This is my first real contribution to this site. Check your actual downrigger line voltage.
I had a black box given to me, and finally got around to installing it. It worked great for a couple of days. In fact, I cought more fish on the wire side of the boat than the braid side.
I was fishing off the hump in Campbell River this past weekend, and for about 4 hours, I was getting nothing, not even a bite or shake of the rod. I checked the voltage at the downrigger wire, and sure enough, it read 2 volts !. I turned the black box off, and 15 minutes later, fish on. The box was working perfectly until that trip, in fact it was outfishing the braid by about 4 to 1. (that's not a ratio, that's the actual number of fis that I have caught), and was being confirmed by a multimeter every second or so trip.
I called the manufacturer, and they are going to go good on the warranty, but it's a bit of a **** off anyhow.
RCA
I had a black box given to me, and finally got around to installing it. It worked great for a couple of days. In fact, I cought more fish on the wire side of the boat than the braid side.
I was fishing off the hump in Campbell River this past weekend, and for about 4 hours, I was getting nothing, not even a bite or shake of the rod. I checked the voltage at the downrigger wire, and sure enough, it read 2 volts !. I turned the black box off, and 15 minutes later, fish on. The box was working perfectly until that trip, in fact it was outfishing the braid by about 4 to 1. (that's not a ratio, that's the actual number of fis that I have caught), and was being confirmed by a multimeter every second or so trip.
I called the manufacturer, and they are going to go good on the warranty, but it's a bit of a **** off anyhow.
RCA