Longline Info Needed

There use to be a young fella from down east that made custom long lines. If anyone knows how to contact him or anyone else I certainly would appreciate the info. I know that I can purchase them from Doctari but would prefer to buy Canadian.

What would you need a long line for ??

I'm guessing diver decs

Hello Wtrfowlr,

I suggest that you contact Pat at Canadian Waterfowl Supplies located in Scotland, Ontario ... he can set you up with Rig-em-Right anchors, longlines and leader lines for your diver decoys. I also doubt that you will find anyone that can beat his prices.

Jerome

Thanks Buddy Boy for your suggestion.
Yes they are being used for diver decoys. I had one longline 125 ft. and the other 75 ft. They were tarred lines with loops weaved in at 8 ft. intervals. They were extremely efficient for snapping my Bluebill and canvasback dekes too. I would run the 125 ft. an angle out into the water and run the 75 ft. parallel to the shoreline. My son had them and I cannot locate them since his untimely death.

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Originally Posted by wtrfowlr

Thanks Buddy Boy for your suggestion.
Yes they are being used for diver decoys. I had one longline 125 ft. and the other 75 ft. They were tarred lines with loops weaved in at 8 ft. intervals. They were extremely efficient for snapping my Bluebill and canvasback dekes too. I would run the 125 ft. an angle out into the water and run the 75 ft. parallel to the shoreline. My son had them and I cannot locate them since his untimely death.

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First off, I'm sorry for your loss. My sincerest condolences.

I like the rig m right 1/4" diamond braid for the main lines, and I use a lot of 300lb mono for my drops off the decoys. There is no need to tie loops in the main line if you have good long line clips.

Pat will have everything you need at Canadian Waterfowl Supply.

S.

Hello Sinker,

I read an interesting article in the November issue of Wildfowl Magazine regarding long lines ... did you get to see it?

Jerome

We order all our stuff from doctari. Great turn around and good gear.

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Originally Posted by Buddy Boy

Hello Sinker,

I read an interesting article in the November issue of Wildfowl Magazine regarding long lines ... did you get to see it?

Jerome

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Nope, not yet.

Mine are already set the way I want them, been doing it the same way forever, so Im not going to change anything now. Too much work LOL.....

S.

This is the rig we made up when we hunted Presquile. we used 4 - 65 foot lines with 10 clips at 6 foot spacing. lead filled copper pipe with 4 tynes. We laid the rope out straight and then clipped on our diver dekes and an anchor at each end. The dekes had 6 foot lines. We would then walk out with the line and drop the anchor. On a rough weather day we would double up the anchor and set 2 lines. If the anchors hung up, then pull harder and the tynes straighten and release. rebend, reuse. The system worked awesome. Sometimes we had birds landing in the set beside us before we were finished setting up. We hunted there in the 70's and 80's but haven't been there for a long time.

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Originally Posted by happy

This is the rig we made up when we hunted Presquile. we used 4 - 65 foot lines with 10 clips at 6 foot spacing. lead filled copper pipe with 4 tynes. We laid the rope out straight and then clipped on our diver dekes and an anchor at each end. The dekes had 6 foot lines. We would then walk out with the line and drop the anchor. On a rough weather day we would double up the anchor and set 2 lines. If the anchors hung up, then pull harder and the tynes straighten and release. rebend, reuse. The system worked awesome. Sometimes we had birds landing in the set beside us before we were finished setting up. We hunted there in the 70's and 80's but haven't been there for a long time.

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Wow that looks like a P I T A !!!!!!!!! Thank god for the invention of longline clips!!! (And yes I know longline clips were originally invented for fishing)

I'll keep my birds attached and in leaf bags, thank you very much!