"Chris" wrote in message
.. .
I have a couple questions about downriggers (although i've been using them
forever)..

1. going to install a downrigger on my old sunray boat... the back 2-3
feet of the boat has a top, should I install the rigger further towards
the back, or up close to where the top starts? Note: on one side I've got
a ladder, and the other a trolling motor mount so ideally brining it up
from the back and straight out the side may work best...The ladder does
come in a bit, so I can't mount anything good going straight back. see
example below

2. downrigger line - frayed... I notice on this downrigger line I have
there are a couple spots where a single wire in the braid has broken and
frayed. How much of this can I go with before I should put a new line on
it?



example:
T = trolling motor mount
L = ladder
D........ = proposed downrigger mount location


**T**MOTOR**L*
* *
* *
* D.........2ft..........
*****************
* -----BENCH----- *
* *
* *
* *
* SEAT SEAT *
* *
* ----Windshield-- *
* *
* *
* *
* *
*


Put them as far to the back on the sides as you can. Helps keep the wire
from finding your prop on a turn. Change the wire when ever a wire is
broken. You can buy 300' of the wire for about $25 at the sporting goods
store, cheaper at McMaster-Carr. If the wire breaks, you are out of
business for the day and you lose a $15+ ball, and the terminal hookup and
the release. A lot more than $25. And even more if you are using a ball
troll for a flasher setup.