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dypsy diver colors - 8/14/2008 2:29:34 PM

Hammerdown

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what is the best color and size dypsy used for walleye and for sleelhead? Also what plugs or bait work well for each?Thanks.

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RE: dypsy diver colors - 8/14/2008 2:35:18 PM

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Can't wait to watch this thread!

You are going to get SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many different opinions!

I've had the best luck with the green dipsys but black, purple, etc. work well too. I almost exclusively use the big dipsys this time of year in the deeper water.

Spoons, sticks and harnesses, I have done better with harnesses, but have caught good amounts on spoons and sticks as well. Color wise I always start out with some type of watermellon colors then purples and then everything I've got till something works.

Speed of the troll is important as well, CB advised me to slow down while trolling harnesses and it made an amazing difference. Usually from 1.6 to 2.8 mph on the GPS does the trick.

OK, I'll sit back and watch now, good luck.

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RE: dypsy diver colors - 8/14/2008 8:57:14 PM

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You are right BD, seen this one before...

IMHO...

I like to try to match diver to bait (harness, plug, or my fav: spoon). Ex: If you are using a watermelon harness, use a watermelon diver. I have seen a rod change from say a blue to a watermelon diver, pulling the same melon harness and all of the sudden it goes from a slow rod to a hot rod!

I think a lot of times, the diver acts as an attractor (the color and the turbulence/disturbance it creates in the water) like a flasher or dodger for salmon, especially in deep water where you are typically fishing a diver where the fish have less visibility due to light penetration. If you match the diver to the bait, you simulate a straggling/wounded baitfish (bait: spoon, plug, harness) behind a small pod of bait (diver, creates more disturbance similar to a pod of baitfish that the predator senses along its lateral line) and you stimulate the predatory instinct to attack the weakest of the prey (true of all predators, fish included). The same pattern in both items of this "pairing" looks to the fish more like a school of the same type of baitfish (emeralds, smelt, etc.)

Do some salmon fishing and study some of the literature, seminars, etc. of the really successful ones. They will all tell you that the flasher/fly goes along with my theory. Certain pairings of flasher/flies WAY outproduce others, and usually these pairs are consistent from year to year under the same/similar water conditions/seasons.

It may all be BS, but it sure makes sense to me and my Biology degree...

And I have seen it WORK...

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RE: dypsy diver colors - 8/19/2008 12:43:02 PM

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I like colors that arent too flashy,I think somecolors scare the fish more then others. I like the purple and black dipsy. With white being my second. Does it matter? I think to a certain extent but having the dipsy down the right depth out weighs any color. Is my personal belief, and some combos do work better like storm said how much, you can prolly agree to disagree for hours on this topic

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RE: dypsy diver colors - 8/19/2008 12:49:18 PM

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dam right on the money storm i do use a fire tiger and have good luck with that my orange dips get bthe less action purp is good so is a copper and a copper tiger lime green works great for steel head

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RE: dypsy diver colors - 8/19/2008 1:04:02 PM

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Black, black on black, black striped with black, black on black polka dots.

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RE: dypsy diver colors - 8/19/2008 3:00:42 PM

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I've caught fish on many different colors....orange, green, chartruese, yellow, fire tiger, clear, watermelon, black, metallic pink, etc. etc. etc. I can honestly say that I have NOT found one specific color which outproduces the others. I like my silver watermelon and tend to use it more often than the others, but I don't think it's color has anything to do with it producing the most. Then you can get into the ring/dipsy combinations and sizes...OH BOY! I'm sure the lure color fanatics swear by certain colors and combinations, but IMHO, it does not matter at all....As long as the dipsy is getting your presentation down there to the fish...Thats what matters most.

leadmen,

On a day when your fire tiger dipsy is catching all the fish, try swtching the location of your rods.....putting a different color in the holder that has been producing. I bet it will catch fish too!

< Message edited by ShutUpNFish -- 8/19/2008 3:03:02 PM >

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RE: dypsy diver colors - 8/19/2008 3:46:57 PM

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This is more of a preference than anything in my opinion...I really dont think it has a HUGE impact on your catch ratio, but its more of a confidence factor for the fishermen....

Just as Storm said I tend to match the color of the dipsy to the colors of the harnesses or spoons I am using, but not always. Reds for Reds, Watermelon for watermelons...My favs are Watermelon, Batman, Red and Black, Gold, and Black.

I do know alot of guys who make it simple on themselves and make the dipsy straight black on all sides. Doesnt seem to make a difference....Dont beat your head that much on dipsy color. Worry more about depth you are running them and if you are fishing where the fish are. You gear can be perfect, but if there are no fish in the area, you are gonna have a long day no matter what...Find the fish, fish the right depth and speed, then you can worry about color (although if you do those other ones first you probaly will notice not alot of lure colors are going to matter)

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