How to make a DAISY CHAIN for trolling
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- In this week's Tips & Trick Thursday episode, I go over how to make a daisy chain for trolling. This is a super versatile, high rate exciter, agitator, and attractant for catching fish. A multi-lure tandem setup. Tying a daisy chain can be a trolling game changer as it up your chance of a hook-up by placing more baits in the water on a single line.
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Thanks a million for watching and leaving some fantastic feedback. I truly appreciate it and the support for the channel. You're 100% accurate, no need to pretend here... Just some straight up advice, tips, tricks & good old fashioned fishing fun. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing That''s exactly why I subscribed after watching one of your videos. No BS, no time wasting, just straight up good solid advice.
Hi, I will made it, thx for description , bye from Croatia
Love your energy! Thanks for all the tips!
Thank you so much!! Caught a Nice 3 feet mahi mahi today. 🎣❤️
Great video! Great tutorial , I like very much your multi-lure tandem setup. Trolling is my favourite fishing technique-
Thanks a million for watching and commenting. I love this set-up, not only does it provide the chance for multiple hook-ups at once, it give a variety of options when offshore. Grant you may lose the entire rig at one shot to a toothy fish, but more often than not, the outcome and payoff outweighs the risk by far. Wishing you a happy new year. Take care. Until next time, tight lines & good vibes.
Great breakdown and step by step instructions. Thank you.
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some positive feedback. I really appreciate it. Take care :)
Great video!! I never heard of that type of rig before. Great breakdown and step by step instructions. I like how you are very detailed and take your time explaining it. Awesome stuff!
Thanks again Derik for watching. This rig is usually used just as a teaser while trolling. I however, spice it up, only because I've lost quite a few to the toothy critters. It's a diverse rig, and adds another weapon to your arsenal when hunting fish. Tight lines & good vibes.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE NICE EXPLANATIONS OF YOUR DAISY CHAINS LURES.
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback, I truly appreciate the support. It's definitely a great tool to have. Tight liens & take care ;))
Thanks for posting this great vid. Going to make some of these straight away. It's Albacore time here in Cyprus. Appreciated.
Outstanding sir, thanks a lot!
Thanks a million for watching and for the positive feedback. Glad you enjoyed. Take care & stay healthy :)
As always Heath, tutorial was spot on, easy to follow and understand. Been watching your new videos and I ended up here, don't know how you didn't pop up on my recommended. Do a follow up with you using the daisy bro. Thanx again man.
Thanks a bazillion for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly and sincerely appreciate it and your support for the channel. Glad you enjoyed the show. I will be doing a "How To" episode on daisy chain trolling in the near future. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
After watching your video, me and my brother in law made 6 of these rigs. We will be trying them out in 10 days. Can't wait.
Hi Jim... Sounds like you are ready to hit it hard. Good luck slaying. Tight lines :)
Thanks you for sharing your skills boss so happy to watching I try to used back home to Philippines
Thanks a million for watching and having faith to give it a shot. Be safe out there. Good luck & tight lines 😃
I built one of these, managed to find a very old bullet head as well. WOW!!! Sunday..went out at 10am lines in. 10 mins. later a cuda hits the bullet 8lb. we where catching and releasing fish every 15 mins, with 3/4 fish on the chain. Thanks, Mate.
Oh how did the cuda manage to avoid the line? Its impossible to miss the line when a fish attack the middle squids
@@alexseneviratne9868 my bullet head was on the point.
Hi Heath, The Daisy Chain looks great. Can't wait to see you catch fish. The only boats left in the water up here are trolling for Striped Bass. They will be pulled out in late December and our fishing will be done until April. Thanks, Mickey
Hey Mickey, thanks for watching. Daisy chain is a beast rig, problem is that it attract fish with teeth, so you can lose the whole thing, but that's all part of it. Gonna use that one I made on my big spinner trolling. Bella is gonna come with me. Hopefully the conditions are right and the fish are hungry. That's a long off season, 4 months. Hopefully, you are able to get out before then, and your winter isn't too brutal. Alright my friend, until next time
Fab video budy, thanks for sharing it very informative, Greetings from Crete, Greece
Thanks a million for watching. I try to make it informative and fun so, if you're into fishing, you can try some new things, or at least what other people are doing to try and catch. Take care.
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing How do you do this with very thick mono where its impossible to make knots
@@wazup3333 if your using real thick mono like 100 or 150 pound test and can't tie knots you'll have to use crimps and a crimping tool. crimps are sold at the bait shop and the crimping tool you can get at the bait shop or any hardware store like Home Depot or Lowe's. Good luck.
I’m going to make one now great videos!
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly appreciate it and your support for the channel. Get it tied up and start pulling it behind the boat :))))) Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Good mornin Heath, This was a great tutorial. How about this cold front we are having... Good luck out there this weekend if you get out!!
Hi Robert, thanks for taking time out. Cold front is gonna bring some wind, so I may have to adapt and overcome. On the other hand, if your heading out camping, it'll make it real nice... Heck it'll be nice to get outside in this weather no matter what activity.
Thanks again
Heath
Great bro
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some positive feedback. I truly appreciate it. Makes all the effort worthwhile. Tight lines & take care ;)
Nice one mate
Thanks for watching & commenting, I appreciate it :)
Hey Heath rewatched this as I wanted to make a chain with some new sea wishes and squids I bought. Have you tried trolling this on a heavier inline lead to get it deeper in the water column? Hope all is well.
Mashallah, an excellent job
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some excellent feedback. I truly appreciate it and your support for the channel. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Good job
Thanks for watching and leaving some positive feedback. Take care :)
not telling you how to do it, but merely making a suggestion. I'd recommend using Crimps, instead of tying knots.. Too many knots pull out on the daisy chains.
Also, using beads in your line, will keep the lure from slowly chaffing the line.
Proper use of Chaffing tube, plus the crimps, as well as adding small 1/4 oz egg sinkers, crimped onto the last leader will keep it skimming the surface.
Made a number of daisy chains over the years, and tying them was always a bad way to go.. The first time your daisy chain goes off and you suddenly realize that your trusty knot finally pulled off, or the bait cut through the top knot over time and you just sent a tuna away with a new lip ring, makes for a slightly depressing end.. especially upsetting on a slow fishing day and that was the first bite of the day, only to break off.
On top of that, tuna and mahi are schooling fish. If your knots break, or the line snaps, the fish will have a very unusual reaction, alerting the other fish nearby, that something weird happened. The fish that snaps your daisy chain or other lures, will be freaked out and will suddenly dive. When they make this dive, the other fish are instantly alerted and the entire school will go with them.
Best to use a minimum of 150 lb test, clear mono like Jinkai. I've had just moderate sized albacore snap 100lb test instantly during a troll strike, if the lever drags are even remotely set tighter.. If you're using 200lb test, or bigger, then the fish's teeth can chafe the line a little bit and you still have solid line. Just some words, from someone who's spent a substantial amount of time, 60-100 miles offshore chasing big tuna over the last 15 years.
Thanks a million for watching and sharing your insight. I truly appreciate it. Always great to hear different opinions and versions of similar subject matter. That's definitely a way more amped up version, than the beginners version in the episode. Thanks again for taking the time to share some details and knowledge. Tight lines & take care ;)
Good tutorial man! That is a pretty cool setup!
Big Bear,
Thanks a million for watching. I'm gonna be out tomorrow using it. The tuna are pretty thick right now, so it should do the trick. It is a beast rig. Thanks again. Tight lines & Take Care
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing Awesome man! I am taking the boys to do some Bass fishing at Falls Lake tomorrow over in Wake Forest, NC! Hopefully we get on some big Fall Bass!!
Sounds awesome... same here, bringing the girls with me. It's great to see the excitement of the kids no matter what they catch. Can't wait to see your next vid. Btw. My brother lives in NC
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing That's awesome! Really? Where does he live?
Mantap👍
Put a bead on top of each hook and it will not only space out the hook in the skirt it will make it impossible for a fish to pull the skirt down to the bottom of the hook. Like the set up!
Thanks a million for watching and sharing. Sounds like a great idea, though, the way I rig the skirts with a 1/4 ounce weight in the head, followed by a swivel, makes it hard to get pulled down. I appreciate the input, always great to hear different perspectives on the subject, that leads to trying new things. I appreciate the support for the channel. Happy holidays. Tight lines & take care ;)
Hi Heath, love your videos. My question is could you do the same rig using circle hooks? Would it be just as effective?
Hi. Thanks for watching and asking a great question. I would not recommend circle hooks for trolling. They just don't seem to work. They are great for bottom fishing, drifting or deep dropping, but not for trolling. Trolling is a high action impulse bite that requires the lethal aspect of the j-hook in order to come out on the winning end of a strike. Hope this helps. Take care :)
Great video Heath. Gonna build me one this week and try it out. I'm thinking of pulling it on my #3 & #6 planers. Do you think it'll work or should I just stick to surface trolling? Thanks
Thanks for watching and asking a great question... Honestly, i have never trolled a daisy chain on a planer. I'm 100% sure it would work and trigger the impulse to feed... However, consider the cut off ratio... Planer trolling you frequently encounter fish with sharp teeth. And a daisy chain is a multi-lure monofilament application, just some food for thought there...anyway it's worth a shot. Good luck and take care :)
Cool
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly and sincerely appreciate it and your support for the channel. Tight lines & take care ;)
There's a micro snap swivel I'll use instead of compromising the hook.
Would love to see this in action in one of your videos.
Sounds good to me. I've had quite a few people ask me about it lately. So, I went ahead and rigged one up. If the weather is good tomorrow, you should be able to see it in action on next Tuesday's episode. Thanks a million for watching. I love requests. Take care. Until next time, tight lines & good vibes.
Where do you pick up your skirt squids? Having difficulty finding this color and notice you use it a lot.
Thanks for the information I’m a few weeks out from my 2 week key west fishing trip. Can’t wait to get into the bite!
My skirts are from the company p-line... usually get them from west marine. Down in the keys most bait shops will have this color. Good luck on your trip. Hope you slay em.
I had that problem as well, but I was lucky to find mine at a local supplier here in Trinidad. I got the same colour in 4" and 6". Practically any colour you want, they have it in the 4" and 6" lengths. Me oh so veryyyy happy!! Mahi season is starting next 2 months or so, I hope we gonna slay em!!
Thanks for this video we really slammed the king fish one nice size mahi
Thanks a boat load for watching and sharing your experience. Those are some solid catches, glad to hear it worked out for you. Thanks for your support and watching multiple episodes. Tight lines & take care ;)
Hi Heath, I noticed that in most Daisy chains the losers are all the same or at the minimum very similar. I can understand them looking alike since you are trying to emulate a school of fish, do you ever try to mix it up by drastically different lures To try to see if the fish are biting on a different color or design??
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. Yes, I've fished with multi-colored daisy chains, and honestly they get hit the same. I'm usually going about 10 knots with the rig, so color changes might match the prismatic spectrum shifts of light refracting under the water. Not sure. I thought I'd keep it simple for the video. Then again, one day one thing works, the next day another thing. Fishing is constant research and development. Hope this helps. thanks again for your support of the channel, I truly appreciate it. Tight lines & take care ;)
Excellent vid Capt Heath. Few Questions..
1. Can you use wire instead of mono for those toothy pelagics?
2. This is trolled top water right of the 4 half-ounce sinkers will drop it to that depth? How can you modify this to troll say 5-10 feet below the surface?
3. How far behind should this be trolled?
4. Can this be trolled with a planar?
5. Can you use a seawitch with the terminal lure?
Thank you so very much in advance
Yes you can use wire instead of mono, however, I don't recommend it.
this set is made for top water only. If you want to get it down a little try an inline trolling weight 2 - 3 pounds, but realistically this is meant for top water.
You can troll this back behind the boat right at the edge of the prop wash 100 - 150 feet back.
this setup cannot be trolled on a planer, i has to much drag and will constantly trip the planer.
yes you can use a seawitch as the tail end lure.
Hope this info helps.
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing Thank you so very much. Truly appreciate it, Keep making these great educational videos. I have already learned so much from them!!!
Great video! Did you bait all hooks with ballyhoo? Or just the last one? thanks!
I doubt that would work. It would not natural.
Don’t need to bait any of them
You drag this guy with an in-line sinker or sink it with a planer or downrigger or just run it on the surface? Never tried a daisy before, thanks for the tutorial
Thanks for watching and asking a great question. Never thought about doing anything other than trolling it on top. Does great with dolphin. I think it would work down deep too though either with a cigar sinker, for just below the surface, or a planer for really getting down there... might get a little messy though on the hook up if you drag it down deep. Regardless, you've given me something to think about. Might have to try that one day. Thanks a million. Tight lines & take care :)
How long are those squid lures? Awesome demo, btw!
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. They are 4 - 1/2 inch squids. The most common ones you see. Thanks for the positive feedback and support. I truly appreciate it. Tight lines & take care ;)
Bueno
Gracias por todos ;)
Hello what if a mac or a kuda hit your middle squids? It will simply snap the line. Are you sure this is safer
Thanks a million for watching and asking a good question. You are correct toothy critters will cut off the rig. You can always rig it with something like #4 - 40 pound test wire line. Personally, I prefer the stealth factor, which is why I go with the mono. Also, I use this more for offshore trolling for dolphin and tuna, if you stay out past 300 feet with it, you don't really need to worry about macks and cudas too much. hope this helps. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks for the trolling tip. What is the best average trolling speed with that setup?
Thanks a million for watching. When I'm pulling this set-up, I'm doing between 6 and 8 knots. Seems a little fast, but it's an agitator and the fish will chase it down. Be prepared, you can double or triple at one time. Tuna, Bonito, Mahi, Kingfish, Wahoo, sailfish will destroy it. Good luck, be safe out there. Tight lines & take care.
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing Thanks for the reply. Im new to trolling and will be trying that rig in the near future.
out of curiosity where are you fishing and do you know the horsepower of your engine? I might be able to offer you some more direction
South Florida Saltwater Fishing I fish out of Ft. Lauderdale inlet in South Florida. I mostly vertical jig and flats fish from my yamaha wave runner. Your compact rig would be perfect to try trolling with.
Ok.. your out of Port Everglades. Right now blackfin tuna are thick... head out to about 100' deep... a little past where you can't see the bottom. Head north. Let out about 150 ft of line troll 6 - 8 knots in an s-shaped configuration out deeper then back in shallower (don't go so shallow that you can see the bottom). Good luck. Tight lines and mega bites
Looks like its mainly for Tuna. With no wire, a Wahoo, Baracudda or Kingfish going after one of the upper teaser lures may see the entire rig under that lure being cut off at the strike or during the typical head shaking that follows. Or one can get lucky and land the toothy critter with your rig still in one piece. Perhaps using Flourocarbon would make it a bit more cut resistant vs plain mono.
you can use it with wire, but yes this is mainly a mahi/tuna rig.
Captain Heath, I am totally new to this and so the fishing nerd in me will watch every video on youtube on this (sigh). I have seen guys who have said that to prevent the bite offs by toothy pelagics, rather than using a straight chain daisy, you can use a single piece mono leader with 4-6 inches of branched wire leaders (using T-slider swivels crimped onto the main leader) and attaching to the skirts and hooks and the terminal skirt/chugger etc. Can you share your thoughts/expertise/advice on this please? Truly appreciate it.
So, yes you can use wire leader. I personally wouldn't use the t-swivels, just keep it all in one straight line so it trolls properly.
My honest thought on daisy chains is, I've never caught or hooked anything toothy... only Tuna and mahi.
Hope this helps
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing Thank you very much for the prompt response. Will be making some daisy chains this weekend using three different colours, Mahi coloured (as you used in this video), Pink and White and Green. Truly appreciate your advice.
@Sunil Ramnath try using all white squids, that works well too
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing Definitely will do. Thank you
How much do we harm performance using some 40# seven strand? I can see king or wahoo costing me a fortune in lost tackle.
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. I entirely understand your concern. Wire leader shouldn't make too much of a difference in hook up ratio, unless you're way offshore trying to hunt down Dolphin, then I'd stick with mono or fluoro. But, in 100 to 300 feet you're making a smart assumption. Be safe out there. Tight lines & take care :)
Can i make this rig using steel leader wire because we have lots of toothy fish
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. Yes, you can make it with wire leader. Will definitely help out with defending cut offs, but may decrease hook up ratio. Hope this helps... Good luck. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thank you, Teacher!!! Did you fish with the Daisy Chain? !!!!
Yes sir
Do you have better luck with, or without, running them on planers?
Wirhout
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing awesome, thanks. I’ve been spending the week building a few variations. Hoping to try them out in Destin tomorrow if it’s not too rough.
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this set up can be use by trolling planer...and if so how many ft from planer to lure
Thanks a boat load for watching and asking a great question. Yes you can troll it on a planer. You have some more resistance from the drag of the lures, so, you'll have to ease into setting the planer, other the lures will trip it. I'd used a 100 foot leader of 60 lb monofilament in between the planer and the lures. Hope this helps. Thanks again for your support of the channel, I truly appreciate it. Tight lines & take care ;)
thank you sir..happy fishing
Do you ever fish with spreader bars
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. The answer is no... However, if I had a bigger boat and could get more lines out in the spread I would definitely be down for using it... I'm usually limited to 2 lines and maybe a 3 real short... Thanks again, I really appreciate your support for the channel. Tight lines & take care ;)
I saw twice that a marlin took the small squids of a daisy chain.
How do you set the depth on it??
Thanks a million for watching and asking you a great question. There is no setting the depth on it it's a top water trolled lure. You can attempt to get it down with a inline weight or on a planer. On the planer though it might have too much drag. For me it's been most successful up on top. Hope this helps. Thanks again for your support of the channel I truly and sincerely appreciate it. Tight lines & take care ;)
Did you ever hook up when you took it out trolling?
Yes...it catches Tuna and mahi
I wonder how it would work with 3 way swivels.
Thanks for watching and proposing and interesting question. Honestly never thought about it, seeing that it's a streamline rig, but you never know if you don't give it a try. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing I was thinking the same thing, and just using heavy double lock snaps for quick on and offs, swaps, etc., and maybe using either braided or short and thin gauge wire leaders above the eyelets to resist teeth. 🤔
Would these be viable options???
Could you crimp the ends instead of using a knot?
Thanks for watching and asking a great question. Yes, you can definitely use crimps instead of tying a knot, just make sure to rinse it off with fresh water when you're done for the day, crimps can corrode quickly. Good luck and tight lines. Take care :)
Newb here.... Anyone ever snelled these hooks? The bottom set I mean.
Yes I have.... my advice... don't bother... speaking from experience
I did this and kept catching Tuna every trip.
lube your knots before pulling them in tight !!!
Thanks for watching and leaving some sound advice. Tight lines & take care :)