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I read somewhere that a 8 ounce sinker weight and a release clip attached to a cheap metal shower curtain rod clip works very well. If you have several ready to go you just clip them to the cable and let them stack up till you bring the ball up. I will give it a try and let you all know.

Thank you for the info. I will try one and see how it goes. Another downside is I really like my Chamberlin releases now that I have them dialed in.

I have manual Scotty 1050s and it would sure be nice to not have to raise and lower the ball after every strike. I do not want to run 2 poles on one downrigger just make it faster and easier to get my rig back to depth after a strike or better yet a catch. Does anyone use these? If so, do you...

In the past I have used both the Cannon and Scotty mini downriggers. I recently upgraded to Scotty 1050s and am very glad I did. I made my own mounts that use the factory oar locks and they are working better than I had hoped. I simply welded a bolt to a steel plate and mounted the Scotty slide...

Hello, My name is Robert and I am just getting back into Kokanee fishing after about 20 years. Wow, a lot has changed in 20 years! I just finished restoring a small aluminum boat and fitted it with Scotty 1050's and a Hummingbird Helix 5 G2 chirp. I tried to design the boat to be optimized for...