5lb Islander

[Sea Draggin]

Check this out. They actually make and sell a 66oz Islander.

http://www.offshorecollection.com/in...roducts_dragon


PS For the record i am in no way affiliated with these folks as I ran across them on ebay. I just find a 5lb lure to be like a car wreck, you have to rubberneck.

[SharkJP]

its used as a dredge weight. . .i have one and they are great, but its better to use 2 of them and they are really expensive. the only reason i have one is that it was given to me. . . hard to afford 100bucks for that

[Big Jay]

I dunno. I was always a fan of an unhooked Mann's G50 as a dredge weight. Works real well.

[JMS-ILM]

if im not mistaken, i believe i have seen those at EJW outdoors in morehead.....marketed as a dredge weight. pretty cool....and pricey.

[DROPBACK]

Take a 5lb or 10lb weight and put a buld squid skirt over it. We use pink or purple. Keep it simple. We got one, as a gift. Does it make a difference, im gonna say no. We primarily WM fish and I can't say that it has done anything exceptional for us. Im always thinking that some wahoo is gonna come around and cut it off. Now I just lost a tripple mullet dredge.....sweet. The charters think its cool though!

Karl

[Sea Draggin]

I am asking this as a serious question as I have never pulled a dredge, how far should your weight be in front of the dredge. All the marlins I have caught have been by luck/accident, but during the summer next year I may spend a little less time messing with baiers, so stripteasers will probably be added.

[JMS-ILM]

the ones i have messed with in the past have just been a plain lead trolling drail snapped right to the hub of the dredge. if i were to decorate it with a shell squid i would definitly add some cable on the front and back to deter any errant wahoo attack.

[Sea Draggin]

the ones i have messed with in the past have just been a plain lead trolling drail snapped right to the hub of the dredge. if i were to decorate it with a shell squid i would definitly add some cable on the front and back to deter any errant wahoo attack.

Thats what I thougth, I just can't understand why they don't go ahead and make the dredge heavy enough without having to add something extra.

[SharkJP]

i attach my dredge weight directly infront of the dredge. Sometimes i will use up to 80+ oz. to get it down. still, they are never more than a foot or 2 off the dredge.

[Glenn W]

Thats what I thougth, I just can't understand why they don't go ahead and make the dredge heavy enough without having to add something extra.

Different boats, sea conditions, etc. dictate different weights. Not to mention, different strokes for different folks. I like having $6 dredge bar instead of a $75 weighted bar. On my small boat I can get by with 72 oz of weight on a calm day. When fishing larger boats, I typically need 96+ to keep it from coming to the top