Quote Originally Posted by royboy78 View Post
Tommy how long of a leader do you run from the tadpole to the lure and how do you adjust for the dive curve with that set up. And what's the advantage of that setup over off shore snap weighs
I usually use a 4 to 6 foot leader. Playing around right now with a tadpole equipped with Off Shore OR-16 releases (the Red Clip with the pin in the center of the pad) so that we can place the Tadpole 10 to 40 feet from the crank - depending on water clarity or rough water "surging"! We've found that snap weights work better than in-lines/three ways after cold fronts - but now with the "snap Tadpole" : The game may be changing!!!!

As far as the dive curve being different with added cranks - I use the dive curve as a guideline and duplicate the amount of line let out on successful programs = In other words, I set out different length leads (say 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35) and let the fish confirm the number. Current, style of crank, speed variances etc. all change the variables and sometimes you gotta be careful about "going by the book".