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Will monofilament work well out of a downrigger or not? I've been told that your bait will plane up above the level of your weight if you're using mono, but not by anyone that i know for sure is telling the truth.
Sometimes the line will release, sometimes not. You'll normally see a bounce in the rod, and a lot of the time the fish will hook itself..45 said:Sometimes....i just don't know stuff. :shock: ...how does a downrigger work?
I kind of know what it does, but what happens when a fish hits? Does the downrigger release your line?
If it does not release....how do you release it to check your bait or re-cast? Or, if you have a fish on, do you need to bring up the downrigger also?FC2Tuber said:Sometimes the line will release, sometimes not. You'll normally see a bounce in the rod, and a lot of the time the fish will hook itself..45 said:Sometimes....i just don't know stuff. :shock: ...how does a downrigger work?
I kind of know what it does, but what happens when a fish hits? Does the downrigger release your line?
If it does not release....how do you release it to check your bait or re-cast? Or, if you have a fish on, do you need to bring up the downrigger also?[/quote:3oqk5a3w].45 said:Sometimes the line will release, sometimes not. You'll normally see a bounce in the rod, and a lot of the time the fish will hook itself.FC2Tuber said:[quote=".45":3oqk5a3w]Sometimes....i just don't know stuff. :shock: ...how does a downrigger work?
I kind of know what it does, but what happens when a fish hits? Does the downrigger release your line?
Do you have an electric on your toon??.45 said:Thanks guys !! I was actually thinking of putting one of the 'mini's' on a pontoon..But I think it will probably overwhelm me a little too much. Plenty to do when I hook a fish already.!! Fight the currant, steer the craft, cut all engine's and try not to spill the beer...![]()
Maybe one of those inline 5 dollar downriggers would work for me...anybody tried those?
No, I was thinking of putting one one there....I do have an electric trolling motor with a 12 Volt battery. But electric downrigger's are quite expensive..FC2Tuber said:Do you have an electric on your toon??.45 said:Thanks guys !! I was actually thinking of putting one of the 'mini's' on a pontoon..But I think it will probably overwhelm me a little too much. Plenty to do when I hook a fish already.!! Fight the currant, steer the craft, cut all engine's and try not to spill the beer...![]()
Maybe one of those inline 5 dollar downriggers would work for me...anybody tried those?