Bob,

Believe or not, fishing with DRs has became pretty advanced... I could go on for days here... To simplify:

I place a 48" release about 3 feet above the ball. Then I run about 10-15 feet off the clip.

Leader lengths...

For spoons off a plastic flasher I run anywhere from 36-50 inches with 42 inches my favorite length. Metal flasher (12" Abe N' Al) I run 34-40 inches.

Hootchies.... Majority of time, I run a 3 inch mini squid or B2 on 50# flourocarbon at 36-38 inches with a plastic flasher and 30-34 inches with a metal flasher.

Favorite colors are: All glow, Green/Glo, Black/Glo

You'll see me out there...stop by and say hello
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"If you are not scratchin bottom, you ain't fishing deep enough!" -DR

Puget Sound Anglers, Gig Harbor Chapter