Tru Trip 50's

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2011/08/08 10:13:30 (permalink)

Tru Trip 50's

hey guys.  just wondering if anyone is using or has tried these new divers out yet?  Just looking for some hands on information.    Thanks
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    Bogeyjoker
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    RE: Tru Trip 50's 2011/08/08 10:49:23 (permalink)
    Yep. They're big and they pull hard. If your boards don't pull hard enough it could be a challenge running more than two per side. They also pull hard enough to cause false release problems. I still need to use mine more to get the program fine tuned.
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    RE: Tru Trip 50's 2011/08/08 12:22:30 (permalink)
    i see the lead lengths on there charts only go to 100ft.  Any one guess how deep a 150 lead length would get you?
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    RE: Tru Trip 50's 2011/08/08 14:44:18 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: Rough House

    i see the lead lengths on there charts only go to 100ft.  Any one guess how deep a 150 lead length would get you?


    I plotted the depth data (see chart below), and I don't think it's accurate. Their data shows the opposite of what one would expect in a dive curve. The dive rate increases from 70-100' of line out. Their data also doesn't show a bottoming out of the curve, which also makes it difficult to extrapolate a trend line. I would think that if the dive curve didn't bottom out somewhere close to 50' then they wouldn't be calling it a Tru-trip 50. My guess is that with 150' of line out you would be somewhere 55-60', but without more data, it's really just a shot in the dark.

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    RE: Tru Trip 50's 2011/08/08 14:59:55 (permalink)
    Was out yesterday using them on Erie. We were targeting the 50 to 55ft depth and was running them at 170. we took some nice fish with them. No problem with them tripping and we were in some heavy seas. Was my first time using them and i wont hesitate to use them again.
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    RE: Tru Trip 50's 2011/08/08 16:57:23 (permalink)
    Thanks guys.  I ordered some of them yesterday and hopefully get them sometime before this weekend.  Ill throw my fish hawk td on one and try to make a graph out of it. Weather permitting of course.  Ill share it with you guys.  thanks for the info.
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    RE: Tru Trip 50's 2011/08/08 17:57:43 (permalink)
    Just to clarify...when I was referring to potential false release problems, I meant false releases off the board line due to the heavy pull, not the diver release mechanism...they seemed to work fine.
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