02-26-2007, 11:50 PM
I am thinking of purchasing some manual downriggers and wondering which kind most people use, recommended weight on the balls, best length on the arms, distance behind the ball to run the lures/bait? Mostly I will be trolling lakes like Echo, Strawberry and possibly Starvation on occasion. I already have some Cabelas downrigger rods in 7 1/2 -8 1/2 foot lengths with Abu Garcia 5500 or 6500 reels on them. I have 20 and 30 pound Power Pro line on them now. Would this line work or is there a different type of line you guys recommend. I lucked out and got a boat for fairly cheap this year and my wife found a tackle box at a thrift store with over $500 worth of trout and kokanee type trolling lures for $20 dollars, so want to put them to use. In Alaska I did a lot of trolling with pop gear with a 1/2-1 oz barrel weight in front of it and did well with crawler harnesses. Just want to try and get some kokes this year and hopefully some bigger browns. Any help on these questions would be greatly appreciated.
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