perchjerker

thanks I really think it was a combination of poor downrigger maintenance and bad luck more of the former lol

thanks! see my responses in red

thanks everyone! gives me something to think about

I am looking for a little advice on my rig. Right now I have 2 Walker electrics with short booms I fish them at right angles to the gunnels, they work fine this way. A few years ago I bought 2 more with 4 ft booms. I never did put them on for fear of it just being too much for this boat, even though I know lots of guys run 4 riggers on boats a lot smaller than mine. I was going to mount them about 1/2 way between the back rigger and the Tite Lok holders. Maybe then I would angle the corner riggers at a 45* instead. Just for separation, but that may not be needed? I don't know I do have a 9.9 Yam kicker back there and with the platform on the other side makes for a busy transom. That rigger set at 90* doesn't come close to the kicker, not sure if I ran it at 45* I usually also run 1 or 2 dipsys on each side, and once in a while leadcore down the chute. Do you think this is too much? Should I just stick with the 2 riggers? that's what my gut tells me, why I never installed the 4 footers. thanks

thanks guys. It did not go well yesterday lol Since it was rainy Sat morn I decided to just look over my rigging real well since I have not used my downriggers much over the past few years and now that I am getting back into it I figured this would be good to do I noticed that the cable termination for the rigger the probe is used on was just some crimped on sleeves and a snap. I then remembered this was from an emergency on the water repair from 2 years ago. I have used the rigger maybe 2 trips since then. So I decided since I had the Cannon terminator kit I would put one on and fix it the right way. So yesterday morning we fished west Grand Traverse bay for a few hours before I had to leave and head back home from the cabin. Other than no fish, it went fine for a few hours. I decided not to use the Scotty snubber and just use the breakaway rig that comes with the X4 About 1/2 way though our trip, I raise the ball and as it just clears the water the cable either breaks or slips out of the terminator and I loose everything, probe and all!!! I had maybe 4 hours total on this probe. It was no where near the bottom at any time, I think the cable just broke from old age, I dunno. If it would have slipped out of terminator I think I would have seen the cable kinked from where it was threaded in the terminator, but it I was left with what looked like a clean break with a frayed end. I have had there riggers (elec Walkers) for at least 20 years and got them used with a boat I had bought at the time. But they did not really see much use in all those years. The cables look ok, but I am just going to respool both of then and start from scratch I also forgot my box of dipsys (they were still in the pole barn) so it was not a very good trip lol on the bright side my DAV buddy took this doe on Sat off my property on the special youth/disabled hunt!

Hi guys I have a X4 with the breakaway tether between the probe and the ball. I just bought some Scotty snubbers to use on my riggers. Should I use this in addition to the X4 tether? When I connect them up it makes for a pretty long assembly from the rigger snap to the ball. Or should I just not use the Scotty snubber on that rigger? I like the fact that its easier to grab then the bare cable I have not used this yet. Will try tomorrow thanks