Hydraulic Downriggers......

[Seafever]

From what I know you cannot legally run hydraulic downriggers on a boat except:-

If the boat is an ex-commercial that used to have a license...or..

the boat is an existing commercial boat with a license.

A hydraulic system can easily handle d/balls of much greater weight than sport models such as Scotty or Cannon I believe.

And much more wire..........so you can get down deeper and stay there no problem.

Anybody know of a sport model that can compete witha hydraulic rig?

Know of any home-built plans to make one that can compete witha hydraulic?......I realize it would not be hydraulic but some other power source.....

 

[Hali killer]

You cant run hydraulics on a sports boat? Never heard that one. Have had them on my boat for the last ten years.

 

[Hookin'up]

Hey Hali,
do you have any pictures of them, curious to see how they operate

 

[Fish Assassin]

Hydraulics or electric's they are riggers.
As long as there is a break away system you are good to go....
Example...A release clip.
You a long as every person on board has a license you can fish as many rods as you like.

 

[Seafever]

Hali Killer hmmm.....guess my "informed source" was not so informed....



ok...so guys that use hydraulic riggers on sports boats, are they adapting commercial models to work?

You wouldn't be powering them off an outboard.....how do you power 'em on a sporty?

 

[Hali killer]

I have pictures in a album but wouldnt have a clue how to put it onto a computer.its a commercial spool with a a aluminum pole set up. Like a comercial troller setup on a much smaller scale

 

[Hali killer]

It may well be illegal ive just never heard about it being so

 

[tubber]

I read this a few years ago but not lately. Debate about powerpacks vs connecting to your 2 or 4 stroke outboard by cutting into the cowling and putting the parts together to run hydraulic gurdies for Oregon style very small commercial trollers (sport boats really).

http://www.salmontrolling.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=938&p=3749&hilit=hydraulic+outboard#p3749

 

[Hali killer]

I have a 4.3 merc. You run a hydraulic pump off the belts.electric clutch on the hydraulic pump so you just turn it off or on with the flick of a switch. And yes the are commercial gurdies.Power up and power down.way nicer to use than a scotty.