LaDredge Reel Weeds

[harvey lee]

One of Fishing Minnesota's fine Ice leader Sponsors made the front page of In Fisherman. They have a nice two page article in the mag this month in regards to Reel Weeds.

[Scott K]

I was looking at a group of these, I was thinking of getting some. Any extra structure cant hurt.

[Scott M]

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I was looking at a group of these, I was thinking of getting some. Any extra structure cant hurt.

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same here. Pulled up my first URL crappie by some SOS last year.

[Scott K]

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I was looking at a group of these, I was thinking of getting some. Any extra structure cant hurt.

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same here. Pulled up my first URL crappie by some SOS last year.

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Thats exactly where I was thinking of fishing as I was drooling at them in the store

[Kyle Sandberg]

How much is it for these things. Do they come in a pack of five or do you have to buy them seperate. Thanks

[harvey lee]

Click here. http://ladredge.com/

There are a few different packages that LaDredge offers. I have had my best luck with placing 3-5 down at a time and making a weed bed type structure.

Take a look here also. http://www.fishingminnesota.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=907784&page=5&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

[polarsusd81]

Guys,

These things are nothing short of amazing. Using them I have easily outfished many people nearby. They work great on just about any body of water. We used them on Mille Lacs and many local lakes with great success, LOTW was good as well but not as good as ML because of the stained water. I haven't seen or heard of anyone claim they caught less fish using them, but many times I have heard people greatly increase the catch rate. You will not be disappointed.

Tom

[fishinalot]

How far away do you place these from the holes that you are fishing?

[Deitz Dittrich]

Its really going to depend on how deep you are fishing. I like to fish as close as I can to them without worry about getting tangled in them. The deeper you are fishing, the further you will want to fish from them. Generally in 15 feet I try and stay about 10 feet or so away from them. I have put out as many as 9 before.

[Tyler Holm]

I like to put the a little closer than what Deitz mentions. I put them as close as I can get away with just to they don't show up on my flasher. I've only had 2 fish tangle in them and I've didn't loose either of them (and I used the ReelWeeds often). The LX-5 with the narrow beam option really excells as a flasher. They won me two Ultimate Panfish League - Rochester (UPLR) events last year and another victory for my buddy. I'm a BELIEVER!

[polarsusd81]

My buddy and I have 4 of them, and we generally set up with the fish trap guide so the camera is slightly front right to view 2-3 lines and have a weed set up right in front of the house, about a foot from the door, and then one directly behind the house and one on each side about even with the chair rail. It sets up a diamond pattern and can see all of them with the camera. I don't get any interference with the vex in this pattern unless I am in 25' or more in which case the weeds are moved out just slightly. I also picked up the camera cable weed to add a little bit of camo for that as well. Experiment with different patterns and let us know what works for you.

Also a tip for anyone reading, don't try to "make em for cheaper" because it is not going to work. I know a few people that tried to make em after my buddy and I showed them how well they work and it just isn't the same. Generally when someone tries to make them, they end up polluting the bottom of the lake. Pick up the real thing and you will be happy you did.

[Shack]

I almost bought one to cover up my under water camera line last spring. Marv's in Princeton had them on sale.

Looked pretty slick! I wished I would of bought it. It was the first time I had seem them and was a little leary on sticking weeds down the hole, but for camera cord, I thought it would be great.

I will revisit them!

[BoxMN]

Polar,

So to see all of them, are you aiming the camera down rather than level? I might try the weeds this year... hmmm, maybe get them at Thorne on Saturday

[polarsusd81]

Nope, I have a little tripod mount for the camera and generally set up the camera about 6' to the front and about 2' to the right of the house and angle the camera up a bit. The tripod has 2 oz weights on each leg and is adjustable in a couple directions. I have the AquaVu MC2X, bought it about 6 years ago and it does have a pretty wide angle for the lens. The tripod allows me to hold the camera steady abot 14" off the bottom and I can set it up to show the bottom of the lake and can see the top of the weeds behind the house. My buddy generally gets the heater going in the house and watches the camera screen while I set it up, I just tell him to watch for all 4 weeds to show up and then after the silt clears up, the jigs become more visable. The camera cable gets twisted when you wrap it up, so when the camera goes down the hole it spins like crazy. The set up is usually lift it off the bottom for a second or two at a time to let it spin free and drop it back down to lock it in place.

I got the stand at Capra's about 5 years ago and it was only like 15 bucks or so. I am not sure if anyone else sells them, but its worth a look.

[harvey lee]

You can order them at this link. I really like to use my weed beds and the camera cable structure also.

http://thornebros.com/