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<blockquote data-quote="Levee Jumper" data-source="post: 4774834" data-attributes="member: 16248"><p>I don't think there is a good solution to the water varying from 3' to 10' and back to 3' a couple times throughout the year with 800-100 decoys. I'd like to magically get my hands on around 800 fishing YO-YO's.</p><p></p><p>I like double weights alright. I use 10-12' strings with a 12-16 oz weight on bottom and then half hitch a slip knot around a railroad spike about 4' from the decoy. The remaining 6-8' of line between the weights gets coiled around the railroad spike. All of these get a heavy duty snap so they aren't beating up the decoys during transit/storage.</p><p></p><p>Setting them out right is critical. Ideally the two weights need to be placed about 6" apart with no slack between them so the spike won't get caught up with the other weight when the decoy and spike starts rising. Once the water goes back down you will need to wrap the line back around the spike. </p><p></p><p>The spike will make a standard decoy tip a little during high water if you have them tied in the front or back but they sit about right if tied in the middle. I personally think good motion of being tied in the front during low water is better than a bit of a tip during high water. </p><p></p><p>IMO, if you have the time, letting the strings out on the rise and rolling them back up after the fall is the best way to keep a good looking spread, even if you have to pick half of them up to do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Levee Jumper, post: 4774834, member: 16248"] I don't think there is a good solution to the water varying from 3' to 10' and back to 3' a couple times throughout the year with 800-100 decoys. I'd like to magically get my hands on around 800 fishing YO-YO's. I like double weights alright. I use 10-12' strings with a 12-16 oz weight on bottom and then half hitch a slip knot around a railroad spike about 4' from the decoy. The remaining 6-8' of line between the weights gets coiled around the railroad spike. All of these get a heavy duty snap so they aren't beating up the decoys during transit/storage. Setting them out right is critical. Ideally the two weights need to be placed about 6" apart with no slack between them so the spike won't get caught up with the other weight when the decoy and spike starts rising. Once the water goes back down you will need to wrap the line back around the spike. The spike will make a standard decoy tip a little during high water if you have them tied in the front or back but they sit about right if tied in the middle. I personally think good motion of being tied in the front during low water is better than a bit of a tip during high water. IMO, if you have the time, letting the strings out on the rise and rolling them back up after the fall is the best way to keep a good looking spread, even if you have to pick half of them up to do it. [/QUOTE]
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