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What lures to use with downrigger?
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Downrigger Fishing For Lake Trout
Get your rods set up by rigging up a sling blade attractor to a 2-foot fluorocarbon leader tied onto a quality lure like a 1-3/4-inch Mack’s Lure Cripplure Spoon or a Humdinger Lure.
Downriggers can be amazingly simple, like our Lake-Troll™, or extremely sophisticated pieces of fishing equipment, like the Optimum™.
AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT CONTROLLED DEPTH FISHING
Rod Holder.
Spool.
Crank or Motor.
Cable.
Boom.
Trolling (or Flash) Weight.
Line Release.
How do you rig up a downrigger?
Why use a snubber on a downrigger?
This is to absorb the shock of your downrigger weight on the boom. Furthermore, this snubber is ideal for connection between your downrigger cable and downrigger ball.
What lures to use with downrigger? – Related Questions
Six to eight pounds is typical for most moderate depth freshwater applications and ten pounds is typical for saltwater. (see Weight Table). The amount of weight needed on a downrigger is a function of the speed you are trolling and the depth you are fishing.
How many lines should a downrigger have?
It makes it easy to repeatedly place baits at the same depth, or to accurately change depths as needed. With a downrigger near the stern on both the port and starboard sides of the boat, anglers can fish two lines or stack two lines per downrigger and fish four lines.
What are snubbers used for in fishing?
Luhr-Jensen’s fishing snubbers & bungees are designed to absorb shock and provide stretch in-order to prevent the hook from slipping out of a fish’s mouth when you’re trolling.
Can you use braided line on a downrigger?
Synthetic braid line was introduced to downrigger fisherman in the early 2000’s as an alternative to steel cable. Braided downrigger line is composed of a weave of multiple, strong, synthetic microfilaments.
What is blowback on a downrigger?
Blowback is the angle or horizontal distance between your downrigger weight and your downrigger. It is created by the resistance of the water to the downrigger weight and line as you pull it through the water behind your boat.
How do you stack two lines on a downrigger?
What is the best line for downriggers?
How fast can you troll with a downrigger?
Downrigger 2.0: 4 to 7 knots
Now, if you’re pulling dead baits at 4 to 7 knots, you don’t have to part with your downrigger, but you’ll need a different setup if you want to get a bait deep. A downrigger ball—especially on thick mono—won’t cut it.
Fish can get picky, and knowing where your bait is in the water column at all times is the key to catching them. A downrigger, by far, is the top tool to getting a bait exactly where it needs to beIn the strike zone. Such a simple device, yet, the most important in an angler’s trolling spread.
How deep can you fish a downrigger?
A downrigger weight of eight pounds is adequate for fishing depths up to about 50 feet and speeds approaching 2.5 MPH.
Where should I mount my downrigger?
Downriggers work best if they are mounted near the stern of the boat. They will work at any location but the risk of tangling wire line in your prop during a turn is minimized the further back the downrigger is mounted. The downiigger should be mounted in a location where it is easy to reach and operate.
Can you use any rod with downrigger?
Fast action graphite rods, like the type you would use for casting, do not belong loaded onto a downrigger. So again, select an all-fiberglass or graphite-fiberglass blend construction fishing rod.
Do you need a line counter reel with a downrigger?
They’re not line counters (they do not have a high speed retrieve either) but if you’re using downriggers it isn’t necessary. Not that line counters are needed for fishing down there (B-10) anyhow, they aren’t.
Can you use a spinning rod with a downrigger?
Spinning reels tend to twist your line when used for a trolling reel. Which is why a person uses a quality ball bearing swivel. And Yes spinning gear is fine and the baitrunner feature makes using it on the downrigger very easy.
What is the difference between a trolling rod and a downrigger rod?
Usually rigger rods are longer so you can “load” them while running & take up a little more slack on the release . Trolling rods tend to be a little shorter , & some a little geared towards lighter line . Shorter length can be an advantage in the wind also .