06-19-2007, 06:57 AM
Yea you should at least try these things on your Kokes out there. No exagerations, B - you'll be happier with these things than you were with the the Dipsys. Sure you still have the junk in the water ( I hate it too) ahead of the fish, but they honestly don't drag nearly as much as a dipsy. I was even running a 00 flasher/fly and 6" dodger/fly combo behind 'em this weekend.. and I didn't cuss 'em out once. Sure you can feel all that at times, but they make it more acceptable.
Yep they release. Basically like a Dipsy. They do add resistance, but what you get with the Sliders is that your line isn't interupted by the hardware itself.. its free floating sorta speak since your line runs through it - not tied directly to it. So when a fish takes off on a psycho run, shakes his head, etc., ... your rod bend plays more of a role since you're hooked up directly to the fish. The Slider can spin and move freely and if the fish takes a hard run its not necessarily taking the entire brunt of the hardware since the line can pull though it if the resistance differs. Otherwise the fish is yanking on the Dipsy before you feel it (or IF you ever feel it) on the rod at times.
Here's a few pictures to compare:
[black][size 3]DIPSY[/size][/black]
![[Image: 507ugb5.jpg]](http://i15.tinypic.com/507ugb5.jpg)
[black][size 3]SLIDE DIVER[/size][/black]
![[Image: 5xy692r.jpg]](http://i12.tinypic.com/5xy692r.jpg)
![[Image: 5zftz4k.jpg]](http://i16.tinypic.com/5zftz4k.jpg)
![[Image: 6cmy4nb.jpg]](http://i16.tinypic.com/6cmy4nb.jpg)
You can get 'em a bunch of different places, but I'm not too sure about out your way. Google "Slide Diver" and you should come up with something. If you have a tough time let me know! They're made locally here in Wisconsin - were designed by some charter boys that weren't happy with the Dipsy either [
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Yep they release. Basically like a Dipsy. They do add resistance, but what you get with the Sliders is that your line isn't interupted by the hardware itself.. its free floating sorta speak since your line runs through it - not tied directly to it. So when a fish takes off on a psycho run, shakes his head, etc., ... your rod bend plays more of a role since you're hooked up directly to the fish. The Slider can spin and move freely and if the fish takes a hard run its not necessarily taking the entire brunt of the hardware since the line can pull though it if the resistance differs. Otherwise the fish is yanking on the Dipsy before you feel it (or IF you ever feel it) on the rod at times.
Here's a few pictures to compare:
[black][size 3]DIPSY[/size][/black]
[black][size 3]SLIDE DIVER[/size][/black]
You can get 'em a bunch of different places, but I'm not too sure about out your way. Google "Slide Diver" and you should come up with something. If you have a tough time let me know! They're made locally here in Wisconsin - were designed by some charter boys that weren't happy with the Dipsy either [
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