Downriggers
Submitted by mako magic on Tue, 2009-10-13 18:11
Who has one and who uses them.
I know they are very popular for the freshwater guys but not as popluar on the salt.
I have one for my boat a Canon, still to fit, but am looking at using it for some experimenting this year and especially in exmouth next year.
Any tips ideas etc?
Personally i think it could open up so many new areas of fishing, and the possibilites endless.
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Paul G
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Menopaul has two on his boat
Menopaul has two on his boat but not yet tryed them,but i agree endless posibilities
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mako magic
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you should get one from him
you should get one from him paul
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I've fished with them back
I've fished with them back in QLD. They are invaluable when chasing spanish macks & cobia. Also proven very successful on a larger range of species.
Used in conjunction with your sounder & experience with your sounder, they will account for plenty of fish.
Rigging slimey macks or yakkas & towing them around the bait schools with the motor just in gear is the most effective technique.
What canon & what size bomb have you got?
mako magic
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havent got a bomb yet, only
havent got a bomb yet, only just got the downrigger from my brother, i will look tomorrow to what model the rigger is.
Paul G
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yer we might as well try a
yer we might as well try a few drops mid water i reckon YFtuna would be a good target send the lures down half way to the bottom .i think dhuies ,snapper ,blackass ,anything would grab a lure trolled passed at low speed..
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Ozzy
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Hey Mako
I have been using a Scotty Down Rigger for around 5 Years, great for mid water trolling.
and coral trout, not that I have Caught many. Ozzy
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Adam and I fished on a
Adam and I fished on a gameboat in Exmouth earlier this year and the skipper was telling me that he's had good success on marlin trolling normal marlin lures on downriggers. Just set the depth to what the bait are showing and away you go. I've never used one so can't comment but he spoke highly.
mako magic
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thats the plan, putting a
thats the plan, putting a few soft oscars etc down to where the bait is holding up, instead of raising them, i thought about going down to them.
Alan James
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Downriggers
I've experimented. Rather than soft oscars you may want to consider a lure that can be trolled at slower speeds. Pakula dojo peche? There is a relationship between depth / speed, slower means deeper and deeper introduces another set of variables wrt to drag from the downrigger wire / braid but also from the main / fishing line.
mako magic
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thanks for the advice, that
thanks for the advice, that was another lure i was definately goung to give a go, also maybe troll some livies down deeper too
Alan James
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Livies / Exmouth = Sharks
But u may get lucky.
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You;d be suprised
If your in the right place you won't have a problem, the sharks are rather nomadic at times. Last time I was fishing I had a livie out most of the day and didn't get sharked, didn't get much else either though.
Sure that will change tomorrow though :(
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Alan James
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Targetting marlin
Adam are u targetting marlin with livies? On downriggers or up top? More info pls, baits, depths, rigging etc
MJ
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Bait
In Cairns many of the skippers use downriggers to catch their supply of trolling baits ie scad, scaleys and rainbow runners.
Mick
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G'day Mako We have used them
G'day Mako
We have used them with great success for blacks in Exxy. We were using one of the "shark" downrigger weights on a cannon down rigger. Live tuna (3-4kg) threaded through the nose with a loop of dacron to a large circle hook. We would look for baitballs, throw some twisty's on a spinning outfit to the bait ball for the tuna, rig the tuna as quickly as possible, clip on to the downrigger clip and drop it 20-30m near the bait ball. Keeping the tuna as fresh as possible is very important. We were using fairly heavy gear to get the tuna to the boat as quickly and lively as possible. 30sec tops from the time it left the water until it was returned with a new piercing. Boat just in gear, reel in freespool with hand on the spool, wait untilyou see the bait getting aggitated, really aggitated and smile and take a couple of deep breaths. I'll leave the rest up to your imagination. yes you will get a shark or two but so what? You'll loose a circle hook. Much cheaper than a dojo or oscar. And the marlin are generally much more feisty attacking a livey and the ensuing brawl. Just remember bigger baits bigger fish and we all know you've got the arsenal. Maybe you do need that 130
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Awesome stuff Mick. I've
Awesome stuff Mick. I've always wanted to tow around some jelly bean tuna.
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hey matt did u get the books
hey matt did u get the books of the downrigger with that box i sent u i think i put it in with them
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yeah i got them no problem
yeah i got them no problem