05-19-2004, 03:35 PM
I fish a lot with downriggers,and prov has given alot of good advise.Fishing with d/r s is lots of trial and error.One thing i would like to mention is haveing the drag on your d/r set right(esp when fishing close to the bottom)
When fishing close to the bottom with a d/r its not if you will hang up but when and how bad.Haveing your drag set right may avoid loseing your tackle,your d/r weight or worse ripping the whole thing from your boat.
As prov has said,how far to set your lure back from the release is a personal prefence,if iam fishing for kokes i will set the lure 75-100 feet from the release.If fishing for macs on the bottom i will set it about 25-30 ft from the release.
Speed is another very important thing,mac's are known for following alure for a long time before strikeing,varying your speed from time to time,can provoke a strike .also vareing your trolling patterns can make a differnce,trolling in a "s" pattern can be very effective also.
Another thing i want to mention is the shape of your weights,ball shape weights will have more resistance and causeing more swing back and they will hang up easier,I prefer flat weights like pancakes weights and even the fish shaped weights are better then the ball shaped weights.
I hope all this is not to confuseing,the more you use a d/r the more you will learn about it,Good luck.
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When fishing close to the bottom with a d/r its not if you will hang up but when and how bad.Haveing your drag set right may avoid loseing your tackle,your d/r weight or worse ripping the whole thing from your boat.
As prov has said,how far to set your lure back from the release is a personal prefence,if iam fishing for kokes i will set the lure 75-100 feet from the release.If fishing for macs on the bottom i will set it about 25-30 ft from the release.
Speed is another very important thing,mac's are known for following alure for a long time before strikeing,varying your speed from time to time,can provoke a strike .also vareing your trolling patterns can make a differnce,trolling in a "s" pattern can be very effective also.
Another thing i want to mention is the shape of your weights,ball shape weights will have more resistance and causeing more swing back and they will hang up easier,I prefer flat weights like pancakes weights and even the fish shaped weights are better then the ball shaped weights.
I hope all this is not to confuseing,the more you use a d/r the more you will learn about it,Good luck.
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