Trolling reels/bottom bouncing?

  • eyesfishin
    Somerset, WI
    Posts: 370
    July 21, 2012 at 11:35 am #1278238

    Does anybody use Linecounters on a regular bait casting rod for pulling bouncers? I’ve been throwing the idea around. What do you guys think?

    KirtH
    Lakeville
    Posts: 4063
    July 21, 2012 at 11:38 am #1086289

    Yes! I use the 17 series Diawa allows you to duplicate productive depths.

    grampatim
    Spirit Lake, IA
    Posts: 124
    July 21, 2012 at 12:54 pm #1086295

    I have used Linecounters for bottom bouncers but I would rather use, and do use, bait casters with a flipping switch.

    John Peterson
    Woodbury, Minnesota
    Posts: 347
    July 21, 2012 at 12:55 pm #1086296

    A downside to using linecounters for bottom bouncing

    is the weight of the reel. It can get tiresome if you are

    holding the rod all day versus using a rod holder..I usually use a Shimano Curado that weighs about 7 1/2 ounces that has a thumb bar. Trolling on Lake Erie with multiple lines would be an ideal opportunity to use the linecounters IMHO.

    Palerider77
    Posts: 630
    July 21, 2012 at 1:06 pm #1086298

    I also try to keep everything as light as possible. Thus no line counter.

    pete/ny
    Youngstown NY
    Posts: 230
    July 21, 2012 at 1:36 pm #1086302

    I bought 2 of the Daiwa Accudepth ADICV-15 Linecounters 3 years ago when they first came out and love them.Lightweight and great drag. Same size as my Shimano Curado.Weigh 9.9 ozs. Hardly heavy at all. Its a digital readout and if you do not want to use the counter, turn it off. Pretty nice reels.A little pricy but what isn’t nowadays when it comes to recreational products!

    joemama
    North St Paul
    Posts: 392
    July 21, 2012 at 4:31 pm #1086316

    i use a pair of accudepth 17’s on my bottom bouncers love the ability to return to the same angle after catching a fish..or if i’m not catching this gives me the oppertunity to change up letting out more line or going shorter

    paulroecker
    Posts: 24
    July 21, 2012 at 7:31 pm #1086333

    When fishing with the wife and kids, I always use them and set them to “buzz” when the fish bite. It a lot easier for all and more exciting for the kids.

    derek_johnston
    On the water- Minnesota
    Posts: 5022
    July 21, 2012 at 8:40 pm #1086339

    I do as well. I use them on lake Michigan.

    gary_wellman
    South Metro
    Posts: 6057
    July 23, 2012 at 12:02 am #1086484

    If I had to use a line-counter reel for bottom-bouncing a rocky reef, I’d crank up the line a good 5′ off the bottom and throw the rod in the rod holder, kick back in the chair, and take a nap…….Too cumbersome and no benefit.

    If you use a line counter on bottom bouncing to find your depth and repeat it, then do you use a line counter to fish jigs on the river? To repeat the depth?

    Too bulking and cumbersome when you are already pulling 2-3oz weights in the first place.

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