manually downrigging

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Are you going to use a regular downrigger ball with it's own line and a clip to your fishing line? Most bounce ball rigs for Halibut have the weight attached directly to the rod. I would recommend braided line in either case rather than mono. It will get you to the bottom at a steeper angle (less line out), and is more sensitive (less stretch). The hardest/most frustrating thing for me has been getting the setup down without wraps and/or tangles. You need to be constantly moving forward when you lower your line slowly to deter this.

I honestly have no experience with downrigging so any advise is great. I have a general understanding of the concept of a downrigger but that's about it. I also must add that I donot plan on using it in that deep of water. Probably 60' max. I'm assuming the lowering process would be a lot easier on a peddle yak since its hands free. Am I bitting off more then I can chew here?