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MyFishFinder Tips and Techniques => Fishing Equipment => Do-It-Yourselfers => Topic started by: Catfish78 on Apr 08, 2013, 08:13 AM

Title: Bottom Bouncers - Unbrella rigs
Post by: Catfish78 on Apr 08, 2013, 08:13 AM

Hi all,

I am going to make some bottom bouncers for zander (no walleye over here  :P) fishing this year. What I have the easiest access to is 1.1mm and 1.5mm wire. I was wondering if the 1.5mm would be to big?

Same question for an umbrella rig.

Cheers

Title: Re: Bottom Bouncers - Unbrella rigs
Post by: Catfish78 on Apr 11, 2013, 11:50 PM

Anybody? Hello, is this thing on?

Title: Re: Bottom Bouncers - Unbrella rigs
Post by: Coldfeet on Apr 13, 2013, 07:02 AM

What we use here in the USA is .035 wire or .040-.045 depending on what you are doing with it For bottom bouncers depending on weight of rig .035 is used quit a bit with the smaller sizes like up to 1 oz beyond that weight .045 would be  better choice. Umbrella rigs I would go with something like .050 and even bigger as you do not want it tangling when a fish is on. 

Title: Re: Bottom Bouncers - Unbrella rigs
Post by: Catfish78 on Apr 13, 2013, 12:03 PM

Thanks, I appreciate the input.