You are such a resource for information as a whole but particularly an incredible resource for us in New England! Because as you said Great Lakes things that do but don’t apply up here. You literally cover all of the topics! Haha thank you!
You missed advising and taking care on how not to get your fishing line wrapped around the downrigger line during deployment. You run your downriggers at 45 off the stern. Why not at 90 to get more distance spread between your lines? You might not see them on your flasher though. But you can make zig zags more confidently. How about the pluses and minuses on canon balls versus fish shaped versus pancake weights? Have you used planer boards? A whole other technical concept. Single or dual masts. Single or double boards. I mold both fish and canon balls in 10 lb to keep them vertical at 1.8 to 2.5 mph. Fish work well in deep water and by bending the tail you can get them to track wider. Canon balls work better when you might bottom bounce as they snag less. Made my own double planer boards and releases. Track well in waves on Lake Superior.
Great video. I have been using downriggers on the south shore of lake Superior for 4 years now. They are extremely common pretty much standard gear on the great lakes. Some good tips in this video, especially the snubber to the ball. I never thought about leaving the clicker on the reel for a little more tension, also a good tip. Beautiful standing seam roof on your house (thats what I do for a living).
@@homesteadfromscratch not a fan of the okuma stuff.. I have 3 cold water reels. They look like a million bucks but don’t work anywhere near as good as the shimano.
Well done , I. ran a pair of electric Scottys off the back of my 18 ft Lund . Many similarities to your setup . My friend ran a pair of Big Jon downriggers . If I were to do another setup, I would go Big Jon , electric. Thx for your excellent video . Good luck this year .
Thanks for the heads up on the Chamberlains. I just ordered 2 and a stacker for Australian delivery! I haven't used a downrigger for years, I've been fly fishing - but I have some locally made ones on the new boat.
absolultly the best video explination of a good downrigger setup. I was out with a guide today to try and improve my trolling game we had great success and he had the same setup.
Excellent description on downriggers and the Chamberlain releases. I just learned of these releases and they are the best but I had tangles when I mounted them above the cannon ball so I tried above the snubber as you suggested and much better. I need to try the stacker next. Thanks for another excellent video - keep up the great work.
Thank you for the video, it is very informative! Question as far as the double-stack release clip... I too have switched my downrigger from wire to 200lb braided line. Does the double-stack release clip slide on the braided line, or does it stay where you put it? I'll be fishing Salmon on Lake Michigan in
Great video...thanks. I am curious about the rope accessory you have to pull the DR line toward you when attaching the line to the clip. That accessory and the attached rope lowers into water as you drop your DR cable as well? Where did you get it?
No it doesn’t.. it might thouch the water a bit but it has a roller on the end that the cable goes through so it stays above water. Its linked in the description of video :)
Chris - I’m running MAG5’s with stainless but fully agree with the bad harmonic annoying noise you mention. What weight Dacron are you using & how much did you end up spooling?
What style line terminator are you using? I switched over to the Dacron in the spring and used the Cannon line terminator and it managed to slide off the Dacron and I lost my whole setup to the bottom. Didn’t know if they made a specific terminator for Dacron.
