What's your set up?

[Trolling in the deep]

I am fairly new to fishing for Kokanee but have trolled many a ford fender and worm for trout over the years. My buddy and I just troll our dodgers and hoochies behind the boat with 2oz weight on a slider with out the use of down riggers or fish finders and I was kinda curious about one thing. How far do you place your weight ahead of the dodger? I have heard three or four feet but next time I go out I will try just two feet. And I still have to wonder how deep we are really trolling without down riggers but as long as we're hookin um doesn't really matter too much I guess. Anybody got a good picture or two of a good set up?

 

[SuperD]

The closer you move the weight to the dodger you will start to affect the action of the dodger by limiting the swing.

 

[Trolling in the deep]

Ok, that makes sense but what's too close? I definitely don't intend to get it any closer then two feet for just that reason and already have one did up that's about three or four feet so it will be easy to change out if need be.

 

[SuperD]

I'm thinking that the 4' with dodger and leader gives you about one rods length of line before you are jammed up at the last eye of the rod. I think that seems about perfect.