The Skeptic
Member
I apologize if this has been addressed elsewhere. If it has, please link me.
My father recently upgraded from manual down riggers to Scotty 1106 riggers. They are awesome. They also allow us to fish deeper than the manuals did. We had just been running 12 lb cannonballs with the stabilizer fins.
I have immediately noticed the angle on our gear while trolling can become extremely exaggerated, especially in current, to the point where I really have no idea where the balls are in the water column.
Fishing 75' of water with 125' on the down rigger counter makes me really nervous.
What's the popular outfit here? Should we just buy 15 lb balls? 20lb? Should we just buy pancake weights? If so, what size? We are new to trolling saltwater so any advice would be appreciated.
We fish out of Sidney in a 16' Lund if anyone ever wants to say hi.
My father recently upgraded from manual down riggers to Scotty 1106 riggers. They are awesome. They also allow us to fish deeper than the manuals did. We had just been running 12 lb cannonballs with the stabilizer fins.
I have immediately noticed the angle on our gear while trolling can become extremely exaggerated, especially in current, to the point where I really have no idea where the balls are in the water column.
Fishing 75' of water with 125' on the down rigger counter makes me really nervous.
What's the popular outfit here? Should we just buy 15 lb balls? 20lb? Should we just buy pancake weights? If so, what size? We are new to trolling saltwater so any advice would be appreciated.
We fish out of Sidney in a 16' Lund if anyone ever wants to say hi.