Hey BenD,

If you're having trouble keeping a flasher setup down with an 8oz sinker, check a couple of things...

First off, make sure you've got about 3-5ft of line between your weight and the flasher... towards the 3ft for small HotSpot flashers, and towards 5ft for big Hot Spot flashers.

The small HotSpots work nearly as well as the big ones and since they have less drag in the water, they are easier to troll and more fun to play a fish on.

If you're not fishing hootchies, (because, remember, hootchies need a flasher to impart action on them) and there's lots of fish around, like during the coho season, then you can just run a spoon or plug alone with no flasher. Leave about 5ft of leader between your weight and your spoon or plug of choice.

Hope this helps.

-N.
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