Long Snells...

[cupper]

Hey guys! Pardon the question if it seems silly, but I am somewhat new to specifficly targeting walleyes and am learning new techniques. One of those techniques is the lindy rig with a long snell (5' and up). I have used alot of spinners and shorter lindy rigs, but nothing longer than 4'. My question is... Do you have some type of "sinker stop" device that allows you to reel up closer to the rod tip than the length of the snell, or do you put the barrell swivel at whatever length you want the snell?

Thanks for you help!

-Cupper

[schweady]

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A) Do you have some type of "sinker stop" device that allows you to reel up closer to the rod tip than the length of the snell, or

do you put the barrell swivel at whatever length you want the snell?

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B.

The snell will be longer than you expect when landing your fish, so keep the tip high and swing it over the head of your net man. Also, when snugging it up to store it you'll need to wrap it around the reel seat and hook it up a ways to a rod guide.

Using 7-8 footers on opener weekend made some positive difference, I think.

[Team Otter]

Right on the mark.

[MuleShack]

is there certain line that sinks and others that are bouyant?

I thought i heard florocarbon sinks...is that true?

Is that Gamma line a floating line?

just looking at stealthy ways to keep the lindy line up in the zone.

[PerchJerker]

Flouro sinks, not sure about Gamma.

Moving forward will cause the water pressure to push your rig down to the bottom. You need floaters, or crawlers with air, or to hold your sinker above bottom if you don't want your rig on the bottom.

[slipperybob]

Most of the copolymer lines are heavier than water so they'll sink...Flourocarbon lines are the heaviest of the mono lines.

[CrappieAttitude]

Gamma makes a flourocarbon as well as a copolymer!

CA

[Gordie]

I use a bobber stop to make my snells longer. I make a snell from 5-7ft then on the line I slide my sinker on, then bead, then bobber stop knot (not tightning it real tight) then a swivel and then add my snell this allows me to adjust my snell from 5 to what ever length I want and then I can real up to the original snell if need be. the trick is getting the bobber stop just the right snuggness on your line so it holds the sinker yet reals up.

[CrappiesNeyes]

I was thinking about using this method but something has me confused. Won't the swivel or snap swivel sink? For example if you have your swivel 2 feet behind your sinker won't the weight of the swivel cause that 2 feet of line to sink? I would think that this would result in the snell only being the length after the swivel. I would like to use this method but maybe I don't understand? Please clue me in.

Thanks in advance

[Team Otter]

Weight, bead, swivel, snell, hook.

The swivel is right up against the weight and bead.

[Gordie]

I really never gave that much thought and I use very small swivels or some times snap swivels. I 've caught alot of eyes this way and when I need to lengthen or shorten the snell I just move the knot and I use this with floats alot and some time their as big as ice fishing bobbers (but thats another trick) it seems to work for me.

there is times when I will just run a real long snell if they get real finicky and I'll run 4lb test and use my drag on the real more.

Give it a try and see how it works for you.