07-23-2024, 03:00 PM
Setback issue for me is resolved by using snap weights. Typical 35' setback and another 50 to 75' of line gets the lure where I want and a long way behind boat. If I have someone else in the boat my other two lines will be on downriggers with a 35'-to-50'-foot setback depending on fish depth. That's just me. I've fished with shorter setbacks on the riggers and not really seen a big difference in catch rate. I will say snap weights tend to outfish the riggers. Livescope shows a lot of kokes passing by then turning around to chase the lures so the "boat scatter" may not be as big an issue as we think. Just an opinion. We fish what we have confidence in.