03-15-2015, 11:15 PM
I run 4 DR's on a boat just shy of 20 feet in length. They work fine on this size boat. It might be tight quarters on a 16 feet; however, I think it could be done with some experience & if the desire were great enough.
With the two on the side, I extend the DR as far as they go and put a 6 lbs weight. Because of the lever arm with the extended booms, heavy weights put a lot of stress on the boat frame, along with the DR mount & fasteners. I use the lighter weights to keep from damaging things.
With the two on the rear, I keep them tight to the boat & use 10 lbs weights. The DR opposite the kicker motor I run straight back. The DR adjacent to the kicker, I skew 45 degrees to give me some distance from the prop.
I usually get a good tangle at least once a year either from a run away fish circling under the boat, or from the wind spinning me while I'm trying to reel a fish in. In my opinion, the juice is worth the squeeze so I have used the 4 riggers for 10 years now & absolutely love this type of fishing. I generally troll 6 bugs though the water (4 main lines & two cheaters on the rear DR's)
I run the 2 rear DR's deeper and further back (depth & length = 100 feet) and the two side DR's shallower & shorter (At least 10 - 20 feet shallower than the rear DR's & 30 behind the boat).
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With the two on the side, I extend the DR as far as they go and put a 6 lbs weight. Because of the lever arm with the extended booms, heavy weights put a lot of stress on the boat frame, along with the DR mount & fasteners. I use the lighter weights to keep from damaging things.
With the two on the rear, I keep them tight to the boat & use 10 lbs weights. The DR opposite the kicker motor I run straight back. The DR adjacent to the kicker, I skew 45 degrees to give me some distance from the prop.
I usually get a good tangle at least once a year either from a run away fish circling under the boat, or from the wind spinning me while I'm trying to reel a fish in. In my opinion, the juice is worth the squeeze so I have used the 4 riggers for 10 years now & absolutely love this type of fishing. I generally troll 6 bugs though the water (4 main lines & two cheaters on the rear DR's)
I run the 2 rear DR's deeper and further back (depth & length = 100 feet) and the two side DR's shallower & shorter (At least 10 - 20 feet shallower than the rear DR's & 30 behind the boat).
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