05-23-2023, 10:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-23-2023, 10:45 PM by wiperhunter2.)
(05-23-2023, 06:32 PM)lifeshort Wrote: Fish shaped weights track great. I have 10 pound pancake and 10 pound fish shaped track about the same. Both stay in the sonar cone both catch lake trout. Mackinaw I use 10 pound fish. Trout kokanee I use 6 pound pancakes. I think this is a Ford Chevrolet argument
(05-23-2023, 03:41 PM)FishfulThinkin Wrote: I have hand crank riggers and I can definitely tell the difference difference between 8 and 12 pound weights especially after 30-40 cycles. Furthermore, my 8 pound weights track straight down at the speeds I troll (<1.7) and I get no blowback so I prefer 8 pound for my purposes.
I agree with what both of you are saying and I take it one step farther, I like using a 4 lb ball weight and have zero issues tracking the ball down to 30 ft. I have both fish weights and pancake weights but I rarely use them, my theory is why use a heavy weight when you can accomplish your goal with lighter one. I don't use weighs heavier than 8 lbs any more, unless I'm fishing with others in their boat.