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Does anyone have a set of 10# or 12# down rigger ball molds they would part with for a decent price? I picked up a pile of lead and am trying to make some down rigger balls on the cheap.
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I've bought a bunch of DR balls from this member:
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...ead#unread
Another member worked out a deal with him a few years back where he exchanged lead for some DR balls, send him a PM and see what he has to say. Not sure about the 12 lb balls but I know he makes 10 lbers.
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10 to 12 lbs ball are way to heavy in my opinion , i use 8 pound fish style at the gorge at all depths and like them a lot . i have gone as low as 6 lbs with no ill affect.
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The gorge is all I fish and a 10 is where I start, would prefer a pancake as well as it seems to track better. I do not like tangled messes with lines crossing and if I fish past 60 feet and turn even remotely fast, disaster awaits with those light down rigger balls. The light down rigger balls also make it more of a guess as to what depth you are actually at, especially if you're trolling at a speed where they hang back past where your sonar will pick them up.
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Thanks for the info. I may give him a call if I can't find a mold for cheap.
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I could agree more! The heavier the better. Especially at the Gorge.
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I have never had any problem with lines crossing ,and I always know where my down rigger balls are because I can see them on my sonar but to each his own good luck.
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