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Fishing with Downriggers
Downrigger shing is a whole new style of trolling. It may take a little while
to get used to it, but after you begin to catch sh with it, you’ll never go back
to using heavy tackle. Unlike conventional trolling, the rst evidence of a
strike may show with just a wiggle of your rod tip or your downrigger pulley.
When a sh strikes, your rod tip goes up, the line will momentarily go slack
and you now have your sh on the line with no weight at all! Quite often, the
sh will rush to the surface (with no weight to hold him down) and put up a
spectacular ght right on top.
After a strike, note the reading on the depth counter so you can get your
line back to the exact same depth after you land the sh. Many suspended
sh travel in schools. By returning to the exact same location you will have
an excellent chance of hooking up again.
If the sh is large we suggest you retrieve the downrigger before you land
the sh. This eliminates the possibility of the sh tangling in the downrigger
line or the weight hitting the bottom if you drift into shallow water while
playing the sh. To avoid tangles you should wind up all downriggers on the
boat before you stop to drift. If shing alone, you should get your sh under
control and then retrieve the downrigger.
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