Big Jon Mini Disc option

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they do work just like ron says,i ran one a couple times last weekend and the lakers liked them,but have caught many salmon on them as well.you can run them off the side of the boat just like a big dipsey or keep the weight centered and run them off big boards
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If you've got a fish on, how much extra drag does the mini-diver create during the retrieve?
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Good add-on Jason. We ran a couple during the Shoot-Out off boards running straight back with no left or right direction adjustment.

They impart very little drag and are another option to running Lite Bites this time of year or long leads for lead off boards. I took my Lite Bites out of the boat till next June last week. They are a great lite action delivery system to run that are very simple to use.

They are a blast to watch a fish hit them. Gets the adrenalin going seeing one hammering away on the strike. Just like watching Kings hit in Ontario on the big dipsy's.
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Do disc color make a difference?
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Nope. I do like the black and purple.
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tmcaul wrote:If you've got a fish on, how much extra drag does the mini-diver create during the retrieve?
You wont even notice the little diver when you have a fish on
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1) Black and purple all the way (well its just my thing)
2) mini Disc, on furthest away from the boat setting 117' ....... (firm rule in my boat and the results tell the story) at 2.4 mph.... 13 to 15 feet down
3) next size up mini disc 91' ........(also a firm rule in my boat) at 2.4 mph 20 feet down
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So all the mini discs I see on line are 30'ers, out 117' will run 13-15 feet?
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Thank you to all for the info. Started playing with them last year but haven't caught a fish using them yet. Will have to keep trying.
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I've used the Big jon mini divers many times this spring and my best hits were 25 to 40 feet of line out.Right off the side of the boat, sometimes i could even see the flash of my lures.
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Short leads will work as well as Steve mentioned as there is no hard and fast rules. We just like the 100 feet back as a baseline to achieve 15 ft and 20 ft with the two sizes in the late Fall / Winter. I measured the depth at 100 feet several years ago with my Fish Hawk TD device as I use 50 lb Power Pro braid on my reels. Same line I use on my Lite Bites. It's a 12 lb diameter and very little stretch unlike mono and cuts the water nice achieving the depths I am looking for at 100 feet out. I like the properties of the braid for these dedicated Big Jon disc medium action rods. I keep 3 of these rods in the boat. 2 with the big disc and 1 with the small disc. I will start the day with one small and one large disc out to see which depth the fish like the lure. Lately the bigger disc has been on fire! It's all about experimentation.
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I’ve looked online at bass pro, cabelas, fishusa, etc & only see 1 size Big Jon mini diver, the 1 3/4” one.
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Go directly to big jon sports. They are on sale. Minis $5.99 deep diver $7.99.
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