Dodgers??

[viti]

Almost forgot to add an important point-- beware of tangles! Let your line out in a slow and controlled fashion. If on a paddle powered yak, let it out slowly, in short lengths, interrupted by paddling. You want the yak to be moving forward as line is paid out. Another tip is to use short lengths of tubing on the connections from the three way swivel to help reduce tangling. There is nothing more frustrating than checking on your hardware and realizing it was likely tangled the whole time since deployment. Depending on the action of your rod and the amount of weight you are using, you will probably notice a regular action to your rod tip associated with a properly functioning dodger.

Matt

[jorluivil]

One of the tricks that I learned from a great Halibut fisher(name rhymes with Meg Nephew) is to use a half dead bait or completely dead bait. The main reason for this is that if the bait (sardine) is lively it will swim forward faster than you are moving and will eventually wrap itself around the rest of the rig. Speaking from experience I can assure that shortly after the second time this happens you'll be cutting everything up and going back to some other setup.

[beef78]

Ended up taking my four year old with me to mission bay this afternoon instead of going to SD bay this morning. I was too tired this morning after my 24 hour shift to fish. I ended up with 2 shorts. I love catching Halibut. So does my daughter.

[beef78]

one more question about dodgers: what size and color? Thanks all!!