06-01-2004, 10:00 PM
The other problem with using a downrigger, and perhaps the biggest, is that the downrigger cable would sink. Planer board line is a hi-vis dacron. It dips in the water occasionally, but is out of the water most of the time.
I wouldn't even waste my time trying to use a downrigger.
I wouldn't even waste my time trying to use a downrigger.