Controlled Depth Trolling for Trout; Toplining & Setback (Stacking Downriggers

[@johnbuschman8815]

Just found your site about a month ago. I'm in Auburn and wanted to take my boat to Emeryville for halibut, watched your videos and took fish home. Thanks for the information.

[@AlanFong]

Welcome aboard! And glad it helped

[@alexcharbonneau3369]

Great informative video. I enjoyed how you presented the information. Simple, common sense type explanations. Thank you for sharing. You helped me understand stacking better.

[@AlanFong]

you welcome and pay attention to the set backs

[@edwarren690]

Love the education! Keep them coming and thanks

[@AlanFong]

Thanks and I'll be giving lots info in the upcoming kokanee videos

[@SouthSideWiseGuy69]

Great info. I fish central California as well. I also use down-riggers with spoons. Sines drop lease core line in as well. But never topped fished. I must try this! Thank you.

[@AlanFong]

Cool, thanks!

[@johneagleton3193]

Very good Alan.

[@aaronmakinen1776]

Appreciate the videos you make

[@fishingaddict5638]

Another great video with lots of information.

[@AlanFong]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gerardomartindelcampo1627]

Great video! Planning on using this at Los Vaqueros.

[@AlanFong]

Good luck at Los Vaqueros, let me know how it goes.

[@ronburks3062]

Thank you for the information I will be reviewing this video many times for a refresher and I will be looking for the gear. There is so much tackle available for trout but now I have a starting list. I will be on Fisherman’s Warehouse website for a Father’s Day shopping list

[@AlanFong]

Glad it was helpful!

[@timtanimura9583]

great tips.. just found your channel. I'm going to Lake Almanor in July. can't wait to try things you showed me.

[@AlanFong]

great get the most out of your electronics. I couldn't fish without one!

[@SouthSideWiseGuy69]

How did you do at Almanor? I’m there a few times a year, love it. I’ll be there at the end if June 2023 next

[@mannymayer9250]

Been using stacked lines on downriggers for years. Oregon allows 2 rods per person on lakes if you pay for 2 rod endorsement. I personally switched to Chamberlain stacker releases and never have gone back to any other method. Sure can be wild when 3 or three rods go off at the same time.

[@AlanFong]

California allows two rods also if you purchase the two rod stamp only from the Carquinez bridge in on river and lakes.

[@ronniegaston5654]

Thank you, I learned somthing about stacking,

[@AlanFong]

Glad I can help and the three videos on kokanee fishing I am showing a lot of tricks!

[@quylu9861]

Thanks for the great tips

[@AlanFong]

No problem!

[@salvadorpuga9184]

I purchased one of those daiwa Lexa 100 line counter reels from the fisherman's Warehouse store in Manteca a guy that's been in that place for years and years recommended it ,I liked it so much that I went and got another one

[@AlanFong]

yes the Lexa LC reels work great

[@reggiegalanto]

Thanks for the info on trolling. Good info at the end about the speed to troll. ganna try trolling from the kayak soon.

[@AlanFong]

Good luck!

[@tomd.43]

Thanks for the instructional video. I've always been leery of stacking because I'm afraid of lines getting tangled. How do I prevent that?

[@AlanFong]

On my Kokanee video I show hot I stack will post on the 9th. But on bottom I usually put set back about 30ft and then go down 10ft stack but only half or lee the distance on bottom like 10ft set back and you won't have any problems

[@mickeyroderick1550]

Thanks for the educational videos 📹

[@AlanFong]

Our pleasure!

[@troyst.charles4183]

Thanks yout videos really help

[@noejauregui3212]

Your video is very instructive and it’s the way I learned, but it in my case, it took me many years to learn because there were no KZbin videos back in my early fishing days. I wanted to ask you why my downrigger is not retrieving. Could it be because I used braided line instead of cable?

[@AlanFong]

If you put braided line on your downrigger and just tied it onto the spool its probably slipping on spool. You need to tie it thru the hole on the spool so it won't slip.

[@cscott661]

Hey Alan, do you prefer that over shuttle hawks? Have you used shuttle hawks?

[@AlanFong]

No I don't use them. I just stack with a clip onto the cable with a release. Have no problem and can adjust depth by putting clip where ever.

[@clarkpham619]

Alan..looks like you are using a Daiwa Lexa. I have a left hand model but the line counter counts backward when releasing line. Is that normal?

[@AlanFong]

no it should go down counting 1 thru 100. When line all way in reset counter and try again if not bring into warehouse

[@missbobbi666]

The style of stack release you use on cable can it be used on a Downrigger using braid

[@AlanFong]

If you have braided cable where you want to stack you need to put a scotty stopper where you want the clip or it will just slide down.

[@Rollin-With-Kirk]

Just a little input from Reel tech Kirk.. Unfortunately On the Daiwa Lexa Line counter series of reels if you use the clicker too much to let the line out too fast it will eventually break because the brass wire Clicker spring is very thingand fragile and I get a Lot of these in the shop to be fixed and I try and tell customers not to use the clicker too much and extended long fast pulls!

[@AlanFong]

when using the downriver an stacking you need a clicker so reel won't back lash lol

[@Rollin-With-Kirk]

@@AlanFong yeh I get the reason why the clicker is used But on the Daiwa Lexa Line counter low profile reel's the line clicker is made of slim brass and breaks from too much clicking= basically vibrates so much it breaks.. =)

[@michaelmichaleto452]

great video do you ever troll grubs ?

[@AlanFong]

Sometimes at Camanche I've trolled orange sep's grubs and caught trout.

[@dannyneihart1821]

What weight downrigger ball do you use?

[@AlanFong]

For Kokanee and trout I use a 10# ball

[@ryancheesman]

How many feet back should my lure be if I’m using a dodger?

[@AlanFong]

On the leader behind the dodge the length should be 1 1/2 time the length of the dodger. And on the set back depending on how much action I need on the dodger is how far behind the cable on Kokanee most time 10-30 ft back. I'll be doing videos on all this soon!

[@robertlenz1209]

What deep impoundment?

[@AlanFong]

Went to Camanche, Berryessa, Bullards Bar and Stampede today