Planer Sinker

Has anybody seen these sinkers? they work really well trolling for trout on light line. can't find them anywhere.

Mike - never seen one of those....but I use something similar =

Mike how does that thing work?

I can see that mooch's has a built in keel, to prevent line twist, so actually I think that is different except that
they both probably stop line twist.

I am trying to imagine yours in the water, is it designed to go deeper than the weight?
If so, how?

J

It planes down like a deep six or a pink lady it's not enough to pull hard or dive too deep it just enough to keep the weight down instead of floating up like most sinkers do. If you go too fast it will float up, but it works great for trolling to about 2 mph.

duh I get it, the end near the dime is the front. now it make sense.

how is it when the fish bites, can you feel the fish?

how about those jetdivers? I hear they don't track straight, but if you only have one line out
like on a kayak, maybe that's an advantage.

and when you stop, they float?

J

Yep it only weighs 1/4 oz so no more drag than a regular sinker.
I'm using 4lb test and ultralight gear jet diver would be way too much.
I wouldn't use any type of diver unless the fish I am targeting are 10+lbs.

Do you have anymore info like manufacturer, where you bought it etc...?

Wish I did, bought them at the Sporting goods in Lewiston years ago had a few sizes only have a couple left. Alot of guys used them at lewiston Lake trolling Wolly worms.

How deep you figure that thing takes you?  Neat looking little sinker.

-Allen

Neato indeed!

How deep you figure that thing takes you?

Not much deeper than a regular sinker it just stays there a little better, with 125' of 4lb test at a slow troll maybe 15-20'.

If you have a spare one I can see if I can get my dad to make a mold and pour some.

divers no good for less than 10lb fish. okay, I'll buy that, you are the expert.

why don't they make mini-divers? for little fish? some wire, an orange juice jug
and a small weight seems like one could make them.

what about just putting a small piece of plastic on top of some lead?

the seps release and a 1lb ball on a second rod is another alternative.

John I'm far from an expert I just like to use as little gear as possible that what what's so cool about kayak fishing it's like getting back to basics. I always try to use as few knots and as little gear as I can and still catch fish. You bring up a cool point mini-divers, I bet its already been tried and they probably don't have much stability and are hard to keep from spinning.There is a lighter diver called a Fish Seeker.
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Smaller divers?  Just take the hooks off a diving plug and use it as a diver.   Depending on the plug, experiement with which hook ring offers the desired diving style when the trailing leader is attached to it.  Tying the the front hooks seems to dive further.  Up here in the NW, it's common when steelhead fishing in the rivers to use a hot shot or a tadpolly as a diver in front of bait.

-Allen