I buy my 12" shad at All Tackle in Annapolis.
My deep, deep rods are quite a contraption. I run them off the forward most rod holders, the ones that stick straight out the side with the rods parallel to the water - a lot of the local charter guys refer to them as the "Hip Rods".
The main line to a 16oz trolling sinker with a three-way swivel rigged off the other end of the sinker.
Off the one eye of the three-way is a 12' leader of 130lbs mono to a 24" umbrella with a 8oz parachute rigged as the bait.
Off the other eye of the three-way is a 6' piece 130lbs mono to a 28oz mojo with a 12" shad on it.
It hangs almost straight down...I put it out 30-40' and boy, howdy when a fish hits that thing ...hang on! Almost like a dumby line, except on a heavy rod!
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