downrigger help

[bkidder]

if the fish are there and arent striking i will sometimes move the lure further back. i put it back as far as 100 feet at times. (especially on my top lines which are running shallow. as a rule if im fishing the top 20 feet of water i put out a lot more line to get back behind the boat) i dont have trouble tangling or snagging bottom this way. obviously the closer to the weight the tighter the turns you can make though. (near circles at times) also, if youre trolling something heavy, like a big flasher and squid, you do have to watch your inside turns if youre near bottom. but, most of the time if youre fishing down deeper you can stick pretty close to the weight. as far as the slack in the line- you just have to be quick!
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