3 way rig for trolling Raps deep?

[idratherbefishing]

I have never tried a 3 way rig for fishing raps in deep water (15-20ft+). What lengths of leaders ect do you use to rig this up? any info would be appreciated.

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idratherbefishing

[Guest]

A good rule of thumb to follow:For every foot of line to your dropper weight,use 3 feet of line to your bait.For my dropper line I like to use a lighter lb. test line than what I'm using as my main line. I also tie on my weight(bell sinker,etc)using plain overhand knots. That way, if you get hung up, you will only lose an inexpensive weight instead of an expensive Rap. Tight lines and wet nets.

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DIRTBALL2

[Finlander]

Instead of 3 way, try using snap weights which are more versitile than 3 ways.
Say you are fishing 25' of water and you want to put tour rap 2-3' above the bottom, let out 50-75' of line then attatch a 2-3 ounce snap weight to your line and let out until you make contact with the bottom then adjust you line length so your snap weight will make the lure run at the proper depth.
That way you won't have all that hardware of a three way going past the fish where the snap weight will be long past the fish and all it see's is your lure.
I didn't believe in snap weights until my brother pulled in three 17-19" walleyes in 25' of water. All the walleyes in shallower were small or wouldn't bite. And he caught these walleyes mid-day! They work!
Good Luck!

[Guest]

Generally I use a 5-6 foot mono leader for my raps when using three-ways. Three-ways allow you to postion the bait much better and allow you to fish specfic spots much better than snaps. You also do not need two people in the boat when using three ways. You will also need to refer to the trollers bible to match your lure with your # test when using snap weights. You can run rapala original floating raps with a three ways and know for sure your at the right depth. Like Finlander said, snap weights do work, I mainly use them fishing suspended fish..

Three way rigs work well with a baitcaster reel that has a flippin switch. This allows you to adjust your depth quickly and easily.

Good Luck

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[This message has been edited by Derek Johnston (edited 06-27-2003).]

[Guest]

Instead of using three ways I like to use a Heavy Bottom Bouncer. Anywhere between 1oz and 3oz with a 3' to a 6' leader. When using this setup you can tell how far your crank is running below the bottom bouncer.

For a leader I like to use 12lb mono for clear water and 14lb fireline in dirty water. I like useing the fireline b/c it has more resistance to break offs than mono.

Once you learn to fish this way you really cant go wrong.

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Fish ON!

[idratherbefishing]

Thanks for the advice.

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