???walker coho electric downrigger???

[dawson1922]

Does anybody have anything to say good our bad about this downrigger? I want to upgrade this year to electric. They were on sale at cabelas ,not anymore for $250 and it comes with a free downrigger pole. Just like to her what people that have them have to say.

 

[Kokanut]

I wondered about the coho also. I ended up ordering the kokanee because there where quite a few good reviews. They just came today so all I can say about them is they look like nice compact units. Cabelas did ship pretty quick, I can tell you that much.

 

[Bduck]

Does anybody have anything to say good our bad about this downrigger? I want to upgrade this year to electric. They were on sale at cabelas ,not anymore for $250 and it comes with a free downrigger pole. Just like to her what people that have them have to say.

I have 2 Walker Tournament Series dr's. No complaints. I'm considering adding 2 more. The promotion for the rods are not bad but not that great for koke fishing. They are a spiral wrap rod. It make a good rod for lakers. thumbsup

 

[Old School]

I ended up ordering the kokanee because there where quite a few good reviews. They just came today so all I can say about them is they look like nice compact units

Kokanut,
I have been eyeing the kokanee for a while. Looks like a lot of features for the price. I would appriciate some feedback once you get a chance to try it out a few times. My questions would include how fast the retrieve is compared to other electric DRs and whether the auto stop is electronic (like Cannons) or mechanical(like Scotty's)?

Hope your new toy catches a lot of fish.

Dawson, does the coho have a swivel base, positive ion, and/or auto stop?
Three big features you may consider.

 

[mrmike]

These things do break down a quick call to the people at Ollie Damon's, in Portland could advise about parts availability. and for sure answer your questions 503-232-3193/ hope this helps

 

[gonefishing]

Dawson.

I have 2 Kokanee models. They have worked flawlessly for 2 years. One became a little growley after hooking a ball in the rocks. I pulled it free with the electric motor, which was a mistake.

Still works great but I am sure it will need a little work in a 2-3 more years.

I plan on selling my 2 extra cannon's and buying 2 more walkers with extended bars.

The retrival on the Walkers is swift and they take less space on the gunnel of the boat than most other brands. The swival bases on the Walkers are well built and very functionable. They come with the Kokanee model.

The cannon swival base is junk and you have to purchase them while the walker swival bases comes with the kokanee model.

Unless you upgrade the cannon swival base which has a medium cost, the basic model does not last.

The connection bolt for securing walkerdown riggers to the swival base are not the best. I replaced them with a stainless steel alum wrench head bolt. This makes it harder for some one to walk up and grab your down rigger and they are mush easier to get tight / real tight.

Other down riggers are good, but I would recomend the Walker as a very good down rigger, and reasonable priced.

Good luck on you decision.

 

[dawson1922]

thanks, I think im ganna go with the Walker kokanne downriggers. Iv'e only herd good things and besides they have the best price.

 

[Petty4life]

thanks, I think im ganna go with the Walker kokanne downriggers. Iv'e only herd good things and besides they have the best price.

downriggers are like buying a truck, ford, chevy or dodge there all good. ive used the walkers and they make a good product

 

[Bduck]

downriggers are like buying a truck, ford, chevy or dodge there all good. ive used the walkers and they make a good product

101goodpost101 your welcome Jason 101wave101 I would recommend Walkers all the way. The pricing is hard to beat. I started out with the short 2ft booms and upgraded them myself to the auto retrieval and 4ft booms. They are warrantied for lifetime. Anything mechanical requires some maintenance. That just goes with the territory. The main thing to watch for is your cable becoming kinked. And don't snag the bottom. It has an adjustable clutch to help prevent ripping it out of your mounts. As Dallas stated, they have the best swivel mounts in my opinion. The others you have to upgrade them.

 

[Kokanut]

Walker Kokanee downriggers

Kokanut,
I have been eyeing the kokanee for a while. Looks like a lot of features for the price. I would appriciate some feedback once you get a chance to try it out a few times. My questions would include how fast the retrieve is compared to other electric DRs and whether the auto stop is electronic (like Cannons) or mechanical(like Scotty's)?

Hope your new toy catches a lot of fish.

Dawson, does the coho have a swivel base, positive ion, and/or auto stop?
Three big features you may consider.

I've used my new walker downriggers a couple of times now. So far they have worked great. I had never fished with downriggers before so it is a little hard for me to compare them to other makes. However the retrieve speed seems to be about right. The auto stop uses an magnetic switch with a small set of magnets on the cable that need to run through the pully. I wonder if these could be a problem down the road. So far so good. The swivel base works well. The overall size of the units is compact, which I like because I don't have much extra room on my boat.
My question about using them has more to do with my fishfinder. I have a humminbird that I like, but now it see the downrigger balls and ID's them as fish which isn't too bad, but sometimes it see them as the bottom of the lake. I'm not quite sure if I can change a setting or what to do. I would appreciate any advice here.

 

[Old School]

I appreciate the feedback Kokanut. Glad you are happy with the unit. Soon operating it will be second nature. Have fun.

 

[Bduck]

I've used my new walker downriggers a couple of times now. So far they have worked great. I had never fished with downriggers before so it is a little hard for me to compare them to other makes. However the retrieve speed seems to be about right. The auto stop uses an magnetic switch with a small set of magnets on the cable that need to run through the pully. I wonder if these could be a problem down the road. So far so good. The swivel base works well. The overall size of the units is compact, which I like because I don't have much extra room on my boat.
My question about using them has more to do with my fishfinder. I have a humminbird that I like, but now it see the downrigger balls and ID's them as fish which isn't too bad, but sometimes it see them as the bottom of the lake. I'm not quite sure if I can change a setting or what to do. I would appreciate any advice here.

Some fish finder units have a setting that you can change from fish ID to arches. If you have this setting it will eliminate the weight looking like a fish. The weights show up as a straight line at whatever depth you set them at. Also the deeper you go the weights get out of the cone angle and won't appear any more on the sonar. This is blow back.

 

[Kokanut]

Some fish finder units have a setting that you can change from fish ID to arches. If you have this setting it will eliminate the weight looking like a fish. The weights show up as a straight line at whatever depth you set them at. Also the deeper you go the weights get out of the cone angle and won't appear any more on the sonar. This is blow back.

Thanks for the tip Bduck. I'm pretty sure my fishfinder has the option to view in arches although I haven't set it that way yet. I like having the fish ID as well as the fish alarm on but I'll try the other settings next time out.

 

[SuperD]

With your sonar set on fish symbols, everything from driftwood to salad are marking as a fish symbol. Really makes your FF useless.

 

[Kokanut]

With your sonar set on fish symbols, everything from driftwood to salad are marking as a fish symbol. Really makes your FF useless.

The fish symbols are there, but I can still see everything else on the sonar as well. The bigger issue is really that sometimes the FF is showing the DR balls as the bottom. I was in 200 ft of water, with the DR at 18 ft and it was just showing me the top 18ft of water, but only part of the time.

 

[SuperD]

Okay, I won't argue the points of having a fish finder that shows objects that aren't fish as fish.

Here is a list of known things that will cause false sonar readings:
1) Less than a fully charged battery or loose battery connections
2) Loose or oxidized FF cable connections
3) Loose FF data chip
4) Damaged transducer

The first 3 items are pretty easy to check. Start there and report back if there is any difference.

 

[Kokanut]

Okay, I won't argue the points of having a fish finder that shows objects that aren't fish as fish.

Here is a list of known things that will cause false sonar readings:
1) Less than a fully charged battery or loose battery connections
2) Loose or oxidized FF cable connections
3) Loose FF data chip
4) Damaged transducer

The first 3 items are pretty easy to check. Start there and report back if there is any difference.

Thanks for the help. I'll check it out a little closer and maybe I should read the manual again. This weekend when I go fishing again I'll turn off the fish ID and check the settings again.

 

[SuperD]

Get yourself some dialectric grease and smear a little on all your connections after you've cleaned and tightened them.