Where to mount downriggers

Kokanee Fishing Forums

Help Support Kokanee Fishing Forums:

Full_Monte

Full_Monte

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 10, 2008
Messages
734
Location
California
I have two Scotty manual downriggers. I'm not running electrics like most of you because I'm saving up for a decent fish finder. I've had these for awhile.
One is a short-arm rigger and the other has a 30 inch boom. I'm thinking of mounting the short-arm on the port side near the stern so that I can operate it from the tiller seat. The long-arm I'm thinking of putting on the starboard side close to the middle of the boat so that my partner can operate it. Do you guys have any tips on selecting the best locations?
 
Monte, I have 4 pole holders mounted 2 on each side . I made up a mount using the bottom half of another ploe holder & a piece of Trex deck board so that I can move the downrigger to any of the 4 positions. I also have the Scotty 30" boom & am planning on buying another this winter.
I bought a Hummingbird 565 FF this summer but I am allready thing of upgrading so my advice would be get the best you can afford........Kokonuts
 
Full_Monte said:
I have two Scotty manual downriggers. I'm not running electrics like most of you because I'm saving up for a decent fish finder. I've had these for awhile.
One is a short-arm rigger and the other has a 30 inch boom. I'm thinking of mounting the short-arm on the port side near the stern so that I can operate it from the tiller seat. The long-arm I'm thinking of putting on the starboard side close to the middle of the boat so that my partner can operate it. Do you guys have any tips on selecting the best locations?
Click to expand...

pictures of what your trying to do would help
 
Kokonuts said:
Monte, I have 4 pole holders mounted 2 on each side . I made up a mount using the bottom half of another ploe holder & a piece of Trex deck board so that I can move the downrigger to any of the 4 positions. I also have the Scotty 30" boom & am planning on buying another this winter.
I bought a Hummingbird 565 FF this summer but I am allready thing of upgrading so my advice would be get the best you can afford........Kokonuts
Click to expand...

Kokonuts,

Mine are already mounted in pole-holder mounts for my other larger boat. The koke boat is an aluminum 15 ft. Gregor and I don't see how to use the pole-holder mounts on that boat. It seems to need clamp-on mounts or a bracket attached to the angle-stock stiffeners on the sides of the boat. Are you using a fiberglass boat?
 
"Other larger boat" - Hey are you holdin out on us Monte?

I had a 14ft Gregor and fished Kokes with it and two Scotty's with the clamp-on the side and just needed a block of wood to get the angle right. If you fish for trout they seem to be hitting now at DelValle. I like to go over there once in a while... also to secretly try for the very small Koke population but that is over this year and didn't yield anything. It's a good lake for small boats too as it is only 10MPH.
 
HiTechKoke said:
"Other larger boat" - Hey are you holdin out on us Monte?
Click to expand...

Yeah...I'm holding out on you. I have a 24 ft. Grady White that I haven't used in over 10 years. Got sick and didn't do the maintenance. Now it's sitting there looking at me. It's too big for freshwater, in my opinion, and towing it behind a pickup/camper is not a very attractive idea to me.
 

Latest posts

Back
Top