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Welcome to Fisherman’s Corner and Archery!
A
downrigger is a device
used while
fishing using the
trolling method, which places a lure at the
desired depth. A downrigger consists of a three to six-foot horizontal
pole which supports a cannonball (large weight) by a steel cable
(generally stainless steel). A clip, also known as a "release"
attaches a fishing line to the cannonball weight. The bait or lure is
attached to the release. Downriggers consist of four major components,
the weight, cable, pole or boom, and the
spool. A
fishing line is attached to the downrigger cable by means
of a "line release." The weight is normally a five-to-twenty-pound
mass of
lead which is connected to
the stainless steel cable. The spool is brought up either by a manual
crank or via an
electric motor.
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