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Just did the brakes on the girlfriends car. Looked at the old rotors, and thought they might work as a long lone weight. Decent idea, or ridiculous?

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I know lots if guys that use old rotors

Was all the encouragement I needed. Figured I'd cut down on the shiney factor too

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Guys here use them as anchors for crab trot lines, also.

I like your camo job. They will work great as weights.

Shoot, that was about a 5 second camo job. Rustolium-ed them with black primer, then took the green and khaki (didn't have brown), one in each hand, and just criss crossed them quick. Just enough to try and make them blend into rocky bottom, figure mud they'll be buried anyways

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So, use these for the up wind side, and a littler weight for the down wind side? I'm thinking of making about 3 lines with 6 or 7 decoys per line

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How heavy are they?

How deep do you run them?

With 6-7 decoys and a solid weight like that, I doubt I'd even bother with a downwind anchor

I'd eventually like to expand the number of decoys per line, but that's all I have for now. I also don't have any line or rigging yet. Planning on getting sinking line, but don't know if I'll go for the long line clips, or just tie on the decoy lines for now.


I am just beginning this whole diver hunting thing as this is the first year we can open water hunt

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Window sash weights for the downwind, real easy to drag without snags

Goldfish wrote:I'd eventually like to expand the number of decoys per line, but that's all I have for now. I also don't have any line or rigging yet. Planning on getting sinking line, but don't know if I'll go for the long line clips, or just tie on the decoy lines for now.


I am just beginning this whole diver hunting thing as this is the first year we can open water hunt

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Decoy Rigs out of Whiting, Indiana for line.
The stiffer the braid, the less prone it is to tangle.
And to that point, if you don't have longline clips you'll end up having to cut and re-tie decoys when you foul a line, and the time lost and line lost will make the cost of the clips seem cheap.
You can get clips from Doctari for less than $1/per

Sash weights work good, I came across a bunch of 1 & 2 lb cannon ball weights for cheap, those work good too.

Do y'all think these will work for long line weights?
It's about 4.5 lb.

Did you stick it together with bubble gum?

Should be ok. I'd scrap that gizmo that you have for a anchor tie and weld a couple chain links to it

3legged_lab wrote:Did you stick it together with bubble gum?

Yeah, what you don't think that will work?

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Should be ok. I'd scrap that gizmo that you have for a anchor tie and weld a couple chain links to it

That's probably a better way to do it.

That better, Dan?

The anchors should work fine, I'm guessing that at some point you'll rethink having all the line in a bucket, but probably not until it freezes once

DeadEye_Dan wrote:The anchors should work fine, I'm guessing that at some point you'll rethink having all the line in a bucket, but probably not until it freezes once

Well shit...

DeadEye_Dan wrote:The anchors should work fine, I'm guessing that at some point you'll rethink having all the line in a bucket, but probably not until it freezes once

I thought that's how it was done? I'm thinking about putting together a mini diver rig with a small tender and one layout and I was going to do that with my lines.

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DeadEye_Dan wrote:The anchors should work fine, I'm guessing that at some point you'll rethink having all the line in a bucket, but probably not until it freezes once

I thought that's how it was done? I'm thinking about putting together a mini diver rig with a small tender and one layout and I was going to do that with my lines.

Dan winds them up on extension cord spools, if I am not mistaken.

Woody wrote:Dan winds them up on extension cord spools, if I am not mistaken.

Ahhh that makes a lot more sense.

Try to keep this in mind when doing any of this stuff - "sure it works now / not a pain in the ass when it's 75°, how is this going to work when it's 30° or 20°??"

Don't worry. The first couple seasons are the roughest, but you'll learn quick. It's impossible to anticipate all the ways things can get screwed up until you just go and do it.

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Try to keep this in mind when doing any of this stuff - "sure it works now / not a pain in the ass when it's 75°, how is this going to work when it's 30° or 20°??"

Don't worry. The first couple seasons are the roughest, but you'll learn quick. It's impossible to anticipate all the ways things can get screwed up until you just go and do it.

Well I listened to ya and during lunch I went and bought spools. Tomorrow I'll return all but two (keep the anchors in) of those buckets.

Where in the hell did y'all get the buckets idea?!?

I use buckets exclusively but I have tons of storage, also, most of my lines are tarred in a home made concoction that shed water and doesn't freeze, I've done spools and buckets are faster for me, but the way we set up is a bit different

Haha, it's a mystery.

Actually after making that post I made a smart decision and only bought one spool and after trying it out I'm not too fancy on it. Right now I'm going to run 3 lines in that spool and the other 5 in buckets at least until freezing is a problem. After running both side by side I might ask you for that concoction if you don't mind.

Drill a bunch of drain holes in the bucket and freezing probably won't be to much of a problem.

I usually leave my decoys attached to the mainline and pile them in the floor or in trash cans. If I do take them off, I use a spool for the mainline.

Yep, holes are important.

Woody you take several tubes of solar seal caulk and with a drill and paint mixer mix it with mineral spirits in an empty paint can, with a top so you can reseal, until it is about like pudding in consistency. Get two people and some rubber gloves, put the rope in and gooch it up, then have one guy pull while the other holds the string between his fingers stripping the excess away, like milking a cow. Don't let it hit the ground, tie it off, we hung between trees, and let tinder a couple weeks. Stays pliable and water resistant for years. A horrible mess though