[outllaw]

we used to run the little dollar dipseys on down dive. put them out on planer boards with small flutter spoons. great on erie walleyes/rainbows.

[davey buoy]

we used to run the little dollar dipseys on down dive. put them out on planer boards with small flutter spoons. great on erie walleyes/rainbows.

Sounds like 20' max?.I can see it sure has it purpose. Going to grab one anyway and see how it goes.Thanks .

[Steve]

they are ok.

 

they don't have a lot of surface area, so they really "kick out" easily, and can cut across other lines.....

 

i believe big jon also makes a set...and these ones "plane"...but they sure dont...not enough surface area..instead they twist and twirl, screwing up your line.

 

i personally believe snap weights work much better when fishing water depths less than 40'.

[davey buoy]

they are ok.

 

they don't have a lot of surface area, so they really "kick out" easily, and can cut across other lines.....

 

i believe big jon also makes a set...and these ones "plane"...but they sure dont...not enough surface area..instead they twist and twirl, screwing up your line.

 

i personally believe snap weights work much better when fishing water depths less than 40'.

Good to know Steve,now I need to look up snap weights and how to use them lol.Maybe that is a better way to go?.

[SirCranksalot]

Good to know Steve,now I need to look up snap weights and how to use them lol.Maybe that is a better way to go?.

 

 

I have a couple of those---I should look at that too. I guess it's no big trick but can't be bothered figuring it out when I'm fishing.

[dave524]

Luhr Jensen Jet Divers in the small size and 5 colour lead core rigs are good choices off of fixed planer boards, probably could use inlines too, for fishing the twenty foot range instead of dipseys.

[davey buoy]

Thanks guys,as a side note ,I attached a snap swivel to my lead core line.Used a clinch knot ,something similar as you would for braid or other lines.Is that the way to go?Seems to be tight.27lb test .Last thing I want to do is lose my dipsy and everything because of a bad knot.

[porkpie]

Good to know Steve,now I need to look up snap weights and how to use them lol.Maybe that is a better way to go?.

Snap weights way better for shallower water. Can't get much easier to use either. I love big dipseys but I wouldn't bother with those little buggers either. Easier ways to skin the cat!

[BillM]

I'd be jigging up early season lakers on Simcoe to start, then break out the trolling gear. 10ft off bottom, zipzag, you'll boat a few before they get sulky in July, lol.