down rigger installation questions

[bailey]

Thems PA fish must be smarter lol

[fishkiller16]

nope that was capt. morgan time....lol no i trailered the boat there.

[lineman49]

Not sure if Pa. fish are smarter or Capt. Morgan makes us dumber !!??

[wishin fishin]

this is my 3d attempt to post - keep getting kicked out

went trolling for the first time yesterday (fri.) rough day on the lake 50 fow. i use a mini troll with a 5lb ball.
my issues were my ball would flare out from the back of the boat i running 1.6 mph assuming i'm not getting an accurate dept. my line would not release from rigger line. however, i did manage to boat a 27" 9lb walleye, i can't really take credit for it for it could have been on for sometime and getting it in was not pretty - reeling, cranking, netting all at the same time - it wasn't pretty.

questions
is my weight to light
am i not cinching down tight enough from rod to rigger line
is my release (gator medium) looping line to attach not correct.

help

[fishkiller16]

Yes too light of weight and too heavy of releases, my advise is go to a lighter release even a planer board release, amd use a 12# Torpedo Divers downrigger weight there is no blowback with these weights.

[bailey]

These are what i use they release easy and are adjustable. http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/st..._and_Kites.htm .. i dont even mess eith pads anymore unless on lake o.

[fishkiller16]

I think I can order those if any one wants them.

[sherman51]

this is my 3d attempt to post - keep getting kicked out

went trolling for the first time yesterday (fri.) rough day on the lake 50 fow. i use a mini troll with a 5lb ball.
my issues were my ball would flare out from the back of the boat i running 1.6 mph assuming i'm not getting an accurate dept. my line would not release from rigger line. however, i did manage to boat a 27" 9lb walleye, i can't really take credit for it for it could have been on for sometime and getting it in was not pretty - reeling, cranking, netting all at the same time - it wasn't pretty.

questions
is my weight to light
am i not cinching down tight enough from rod to rigger line
is my release (gator medium) looping line to attach not correct.

help

if your just fishing eyes then i reccomend 10 to 13 lb pancake weights. thats all i,ve used on erie for many years. i have heard a few complaints using them in deep water. i use them down to 65 ft and havent had that 1st problem. i use the 13 and at 1.8 to 2.0 i have very little blow back. i didnt reccomend them for deep water because i,ve never used them over 65 ft.

as for releases i have used many over the years. now i use the chamberlains. set your rod tension however you want it, then set your lure tension to where a crappie will trip it. downriggerrelease.com and watch the video,s. they also have a stacker that is just awesome.
sherman

[lineman49]

Does anyone out there sell chamberlain releases cheap? (like me)

[ShortHanded]

Does anyone out there sell chamberlain releases cheap? (like me)

this is the cheapest source I could find...

http://www.tacklehaven.com/chamberla...r-downriggers/