06-10-2020, 06:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-10-2020, 06:48 PM by Downriggerer.)
(06-09-2020, 04:51 AM)Jmorfish Wrote: Trying to get a little advice here...I have an older (very capable) 16' FiberForm boat, nicely set up for trolling, using 1 manual downrigger on each side...I know how to stack, I do stack once in awhile...I hate stacking....so I've been using a planer board mostly for my second rod....I have purchased a third manual Cannon DR, and would like to install it on the side that I usually use (starboard)....This new one is the UNI-troll 10 STX, with the extendable boom and swivel base......this extendable boom would get my second line further away from my first line by about 4', and my intent is to have less line tangles, and be able to put that second line at the depth I want....or maybe that's troller's utopia?...Any of you guys have any experience with two down riggers on the same side, on a boat that's not 18' or bigger? Cuz I know they're pretty nice on your bigger boats, and often they're all electric....for where I go, manual does fine....tks for any thoughts....
So I have two questions - why do you not like stacking? Because of line tangles?
Second, and more relevant, do you have adjustable bases?
If you want a third downrigger, mount it about two feet forward of your current downrigger. Use a swivel base on the back downrigger to swivel the boom out behind the boat, not out sideways from the boat. Then your third downrigger can be extended away from the boat and you'll have up to 6 feet of lateral separation between the two on the same side. Not ideal, you'll still get tangles, but if you are quick on the draw, that will help.
Also, if you want to know why you are tangling your stacked rods, I can help you with that too. It's a much easier solution than the one you are proposing.
(06-09-2020, 04:25 PM)elkantlers Wrote: What you really have to worry about is Positive Ion Control.lol
That's really hilarious. You're very funny.