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The longer your downrigger arm the longer clip you will need to reach it. For my Cannon short arms 18" - 24" is all you need. If you get a bite which doesn't pop off the clip, it's quick work to reel down and pull the line out , saving those precious seconds to set the hook.

For years I have recommended to folks that they use the rule of 100 for establishing the drop back length from the downrigger. That is once the gear is set and fishing you should have a 100 feet of line out. If you are fishing say 30 feet deep then have the gear 70 feet behind the downrigger ball.

Set up a rod with a lure, perhaps teamed with a dodger, spool the rig out behind the boat, attach your line to a downrigger clip and lower the rig to the desired depth. For trout, you'll want to run your offering from 50 to 200 feet behind the downrigger weight depending on the depth you are fishing.

Downrigger 2.0: 4 to 7 knots A downrigger ball?especially on thick mono?won't cut it. I have climbed the tower on a sportfishermen trolling 6 knots to see a downrigger with a 10-pound weight that had been set at 150 feet.

Here's an easy proven formula that tends to work almost every time in freshwater fishing applications. It is called the ?100 Foot Rule?. Say the starting point is flat lining at 100 feet behind the boat. Once you clip your line into the downrigger release clip, adjust the setback to always add up to 100 feet.

A downrigger weight of eight pounds is adequate for fishing depths up to about 50 feet and speeds approaching 2.5 MPH. A 10 pound weight will be required for fishing depths in the 50 to 75 foot depths. When faced with depths ranging from 75 to 100 feet, a 12 or 14 pound downrigger weight is needed.

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