I prefer no flasher or dummy flasher where possible. So much more enjoyable to not fight a fish with a flasher.
Amen to that. I have found that almost everything can be fished without an inline lasher. There are devices to make hoochies and flies have action. Feel the fish, not the flasher!
For me it’s for durability and thicker line is easier to coil/store.Quick Question: Why use heavy mono for the Dummy Flasher line? Is this to encourage a more consistent rotation or...?
For me it’s for durability and thicker line is easier to coil/store.
Quick Question: Why use heavy mono for the Dummy Flasher line? Is this to encourage a more consistent rotation or...?
Last week tried a setup with 400lb mono (which is supposed to act as a snubber itself).
Wasn’t impressed with the frequency the Scotty clips popped off the slick mono. Would require some mods or a different line clip.
Bottom clip is the standard that you buy at the tackle shop.
Top clip has the black slider replaced with a nylon spacer. You can find them at a good hardware store, in the drawer units that have all the special fasteners. They come in various lengths and have a through hole. The one shown gives a lot of tension. Adjust the length for increase or decrease in tension.
Below, my setup for the downrigger weight. Heavy cord (about 6 feet) on the bottom goes to the cannonball. Line from the release goes in the center eye. Top eye is for the downrigger cable. I make the swivel from big three way swivels. This type has less friction in the swivel and allows free swinging of the eye for the release line.
My cannonballs have two eyes so I can clip the dummy flasher line to the cannonball, or in some cases clip to one of the eyes of the big swivel from the heavy cord to the cannonball.