mastertangler wrote on Feb 21^st, 2015 at 9:34pm:

If trolling is your "thing" while in canoe country (certainly is for me) then there is no substitute for a good rod holder and conventional reels (preferably a line counter).

this! i dont back off the drag to release line as MT does, i simply free spool the linecounter but turn on the clicker. the clicker on my linecounter, a magda pro size 30, provides enough resistance to let line out while crankbaits dive, dipsys dip, and jet divers jet, then if something happens to strike while letting line out, i just slap the lever and the spool engages and its go time!

i use 30 lb suffix 832 (braid) (same diameter as 10lb mono) as the main line and then 12 lb suffix seige (mono) as a leader between the dipsy/jet and the lure.

i use 30 lb suffix 832 braid because it has the same diameter as 10lb mono for the information from the precision trolling data book and app for smartphones. i carry a small laminated card in my tackle tray with common lures/depths and how much line to achieve them. i have the app on my phone, i dont own the book. its a neat little thing, some guy spent a lot of time figuring out how deep lures run based on how much line you have out. he used 10 lb mono as his line for all the tests (originally) so that is why i matched the diameter for my braid.