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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Last edited by happy; October 21st, 2018 at 09:55 AM.