Clip Weights

gordo1000islands · **Joined:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:32 pm **Posts:** 282

Good Morning,
I am getting ready for the upcoming season and trying to figure out why I carry so many sizes of clip weights. I have from 1oz all the way to 6oz that I never use.
My questions is if you could only have 1 in your pocket for the day what size would you bring with you?
(fishing mono)
thks

Tylercurt · **Posted:** Sat Oct 22, 2016 4:51 pm

Depends on the water I fish, but if we're going through the Gap for Lakers I use 3 oz most times
Tim

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

All depends on what type of lures you are fishing with and what depth you want to be at. If I had only 1 choice it would be 1 ounce for some added depth on deep diving crankbaits in Adolphus Reach. If you need some extra info on snap weights, I have a copy of the trolling guide and I may be able to help out.

JimW · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2016 10:48 am

If fishing fall walleye, I agree with walleye 9, 1 ounce.

gordo1000islands · **Joined:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:32 pm **Posts:** 282

JimW wrote:

If fishing fall walleye, I agree with walleye 9, 1 ounce.

Asking specifically for the fall eyes running td11 with mono
thks for the feedback

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

A 1 ounce snap weight clipped on 20 feet in front of any deep diving crankbait (including the TDD11) will get it down 33% deeper according to the Trolling Guide. A TDD11 will get down approx. 30 feet on 10 pound mono with 200 feet of line out without the snap weight. So I would say 1 ounce is all you need in this case.

Tylercurt · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:12 pm

You don't need any weights for Td11, reef runners or most deep diving baits,you can get them to 25-30 feet using the dive charts, the fish will come up for them. If you go deep with a weight and get a fish there's a good chance you'll have to keep it because the blatter will be inflated, the only way to release it without dying would be to fizz it and it takes time and knowledge to do it, even then it still might not recover.. Walleye are not like lakers that can be pulled from deep. Best bet is to not go with a weight unless your using a spoon or shallow stick.
Tim

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

I agree with not fishing any deeper than 30 feet down Tim but there are a couple of different options when you have a snap weight. Guys that are running mono can go with a heavier line than 10 pound and not have to worry about losing depth, or you can also maintain 25-30 feet down with a lot less line out. Probably less stress on the fish not having to reel in 200-250 feet of line.

JimW · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:05 pm

I agree not fishing too deep for the health of the fish. I run 12 and 15 pound mono, plus I like to keep the baits a bit closer to the boat, makes for easier boat control when it gets busy on the water, so I am sometimes not getting maximum lure depth, so snap weights help.

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