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1 hour ago, top_dollar said:

Nice catching! Imo trolling too many rods is a mess.  I use a 9 foot downrigger rod and metered braid line....but like you i dont deal with rod holders.  When im by myself i have 3 rods rigged up with different crankbaits and just troll one at a time.  

That's the way to do it. Although I confess I sometimes set a second rod in a rod holder if I am targeting suspended fish in open water.

[oghfm]

Usually run 3 rods, ten or 12 footers out each side then one straight back w/ a redirig float and an extra 25 or so feet of line to keep them separated in the turns.  Works for me.

[top_dollar]

6 hours ago, oghfm said:

Usually run 3 rods, ten or 12 footers out each side then one straight back w/ a redirig float and an extra 25 or so feet of line to keep them separated in the turns.  Works for me.

Even when you are by yourself? What do you do when you get snagged or bit? Thats when other lines out have caused me problems the most.

[Krazo]

34 minutes ago, top_dollar said:

Even when you are by yourself? What do you do when you get snagged or bit? Thats when other lines out have caused me problems the most.

I set a loose drag in situations like this. 

[DADAKOTA]

2 hours ago, top_dollar said:

Even when you are by yourself? What do you do when you get snagged or bit? Thats when other lines out have caused me problems the most.

We typically run four rods.  When one gets snagged I hit reverse and create slack in the lines.  Many times the snagged one pops free.  If it doesn't we reel in the other three and go back to the snagged one.  The Bandits float. If the snagged one pops free just put it back in gear and let them dive.