Bottom Bouncer Techniques

[DADAKOTA]

After researching the SDR it appears that the minimum speed to get the hook to spin properly is .7 mph.  I believe the high end to be around 1.4, but the walleyes will let you know the correct speed that day.  Most of the time I am in the slower end of the speed range .8 - 1 but have caught fish at 1.4.  I did notice that the rigs I snelled the hook were tougher to keep the crawler from sliding down.  BY leaving a small tag of line on my palomar the crawler does not slide down when you pull the crawler up over the hook eye, knot, and tag end of line.  When using the roadrunners what weight head are you using?  Are you casting them or dragging like a BB?

[Boobie]

1/8 oz. casting and working as close to the bottom as i can get.

[lmt out]

When I bottom bounce I typically pulling spinners 1.0 to 1.3. Is what I run. And shoot for 1.1. As much as possible.  And I do it a lot different than most. I drop the bb to the bottom and let out enough line where I am positive that I am dragging the bouncer along the bottom. I don't want the wire just ticking the bottom. I want it on the bottom and I am pretty sure the lead is pulling a cross the bottom.  I know this is not the proper technique but it seems to work for me. I am sure I get hung up a lot more.  I am constantly hooking small rocks and bringing them up. And my buddy and I have both caught horse shoes.  It is my lucky horse shoe and is always in my boat.  I am just glad I got his shoe and not the whole horse.

[top_dollar]

This is a very informative thread, i have tried with bottom bouncers before but do so much better with a half a crawler on a jig head.  With this advice i think i might just give it another shot.