CalCom
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Long story short….lost a cannonball and 250 feet of braid downrigger line. OK, stuff happens. Bought a new cannonball and Scotty 250 lb braid (400 ft)
Re-spooling new braid onto the downrigger, typical using screwdriver to hold the new line as it threads out. Nonchalantly talking to another boat owner and not paying attention. Get to the end and not expecting it..Scotty High Performance downriggers are super powerful. Jerked my hand with the spool and being surprised, I resisted. Got line cuts on two fingers…thankfully that was all. Had the line wrapped around my hand it could have been much worse. Feeling stupid but lucky. Thought I’d share my stupidity to hopefully remind people that complacency is dangerous.
Cheers
Re-spooling new braid onto the downrigger, typical using screwdriver to hold the new line as it threads out. Nonchalantly talking to another boat owner and not paying attention. Get to the end and not expecting it..Scotty High Performance downriggers are super powerful. Jerked my hand with the spool and being surprised, I resisted. Got line cuts on two fingers…thankfully that was all. Had the line wrapped around my hand it could have been much worse. Feeling stupid but lucky. Thought I’d share my stupidity to hopefully remind people that complacency is dangerous.
Cheers