wayne marwood
Crew Member
what do you use on your downrigger do you use the plactic hook or ty it on with cord
what do you use on your downrigger do you use the plactic hook or ty it on with cord
Whew! Just changed out my metal clips to plastic ones...I used to tie right on to the ball but now use just the Scotty black clip for 2 reasons. One is for ease and secondly it will drop the ball I believe at 70lbs force saving you braided line and release clip etc.... Stainless clips wont give way costing you much more then just a ball.
I also tie a knot in my gangion just above where my release clip will attach so it can not slide up. If it slides up it will hit the pulley on your rigger and fall off costing you more money. I don't care if it ever slides down, just don't want it to hit the pulley and sink into the abyss.
Oh oh, just switched to braid. Wanted to eliminate the need for a black box.I like the coast-lock snap attached to the scotty snubber which has the release style clip attached to the ball, I run cable so if I smack bottom I will just lose the ball and the snubber and hopefully the coast-lock clip and line release clip will come back to the surface with the line. in theory anyway. I have lost two cannon balls this year , one of Sculpin's and one of Albernifishers... neither of which hit bottom,both on braided line...huh...weird... fugly-boat never lost one ball all year. my next boat will also be rigged with cable...
This how I roll.....
The line is Ganon....about ten feet or so and then connected to d/line with a Uni-Knot....
I tie in knots at certain intervals where the clip goes so it won't slide ( you can see them in the pic).....I have these knots tied in at certain places so I'm not limited to where I want to put the clip.
Ive never lost a ball off the Scotty clip nor have I ever had one break.
I like a swivel or two in there because if the c/ball spins I don't want it transferring up the line.
I've never used those rubber snubbers....IMO they are a waste of time.....
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I just use a pallimer knot and pull the gangion thru the knot. Then l use a bowline to attach the black Scotty ball clip. Never had any issues.FA - do you ever have issues w the braid cutting into the gangion? What style of knot do you use for this connection? I have been planning to switch away from snubbers and SS clips for the same reasons
I go from braid tied to gangion tied directly to a black Scotty clip. I have eliminated all hardware, stops, absorbers etc....
I never do either. I retie every six months and inspect regularly.. If you run braid you don't need all this hardware your fine without it.FA - do you ever have issues w the braid cutting into the gangion? What style of knot do you use for this connection? I have been planning to switch away from snubbers and SS clips for the same reasons
I go from braid tied to gangion tied directly to a black Scotty clip. I have eliminated all hardware, stops, absorbers etc....