With three lines, including a kite bait, one with a little weight, and a downrigger, you can cover all different depths. Dick pool, the author, has used and designed downriggers for. Anytime i encounter clear water, negative fish, or strong currents. Covers key subjects like choosing a downrigger, rigging it for best results, and how to use a. One thought on trolling tips for chinook salmon downrigger fishing julia layzell august 14, 2015 at 7. Positive ion control on downriggers or black boxes. And by using the downrigger, i can run the bait with a very long leader.
Leadcore, weights and divers can help you get to the depths required to catch fish, but consistency can be an issue. Great deals on a huge selection of fishing tackle, downriggers trolling motors and parts from minn kota, cannon, walker scotty and more. We were going to be trolling for kokanee and lake trout all day and all i could think about was catching a monster lake trout. This book is packed with information needed by downrigger fishermen. Dick pool, the author, has used and designed downriggers. A part of the blow back equation is how much the water pressure of trolling has to lift the heavy downrigger ball. Deep down rigger camera reveals hungry lake trout attacking a hookless lure. Downriggers are obviously the most proficient way to work the thermocline effectively. This book is the bible for learning to use and operate downriggers. We are a club of black men and women who love to fish. Learn all about walleye fishing with a downrigger at howstuffworks. And with just a couple of simple tweaks to your salmon or walleye bigwater trolling setup, you can run lures right to their mouths. This instruction book will give you basic instruction on mounting and using your downrigger. Trolling is a favorite way to fish for walleye because it allows you to cover more water faster.
Trolling tips for chinook salmon fishing with downriggers. The downrigger cable that came with my digitroll was stainless steel. How pros use downriggers to catch more offshore fish. Big salmon and lake trout were caught throughout the season. Downrigger camera secrets lake trout gone wild youtube.
My husband and i are new to fishing and would like to know how you set up your fishing rod and downrigger for trolling on the bc west coast. Swivel hooks 2 lead weight swivel hooks with 10 connector sleeves. Big water and the big fish that lurk in its depths have met their match. Downrigger fishing techniques this book is the bible for learning to use and operate downriggers. Downriggers are obviously the most proficient way to. In the downriggers video and the howto mooch for salmon video, i show the best and fastest way to rig herring baits.
Ive switched to using braided line, such as spiderwire or powerpro on my downrigger rods. The downrigger fishing techniques book is the bible for learning to use and operate downriggers. Downriggers feature a cannonball attached to a handpowered or electric winch to carry the fishing line. Electircmounting systemsrigging techniquestwo lines on one downrigger. Walleye fishing with a downrigger walleye fishing with a downrigger is pretty simple if you know what youre doing. This release is specifically designed to detect every strike. Like all styles of fishing, there is a skill set to be learned. Downrigger weight hooks available for 1 inch or 1 14 inch booms. Downriggers let you get your lure where the fish are, and keep it there. Great prices and discounts on the best fishing downriggers.
My goal is to have that downrigger cable almost pulling straight down, and i use that as a guide to gauge my trolling speed. Lake superior fishing secrets downrigger camera reveals. Learn the secrets from one of the foremost world experts. In my cannon manual it recommends reading secrets of fishing with electricity by ollie rode. Charlie whites 103 fishing secrets ebook written by charlie white. Making sure you get the right downrigger setup for your boat will make it easy to get the drop on the walleye. Summer striper fishing part 1 downriggers duration. Charlie whites 103 fishing secrets by charlie white. Cannon downriggers feature fewer moving parts, onepiece composite construction, corrosionresistant design, and protected electronics. A number of the innovations on modern downriggers are a result of his work. Rapala tip of the week downrigging for snapper with hard. It is filled with a wealth of knowledge and secrets from one of the foremost world experts.
Protroll fishing products downrigger fishing techniques book. Downrigger fishing techniques book the worlds best selling downrigger book. Downriggers remain the best way to troll lures and other baits at specific depths and can give you a major tactical advantage over fish, whether they are hugging a thermocline or the bottom. Covers key subjectsike choosing a downrigger, rigging it for best. The author dick pool designed and developed downriggers for over twenty years. Cannons guide to freshwater fishing with downriggers. Protroll downrigger fishing techniques book the downrigging bible.
Charlie white has been a biologist, fishing guide, gear developer the scotty downrigger, for instance and author of nine successful books. Targeting lakes during the summer months can be rewarding. Downriggers, mounts and accessories scotty has always been known for strong, durable and reliable downrigger fishing gear. Most people who fish with downriggers understand the concept of. However, fishing deep water requires special equipment. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. As long as the bait is spinning it will catch fish.
It is a secret weapon rig combined with a super slim, stinger, or moonshine spoon. Currently we have two scotty downriggers for the nz fishing news project boats a manual and an electric one. The book covers key subjects like how to choose a downrigger, how to rig it for best results and how much weight you need for different applications. The first time i ever went fishing for lake trout my boss took me and another guy from work out on his boat. There were a number of boats at the fad about 7 am when we got there plus a couple of divers which didnt help. Downriggers also work well for kokanee, something you dont see a lot of. Protroll fishing products downrigger fishing techniques book paperback november 17, 2011. Buy the protroll downrigger fishing techniques book and more quality fishing, hunting and outdoor gear at bass pro shops. It stands to reason, the heavier the weight, the more pressure it takes to lift it. Cabelas downrigger fishing techniques book this book offers everything youll ever need to know about downriggers and other deeptrolling equipment. Learn how to set up a downrigger with cannon pro staffer kevin theisen. The down riggers fishing club is made up of women and men who have traveled the united states, canada and the caribbean in search of new fishing adventures.
I like trolling with a short setback, only about 10 feet back, sometimes 20 feet, notes dave. I like them mostly for driftfishing live baits, more so than for trolling, he says. The diagram shows one setup in which a bottom flasher is run up the downrigger wire with a longer leader. Protroll downrigger fishing techniques book bass pro shops. Protroll downrigger fishing techniques, by dick pool, reveals the latest secrets and techniques in downrigger fishing. Rapala tip of the week downrigging for snapper with hard body lures. Great central railways london extension by robert robotham, 1998, scotty downriggers edition, in english. Downriggers bring this method to a new level and can be incredibly effective, especially when walleye are suspended in deep waters. Shakespeares ugly stik bigwater downrigger rods have the extra strength of an ugly stik clear tip design to absorb the energy right out of the feistiest fighters. Brent wilson december 10, 20 the year 20 will go down as a exceptional year for fishing lake superior. Extreme boats made us up a couple of bases that allow us to transfer the riggers from boat to boat, and even to other craft.
There are several good brands of downrigger available in new zealand. Protroll fishing products downrigger fishing techniques. The secrets in this book are drawn from the tips charlie gleaned from experts when he first started fishing, the things he has learned and continues to learn from his research with an underwater television camera, and the vast knowledge he has gained in his 60 years as a sport fisherman. When downrigging for trout, getting the releaseclips tension right is one of them, as is controlling the descent of the downrigger and attached fishing line too much pressure on the line and it will break out of the clip every time. Stealth downrigger tactics by dan keating great lakes angler. Dick pool, the author, has used and designed downriggers for over thirty years. If you are fishing close to the bottom with two flashers, it is very productive to use a mini flasher on the bottom, tied about four feet back with an original 11 flasher six to eight feet up the downrigger. Connects the downrigger weight to the downrigger cable. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read charlie whites 103 fishing secrets. Tyee tackle shop online catalog fishing tackle supplies. Report on fad 17 from yesterday and big thanks to trevor k. It tells you whats important in a downrigger and how downriggers can catch more fish. Since 1952, scotty has produced the most complete range of downriggers and trolling accessories in the world.
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