‘Jmorfish’ pid=‘1101171’ dateline=‘1591678267’ 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…
Not the answer your looking for, but have you tried using Shuttle Hawks to stack, they come back up to the the top after your line is released and swim back down to a stop on your cable when your line is in the release. If I was adding a 3rd. down rigger to my boat my thought would be, I could run 6 set ups instead of 4.
It should work use a 6 lb ball go a little deeper with the front one and a close set back like 15 feet
your speed should not be much over 1.7 mph so blow back should not be a big dill. right now 1.3 mph is working good for me.
‘Jmorfish’ pid=‘1101171’ dateline=‘1591678267’ 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…
I run a little 14’ Lund. Im set up to run 4 down riggers ( 2 on each side. I use the 10 STX and the uni troll. Have very few problems. Problems arise mostly when letting out to much line for shallower fish and making sharp turns. Every now n again a cazy fighting fish swimming across lines can cause a problem. Overall works great. I run the extendable booms at the front position and the shorter rigger at the rear position on each side. Then I swivel the shorter riggers close to the boat.
What you really have to worry about is Positive Ion Control. 
lol
I use down rigger then on the same side us planner board and snap on weights. I can make good turn arounds
Downrigerer – I will be installing my swivel base for the rear set, and right now my forward base (non-swivel) accepts my new extendable boom set…I’m sure I can get at least 2’ distance…I think with the 5 to 6’ line separation on 2 separate downriggers I can be a little more choosy on my depth choices..Get a hit/fish, or hit/miss on your bottom stacked rod? then you gotta reel 'em all in and start all over again…like I said, done the Shuttle Hawk, still too much puttsing around…I’ll still be able to use planer board set-up when I want to…tks for thoughts…
I started out with manual downrigger , then went with two elect.
then 3 elect then 4 elect. will never go back to just 2 downriggers
sometimes if I have some one good with me, we will but out 6 lines out on downriggers (3 of us) Just to see if we can do it.
also have had 8 lines out.
a lot of the time will run four lines on downriggers and one leaded line out just to see if the fish are on top.
the fun part is when you get 4 on at
the same time.
sometimes no matter what you do when you have a big fighting Kokanee on he can get you in a line tangle
Tks Robert, Bob … glad you’re out there/on here…Always good to hear what you’ve got to say…I never did like the idea of a constant 10’ separation on stacking…and I’m looking forward to maybe a little more options with the third downrigger…and if it turns out like I hope, well, maybe I’ll install a fourth one for the partner/visitor’s side…Can’t say I’ve ever tripled or quadrupled up…doubled some, and that’s enough of a wild ride…maybe with a third (or fourth?) line in that ‘magic zone’ it’ll happen one day…and then I’ll be laughing and crying at the same time!! Tks again…and Guluk…