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#6845000 - 11/14/11 06:45 PM How many use downriggers?
captdavid Offline
Outdoorsman

Registered: 10/08/11
Posts: 126
How many of you use downriggers, electric/manual, how many on your boat? capt david

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#6845012 - 11/14/11 06:50 PM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: captdavid]
luv to fish Offline
TFF Team Angler

Registered: 04/21/08
Posts: 3083
Loc: rockwall
I can't , but I have been on boats that use them, and I've been impressed!!
When nothing else works, downriggers will.
The boats I've been on had manual. They were super easy to run!
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#6845058 - 11/14/11 07:03 PM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: captdavid]
Fish-n-skate (Jeff) Offline
Outdoorsman

Registered: 03/03/11
Posts: 83
Loc: Lake Ray Hubbard
After fishing with Matt in early September my next boat will have them.
I thought it was a blast and worked great when the bite was tough.

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#6845220 - 11/14/11 07:41 PM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: captdavid]
jolsson Offline
Pro Angler

Registered: 01/22/08
Posts: 619
Loc: mesquite
I run four cannon electric and at times they are a hand full!!!usually pull double lure setup's on each one ........sometimes catch limit in one pass!!!!!!!!!!!they are the way to go in the dog days of summer!!!!!!!!!!

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#6845231 - 11/14/11 07:43 PM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: captdavid]
skeeter22 Online   content
Extreme Angler

Registered: 10/02/03
Posts: 1534
Loc: Dallas, Tx.
If it's more difficult than Hellpets, then I am not smart enough to figure it out.

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#6845334 - 11/14/11 08:02 PM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: Fish-n-skate (Jeff)]
coolrincon Offline
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Registered: 08/30/11
Posts: 133
Loc: Grand Prairie,Tx
Matt is a awsome guy to learn from he knows what hes doings and he also makes it look easy.
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#6845381 - 11/14/11 08:09 PM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: captdavid]
Novato Online   content
Pro Angler

Registered: 10/13/06
Posts: 762
Loc: San Antonio, TX
i use them...when the water is high enough to stay out of the tree tops...sigh...maybe next year.

they work great when Im not snagging a tree every fifty feet.
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#6846642 - 11/15/11 08:10 AM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: captdavid]
Filletmaker Online   content
Pro Angler

Registered: 12/17/09
Posts: 934
Loc: Mesquite, Texas
I have 2 Electric Cannons for my boat. They are a hand full but do catch fish on the dog day's.
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#6846646 - 11/15/11 08:12 AM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: captdavid]
BrandoA Offline
Extreme Angler

Registered: 06/09/11
Posts: 1315
Loc: Marble Falls
I have them and they work great during the dog days of summer.

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#6846799 - 11/15/11 09:05 AM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: captdavid]
Captjohn Offline
Pro Angler

Registered: 03/23/05
Posts: 746
Loc: Combine,texas
I got two Cannon manual. Use them a lot and they have saved the day many times. Going to buy a couple electric ones this winter.
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#6846811 - 11/15/11 09:09 AM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: captdavid]
w.ramsey Online   content
Outdoorsman

Registered: 09/03/09
Posts: 156
Loc: Decatur Texas USA
I use Cannon's digitrolls x 4 now and
have used down riggers since 1980 on all my boats.

they produce when nothing else will in certain times of the year and let me cover a lot of water when needed.

its not my only way to fish but it certainly adds to my toolbox for catching more fish.

hope this helps
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230 CC Robalo
Decatur Texas
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#6851855 - 11/16/11 04:43 PM Re: How many use downriggers? [Re: captdavid]
Hydra Sport Offline
Extreme Angler

Registered: 04/25/08
Posts: 1536
Loc: Arlington
captain david -

i have used cannon electric downriggers for 10 years.
they are a fantastic way to fish - from mid-summer to early fall. i have 2 and use double lines on each
good luck hydrasport

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