03-17-2007, 05:55 PM
toyguy,
You didn't mention that you had electronics (fish finder) for your boat.
In order to operate at downrigger, you will have to know and keep track of the depth of water you are fishing, and the amount of cable you have down to avoid hitting bottom.
All of this may seem intuitive, but I know of others who have used downriggers, and had some real problems.
As a general rule, you will not need more than 100 ft of cable.
Does the downrigger that you are looking at, have a counter on it to keep track of the depth?
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You didn't mention that you had electronics (fish finder) for your boat.
In order to operate at downrigger, you will have to know and keep track of the depth of water you are fishing, and the amount of cable you have down to avoid hitting bottom.
All of this may seem intuitive, but I know of others who have used downriggers, and had some real problems.
As a general rule, you will not need more than 100 ft of cable.
Does the downrigger that you are looking at, have a counter on it to keep track of the depth?
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