Any of you guys ever used this method fishing for lakers? Post how you do up your rigs, weight size, length of lines from swivel, bait or spoon used, etc.
Thx!

ive used three different methods and was successful if you going to be running the three swivel method its the hardest to use. sense your using direct weight to the line its incredibly heavy. tires the fish more and you dont get nearly the experience i agree with walleyes lake trollers are still very effective and much cheaper than the typical downrigger you would normally use. another very effectove way i fished was with a thing called a deep six. or other brands call them pink ladys or deeper divers. and what these do is act like the bills on your typical rapala and get you rig or hook to more less dive downwards assited by a small weight. this is also very ideal for lake trout because you can troll roughly 150-200 ft with an average of 150-300 ft of line out. another great thing about these are yes they are heavy at first because you are running a deep diver but once a fish grabs it or you set the hook it releases a pin or bead (depending on the brand) so instead of the rig diving it straightens out and is practically weightless. you can ask for any of these at any fishing store really ive seen them everywhere and their very cheap! and very effective! at times i even prefer them over my downrigger. and what i run behind it is normally a very flashy herring patterned plug, flatfish. or the large versions of williams wobblers or blue and silver len thompsons in the largest size. rig wise a herring rig or "minnow teaser" are also very good ways and for most cases use a flasher like walleyes was saying with these and its a very impressive rig that hasn't let me down

Dipsy Divers, Pink Lady's, Deep Six etc. are all around the $15 price range, so not terribly expensive.

When I went up to Cold a couple weeks ago I didn't have a downrigger, so on Kevin from the South TFH's advice, I grabbed a few slip sinkers.  Clip the slip sinker on to your line about an arm's length from your lure, and when a fish hits it, the weight releases and slides down to the end, so you're not fighting the weight.

Clear as mud right?

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