| False Flasher:
False Flashers are run from the bottom of your downrigger
line, with the lure or bait trolled and stacked above. You then
get the attracting power of the flasher, but you don’t have
a flasher in line between you and the fish you hook (the flasher
stays on the downrigger).
For a false flasher, rig a flasher with a heavy test leader (or
wire) to the flasher, and a clip on the other end. Any flasher will
do, but we of course prefer our Sonic due to the heavy washboard
beat. A short leader is best to your flasher – just long enough
to work and no longer, since the greater the sweep, the more likely
it will tangle with the line. Clip the flasher to your downrigger
ball or just above. Lower the flasher into the water, let out a
little cable, then clip on your line with the lure. 5 feet or more
should separate the line and flasher. If the lure and flasher tangle,
increase the distance between the flasher and line.
Try putting your lures different lengths behind your downrigger
(longer leaders from the clip). Keep trying different things until
you find something that works. Color of flashers can make a difference,
as well as the distance between the flasher and lure.
Remember:
Plugs dive down and may tangle in your flasher if it is too close.
Start with the lure stacked 10 feet above, and then gradually reduce
the distance, so as to get your plugs or spoons as close as possible
to your flasher.
Fish very their feeding patterns. Some times fish will be attracted
to a flasher, yet not come vary close. That’s why it is important
to play with leader lengths to find what is working best at the
time.
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