rigging - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ratdog · 04-20-2007, 06:17 PM

If I want to get my line below the surface, is the preferred method putting on a 1oz sliding egg sinker, like the carolina rig with a 2 ft leader?
Thanks in advance

tylerdurden · 04-20-2007, 06:28 PM

are you trolling a low line, or drift fishing the bottom?

For trolling I use a plastic halibut slider, kept off the hook by a swivel with about 3-5' of leader. Then I can attach different torpedo weights for different situations without having to retie anything. Usually I use 2 oz for slow trolling a mac. A torpedo sinker inline also works fine, but to change weights you have to retie.

Holy Mackerel · 04-20-2007, 06:43 PM

this is pretty much what I use to troll mackerel for YT, or WSB... the same thing as Tyler, I think...

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Chris

tylerdurden · 04-20-2007, 07:05 PM

Chris got the pic right. I couldn't find a pic of mine. They are cheap plastic things. At Squidco you get 2 for less than a buck. Mine are cheap plastic, with weak snaps. I like it that way. If I snag the weight the plastic or snap breaks before my line.

ratdog · 04-20-2007, 07:53 PM

appreciate the help and the picture
Thanks again

madscientist · 04-20-2007, 08:13 PM

In winter I use those sliders since you can easily swap off weights if you want to fish the bottom. In summer I use a 2-3oz egg with a 3-4ft fluoro leader. The carolina setup slides through kelp a little better.

Pescavore1 · 04-20-2007, 11:22 PM

I was using those sinkler slides but it kept twisting and wrapping itself around the line. What did I do wrong

tylerdurden · 04-21-2007, 03:35 AM

You have to lower them slower. You can't just drop them down or the weight sinks first and the leader wraps up your main line.

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Originally Posted by Pescavore1

I was using those sinkler slides but it kept twisting and wrapping itself around the line. What did I do wrong

04-20-2007, 06:17 PM	#1
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	rigging If I want to get my line below the surface, is the preferred method putting on a 1oz sliding egg sinker, like the carolina rig with a 2 ft leader? Thanks in advance

04-20-2007, 06:28 PM	#2
tylerdurden Bad Clone Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 874	are you trolling a low line, or drift fishing the bottom? For trolling I use a plastic halibut slider, kept off the hook by a swivel with about 3-5' of leader. Then I can attach different torpedo weights for different situations without having to retie anything. Usually I use 2 oz for slow trolling a mac. A torpedo sinker inline also works fine, but to change weights you have to retie. __________________ MLPA, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem Let the Fish and Game Commission know what you think about the proposed maps. Be ready for December 9th and 10th.

04-20-2007, 07:05 PM	#4
tylerdurden Bad Clone Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 874	Chris got the pic right. I couldn't find a pic of mine. They are cheap plastic things. At Squidco you get 2 for less than a buck. Mine are cheap plastic, with weak snaps. I like it that way. If I snag the weight the plastic or snap breaks before my line. __________________ MLPA, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem Let the Fish and Game Commission know what you think about the proposed maps. Be ready for December 9th and 10th.

04-20-2007, 08:13 PM	#6
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	In winter I use those sliders since you can easily swap off weights if you want to fish the bottom. In summer I use a 2-3oz egg with a 3-4ft fluoro leader. The carolina setup slides through kelp a little better. __________________

04-20-2007, 06:43 PM	#3
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	this is pretty much what I use to troll mackerel for YT, or WSB... the same thing as Tyler, I think... Click here, but shop locally Chris

04-20-2007, 07:53 PM	#5
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	appreciate the help and the picture Thanks again

04-20-2007, 11:22 PM	#7
Pescavore1 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scripps Ranch Posts: 82	I was using those sinkler slides but it kept twisting and wrapping itself around the line. What did I do wrong