The Incredible, Edible…..
No, not the egg, and ok not really edible, BUT the 3-way swivel is something much overlooked because you just don’t see it on all the fishing shows. If you do not have a few of these in your arsenal then you are just missing out though. Use them for drifting or trolling, they do improve your chances of getting fish….PERIOD!
On the drift my favorite rig is to hook a jig on an 18 to 20 inch dropper so it runs on the bottom. From there either run a colorado blade #3 with a floating harness or a Smile blade from Mack’s lures on a harness in the middle. The top ring/eye goes to the main line from the rod. You can put live bait on the jig if the wind is slow enough, but if its blowing a plastic twister tail will do.
Trolling you have several options on the big lakes. A 3 or 4 oz bottom bouncer can go on the bottom, or a 3/4 to 1 oz jig for going back behind the boat. Love the Whistler Jig from Northland with a plastic grub/twister tail for my weight and a #4 or #5 colorado blade harness for my flash. Don’t overlook your fav shallow crankbait for your middle eye either. You can also use a diving crank like a Tot instead of a weight and run a harness in the middle too.
Lots of options here, and all can produce double headers. A 10 pound Eye can be a wonderful feeling at the end of your line, but its nothing like having two 4 lbers fighting each other and the rod at the same time.