"structure on a string" SOS

[FL SNIPER]

I seen this post the last few days and never read it...just saw the topic but didn't click on it. Finally I figured I better see what this post is about because it's sticking near the top. This is interesting.

Usually I'm the biggest skeptic about new things. But right away I thought this is a great idea. I think it would be fun to try it at mille lacs or any lake that does not have much for weeds. Its just something a little different...that offers a little cover...which could make a big difference in areas where there is very little cover by drawing in the fish. I know I have fished on top of brush piles before and unless you were right on or near the brush pile you wouldn't have nearly the axtion.

Do they have these things at Gander Mountain or Fleet Farm? I'll have to admit I tend to stick to the smaller mom and pop shops that don't always carry this sort of thing. Thanks.

[hoggs222]

I just bought 2 SOS's. One camera & one regular. $32.00 for both at Thorne Bros. They've only got the 5 packs left in stock. I think they were around $60 or $70 for 5 of them.

[satnu]

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I'm guess you could save a few $$$ doing it yourself.

I'm going to give them a try and if they work, i might try to make a few.

The plant itself is around 10 bucks.

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I looked on PetSmarts page and found only the LIVE plant. That is indeed what I was referring to. I'm gonna DIY and test it out on Knife this weekend.

[Tyler Holm]

FL_SNIPER,

These SOSs are a specialty item and cannot be found at Gander or FleetFarm as of now. You will have to order them directly from LaDredge Outdoors or Thorne Bros

LaDredge Online Store

Thorne Bros

[Wade Joseph]

I can't seem to find it.

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[LuckyNorm07]

So can you control the deep in which you want it at or if you buy the 3 foot pieces are you stuck at that depth

[Deitz Dittrich]

Lucky- yes you can.. there is a stopper that goes above the float.. so you can suspend them at any depth you want. When I put them out.. i suspend them at different depths.

[LuckyNorm07]

Nice im going to have to get a few. I wont be able to get the order in time for this weekend when i head up north. You think the DIY works about as good. So i can test this out.

[TNFL]

Maybe you could try the DIY and let us know!!! Seems like it would.

[JohnMickish]

Would be better to have them hanging down from the ice with a gap at the bottom or starting at the bottom and rising up, with maybe a gap at the top depending on water depth?

[Chris Haley]

I'm thinking of trying "CTOS" (christmas tree on a string) My question is: Should I buy one that already has the lights on it, or a plain one?

[satnu]

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I'm thinking of trying "CTOS" (christmas tree on a string) My question is: Should I buy one that already has the lights on it, or a plain one?

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LOL I heard eye are attracted to blue lights!

[Scupper]

Hanson,

sounds like you have your own weed bed.

What's your take on the SOS?

Good Luck...

[Bob Horn]

I just bought a weed bed. 10 custom 6' SOS, 6 regular SOS, and 2 cable SOS. With all this good feedback I had to go all out.

[Ryan Berger]

how did you order the 6'?

[Troublehook]

I asked my dad, and since we wont be icn this weekend he said we could try to DIY a couple of these.

Do you guys think that if they were suspendes that they would still attract fish? Its not natural (At least i dont think) so it seems odd.

[Rick]

I heard about Ladredge two years ago and wouldn't take them on board. I relly thought it was a gimmick.

Last year I still wouldn't take them on board but agreed to get a few bunches and let some of our staff try it out.

Let's be clear "I'm not saying they will work in any other situation or even in the situation I was in last year on URL"

I am saying I was the skeptic who wouldn't even use them and our staff was yukking it up as they were using them in tightly controlled areas and skipping around to differant holes.

It didn't take them long before they were homing in on the Ladredged holes. After couple of hours watching the Ladredged holes outfish me I still thought it was just that the Ladredged holes were on a better location.

I decided what the heck, put a few around me where the fishing was slow. It wasn't 5 minutes and I was keeping up with the other Ladredged holes.

Now that being said, that was only one occasion and not proof enough in my book to say yep these babies are for real. However I am no longer a skeptic either.

"I want to hear here how it works for you guys as you try them out".

I have my 5 pack now.

The proof will be in what all of you who have Ladredge have to say.

[Ryan Berger]

the 36" lenghts are around $9.00 at any pet store online,, plus the string, holder and stop you should come out about a buck ahead,, hmm probably 3 hours running to the store and building them,, Ill buy em

[mateo]

Does anyone know if these might be beneficial in trout waters?

Thanks

[Trouthunter]

Lund- just give them a call. they can do whatever you are willing to pay for they are great to work with and really fair with the pricing on custom work.

As far as trout waters go, i plan to give it a shot, so I also ordered mine with 60 foot cords instead of the 40...

BD

[carverfshrmn]

Has anybody had ay personal luck with these, seem loke a very good idea!

[Rick]

I have on URL. I believe they definitely helped hold the crappies.

Numbers of users saying the same thing this season will help convince me further.

I'm still very curious as to how they work under differant conditions for crappies as well as how well they work under differant conditions for differant fish.

Looks like a number of folks have them and we should be finding out how well they work over the next few weeks.

[Scupper]

Picked up a five pack and a camera weed Friday at thorne bros on my way to mille lacs.

I was set up with my small weedbed by 3:00 P.M.

I intentionally set up away from my normal spots.

I set up the weeds in a cresent moon pattern on the end of my 4'x 8'. I spaced them about 2 feet apart.

On the other end of the shack I put the camera down with the weed attatched pointing towards the weedbed. The camera was about 7 feet away. I was in 16' of water on rocks.

I used a fathead on one rig, "bobber" and a small spoon on the other rig tipped with a mousy, "jiggin".

The perch moved in and took up residency. They watched as I watched. No matter what I presented, they were having none of it. I checked the barometer and found the pressure to be low. Before I called it a day, as the light conditions were getting poor, the perch scattered and I noticed some walleyes moving in and around the weeds eyeing my presentations. All they would do is sniff at my bait.

Saturday proved to be much of the same as far as fish hanging around.

The only differance was the barometer was more favorable towards a good bite... .

I kept 10 perch and 4 walleyes. The perch were in the 10 inch range and the walleye's were 16", 16", 16" and 18".

Did the weeds make a differance? I don't know. It's not unusal for perch to hover around my bait or camera although they did seem to hang around longer with the weeds.

Would I have normally fished or tryed the spot I did?

No, I would of been deeper during the day and moved into about 18 feet for the evening.

Was my catch unusal for me?

No, but sitting in one spot was. I like to hunt for fish.

I like the adventure associated with it. I felt content watching fish come and go, changing presentations to see what might trigger a strike.

The weeds did look natural although I was on some beautiful rocks.

This is my first experiance with the weeds but I found them to be very easy to use. I read in another post from Hanson to get some sort of plastic container to store them in and transport, good idea.

I'm just sharing my first experiance with the weeds here.

I will continue to use them and will share results.

Good Luck...

[Maximo990]

is there a possibility in the dnr outlawing this stuff,,,? just wondering before i drop the dime on some....

[Bobb-o]

I dont see how they could outlaw it. it's not an extra line, and its not permanent.