Downrigger Releases

[dragonfly]

trackerg, I saw the site and if they are relying on there 'special' rubber bands to do the work why not just buy a .15 cent snap swivel or a halibit clip and skip the blacks all togather? not trying to mess with you just trying to see the blacks advanatge. dfly

 

[Trackerg]

They claim to use special rubber bands lol... I bought #16, 18, 19 rubber bands at Office Max. see above post for breaking strength. Ive used the offshore, Sepps, and cannon clip releases, and still do when Im fishing shallow with downrigger (20 to 30 ft.) they are quick and easy. But it does take practice to figure out where to place line in the clip and the tension needed when going at lower depths. its aggravating dropping ball down to 80 or 90 feet with a clip and then it breaks loose so you reel everything up and start over. The advantage I see with the rubber bands is the consistency with release strength. If I want about 4 1/2 pounds I use the 16.....in deeper water with a little more drag...maybe use the 18 or 19. I dont claim to be a downrigger expert and dont take offense to anyone not agreeing with me on my preference. Its up to people to choose their own methods. Just throwing some ideas out for anyone interested.

 

[dragonfly]

trackberg the rubber band is a good lo tech aproach you could use with any clip, and stay pretty consistent. nothing was worse than just hooking up 2 rods and sending them down and have the botton one come uncliped or have them too tight and taking your fish for a half hour walk. that is why I like the chamberlains. dfly

 

[SuperDaveMT]

I'm a big fan of the Chamberlain releases. I was a little bit concerned about putting a twist in my mono when clipping the line into the release, but I'm going to braid or nanofil on all my trolling rods so that concern is eliminated. I did loose a stacker when I grabbed the downrigger ball to pull it in the boat and the cable curled, so I'm going to add a saftey strap with some line and a clip to attach to the cable. I ordered some through amazon and they offered $30 bucks off if I signed up for their credit card so I got 4 for about $10.050 each.

 

[Bduck]

I mainly use the yellow offshore release. Prior to was using Scotty's and have some Shasta releases. Not very fond of the latter. I keep a supply of pads for my offshore releases.

 

[calamari]

Fishon18, they use rubber bands! laugh hyst

Roemer

 

[trollmonkey]

Aren't the Shasta releases the same or close to Dubro releases? The hard plastic pinch point looks like it would be rough on line. I,ve used

 

[trollmonkey]

I meant to say we've been using Scotty minis for years with good results.

 

[mtncat1]

off shore yellows are great.if you can get them with the clip only you can make your own cables very cheaply

 

[SuperD]

For us guys with the yellow off shore releases, I just did a major overhaul of all my releases (8) last night and it only took about 20 minutes. I was starting to have a few more false releases than I'd like so on went some new pads.

If you notice more frequent unwanted releases, get some replacement pads rather than just buying new clips.

 

[dragonfly]

just get chamberlains and you won't have to mess with it at all, just a dial of a screw to fine tune laugh hyst laugh hyst laugh hyst but seriously if you still use pincher's that is a good idea. dfly

 

[snowman]

I've been using the Chamberlain release for several years and have been very happy with them. The ability to adjust the down tension on the line separate from the release tension has been the best feature. I have always had good hookups using these.

 

[Physion]

I'm a big fan of the Chamberlain releases. I was a little bit concerned about putting a twist in my mono when clipping the line into the release, but I'm going to braid or nanofil on all my trolling rods so that concern is eliminated. I did loose a stacker when I grabbed the downrigger ball to pull it in the boat and the cable curled, so I'm going to add a saftey strap with some line and a clip to attach to the cable. I ordered some through amazon and they offered $30 bucks off if I signed up for their credit card so I got 4 for about $10.050 each.

I like the Chamberlain release and use it consistently. I bought but haven't used the stacker. I immediately added a safety strap. Just seemed like a good thing to do to prevent accidental loss. Email Chamberlain and they can tell you where to add the strap so it won't interfere with the function of the release.