03-06-2003, 03:00 PM
[font "Technical"][#0000a0][size 3]I haven't read the In fisherman article, but I have read quite a bit about it on the internet. Scotty sells a thing called a blackbox that lets you dial up a certain voltage on your downrigger line. Apparently the right voltage will attract fish and no voltage or too much voltage will leave a trail of charged particles in the water behind your rigger that repels fish. Kokanee are especially succeptible to .6 volts run down the cable. Here is a site that describes it a little better. [/size][/#0000a0][/font]
[url "http://www.fish307.com/fish/blackbox.htm"]http://www.fish307.com/fish/blackbox.htm[/url]
[font "Technical"][#0000a0][size 3]I had another site bookmarked that described a method for testing and fixing a poorly grounded boat, but I couldn't find it. Another thing to note, if you have an electric autostop downrigger you may have a charged downrigger line. Some autostop electric downriggers run a current down the line with water completing the circuit, when it is pulled out of water it disconects the current and stops the retrieve. I don't know if it is voodoo fishcraft or not, but it is worth looking into.[/size][/#0000a0][/font]
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[url "http://www.fish307.com/fish/blackbox.htm"]http://www.fish307.com/fish/blackbox.htm[/url]
[font "Technical"][#0000a0][size 3]I had another site bookmarked that described a method for testing and fixing a poorly grounded boat, but I couldn't find it. Another thing to note, if you have an electric autostop downrigger you may have a charged downrigger line. Some autostop electric downriggers run a current down the line with water completing the circuit, when it is pulled out of water it disconects the current and stops the retrieve. I don't know if it is voodoo fishcraft or not, but it is worth looking into.[/size][/#0000a0][/font]
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