To me dipsies is the most important program to have matched rods. If you run, for example, three per side we will run the rods as near parallel to the water as possible and with the tips close to each other. When a fish hits the tip will be "out of tune" with the others. Meaning it will bounce out of sequence with the others. Pretty easy to use. As far as the snubbers we use them since we have braid on our dipsy rods. Others do not. Personal preference.

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Use a snap swivel between your line and the dipsey. Then a six foot mono leader between the dipsey and your spoon. I would suggest just starting with two rods, one on each side of your boat. When a fish hits the rod will jerk. You will get the feel of running them. Set them above your fish marks and if your not catching anything let one side out 5' and bring the other in 5' until you find the fish. Once you master two rods, you can work your way up to six. Good luck!

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You don't need snubbers but you do need to run braided line so that they will trip. Small/junk fish on and you may see a twitch in the rod tip or running out of alignment with other rod. Bigger fish should trip the dipsey and less bend in pole will be obvious.

 

Great advice above.

Are you running mono on your rods? Suspect you run mono w/ big boards.

Dipsys are difficult/impossible to run on mono. They run great on braid.

Mixing boards (big or inline) with dipsys isn't easy.

 

Slide Diver Lite Bites over regular Dipsey Divers in my book all day long.

 

Yup, what they said. Don't even bother if you're going to try them with monofilament. You'll want to make sure the set screw is just tight enough not to trip at your highest trolling speed. There's nothing worse than a dipsy that's rusty or tightened too much to trip.

 

as already said you want to use braid as your main line then you can tie to your diver or use a swivel. then use a snubber behind your diver then a 6' to 8' fluro leader.

i use the lite bite slide divers, you can set them alittle tighter so you dont get so many false releases. then set the tension on your lite bite arm as loose as it will go and stay locked in. then even when the white perch hit it will trip your diver. and your not guessing if you have a fish on.

i prefer the walker deeper diver to the dipsy but neither one is as good as the lite bite slide diver. i just use mine like a regular diver i dont use the slide part of the diver. i tie my main line to the diver arm then use a short leader and tie to an o ring and lace it through the back of the diver going through the lite bite arm then tie on my snubber then tie on a 6' to 8' leader.
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Great information. I have four 9' rods setup with 40 lb. Power Pro braid. Gonna give it a shot this weekend. Thanks for all the great information.

 

A few helpful pointers, set so they trip or release at a moderate pull, the rougher the conditions then you have to set them tighter but not too tight. Try putting them out on the side of the boat and not in the prop wash as this tends to twist them and then you wont like using them, as they won't release, trying reeling in a ten pound fish (any but especially a sheephead) with a non tripped dipsy and you will say the heck with these things, lol. The next thing is to let them out slow and keep tension on as you let the line out, if you free spool they will twist. I loosen the drag and set the clicker and this will help when letting them out as I don't release the spool. Next is settings, 0 is straight down, 1-2-3 is further off to the side of the boat. Don't be alarmed if you have it set on 3 and the line appears to be straight back, it's not. The last thing is to loosen the drag somewhat but not so the dipsy takes line once you get them out as this eliminates the need for snubbers. good luck.

 

Trip tension is critical for easy tripping. In fairly calm conditions, 2-3/4 to 3# is good. Wth rod in hand crank the rod tip down to gain leverage, thumb the spool to defeat the drag, and give short quick pop with the rod.

Beware.... a good fish will have already tripped the Dipsy, so if in doubt, just hold the rod for a few seconds...if the Dipsy is tripped the line angle will start coming up quickly.

For 17 - 23' presentations with Stinger spoons, try #1 @ 30, #2 @ 37 & #3 @ 44; w/a speed of 1.7 mph.

Dipsys hunt alot (rise when sped up & drop when slowed), so make gradual turns.

Don't try to fish them too close to the bottom.... you'll end up dragging zebra mussles.

 

Set tension light if dipsey is hot from being in boat. Tension increases in the cooler water. I sometimes put mine a couple feet down for a minute, then check tension.

Good luck S.T.