02-24-2013, 10:34 AM
Just get one that has an accurate depth counter, especially if it's an electric. Let's just say if the depth counter isn't accurate, it's possible to bring the ball up too fast and they're not called cannonballs just because they're round.
You don't want to be like this one guy I heard about when I lived near Seattle and took a class at Salmon University back in the 90s. The counter got messed up and so they weren't sure how much line was out and didn't know when to apply the brake. It came up at full speed managed to launch the cannonball right off the boat. The instructor said the snag release gave way when the cannonball hit the end of the arm and 12 pounds of lead went sailing 15 feet in the air. They were lucky it missed the boat on the way down.
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You don't want to be like this one guy I heard about when I lived near Seattle and took a class at Salmon University back in the 90s. The counter got messed up and so they weren't sure how much line was out and didn't know when to apply the brake. It came up at full speed managed to launch the cannonball right off the boat. The instructor said the snag release gave way when the cannonball hit the end of the arm and 12 pounds of lead went sailing 15 feet in the air. They were lucky it missed the boat on the way down.
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