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oldguysrule

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I was woundering if antone usae these light weight downriggers the Z-WING. If so how well do they work.:)
 
THEY ARE USED WHEN YOU RUN OFFSHORE AT 5 KNOTS OR MORE I WAS WONDERING IF THEY COULD BE USED AT A SLOWER RATE. THEY GIVE NO BACK PULL AS THEY ARE TAPERED TO RUN STRAIGHT DOWN. THEY ARE NOT HEAVY SO THEY WOULD NOT PUT ANY STRAIN ON YOUR BOAT. CABELAS HAS THEM. THANKS FOR THE INFO. thumbsup
 
The Z-Wing might be worth trying out. Only problem I can see is running ball trolls, I'm used to attaching to the ball and attaching the clip a few feet above on the wire. Not sure if attaching the trolls on the wire above the wing would throw off it's angle. Also, I sometimes check the water temperature in 5 foot increments useing the Koch Measurement Device, sending it down on the ball when boat is not moving...wouldn't be able to with the wing. During a hot bite, I like to get my presentation down as quick as possible while over a school, and at 1.0 mph it might take a while to get to depth useing the wing. I wonder if you would be able to track it on the fish finder?
 
Looks pretty interesting. The nice thing is that if you bought on and it wasnt what you thought it might be, You wouldnt be out a lot of $$$$.
 
I think I will try them. I may have to use the shower ring trick so that I don't have to keep bringing them up when the bite is good.
 
YOU USE IT JUST LIKE A DOUBLE SNAP SWIVEL.tHE ANGLE AT WHITCH THE LINE GOING DOWN WILL LET IT RUN DOWN TO THE WEIGHT. I HAVE ONLY DONE THIS AT 5 KNOTS OR MORE SO AT A SLOW SPEED I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WILL WORK. IT CATCHES WAHOO AND KING FISH OFFSHORE BUT ONCE AGAIN AT ALOT FASTER TROLL
 
Shuttle Hawks

Kokonuts said:
Do you guys use the Shuttle Hawk? How well do they work? I usually fish alone so havnt tried to stack lines yet!
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I bought a couple that were on clearance at Wal-mart and gave them a try last summer. I didn't like the releases that come with them, maybe because I'm used to the pinch releases by Offshore. I swiped a couple of releases off my planer boards and I've been happy ever since. They run up and down the cable pretty quick so it makes the most sense to put your most productive set-up on the Shuttle Hawks. Thumbs up from me! Ryno
 
Kokonuts said:
Do you guys use the Shuttle Hawk? How well do they work? I usually fish alone so havnt tried to stack lines yet!
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I use the shuttle hawks a ton. when stacking it is the only way to go i almost pray that the fish hit the lure on the shuttle hawk just so i gont have to bring everything up to re rig.
 
DITTTO on the shuttle hawk. I wont troll without one! they are Great. thumbsup

Once you learn how to use it, which isnt tough, I love it. Just like the petty man said
 
I will agree as well. The shuttlehawk is an amazing concept that allows a man to focus on the important things while fishing like drinking a beer lol
 
I've heard talk of the possibility of Oregon going to a 2 rod stamp in the future. Where this is legal now, how many of you actually take advantage of it? Almost seems more trouble than it's worth where the limit is 5 fish. I suppose it would be an advantage when trying out different lures, and it would give me a reason to get out the Shuttle Hawks in the bottom of the tackle box and do some stacking. I don't target browns or macks, only koks. Other than fishing a lake with a 25 fish limit, are 2 rods worth it?
 
Silver Bullets said:
I've heard talk of the possibility of Oregon going to a 2 rod stamp in the future. Where this is legal now, how many of you actually take advantage of it? ......... Other than fishing a lake with a 25 fish limit, are 2 rods worth it?
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I buy a two rod stamp in both Colorado and Utah. They are worth it running two downriggers because I can fish at 4 different depths to locate fish. It is only $10 to $15 more, so why not?

Switching gears to shuttle hawks, I have never used one. 80% of the fish I catch are on the deeper rods. That being said, I get tired of bringing up the entire DR to re-set or change the lures on the upper rod. I have never seen one used and don't fish with anyone who uses them. Given that all the posts have been positive about them, maybe next summer I will give them a try.
 

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