Scotty downrigger wont stop

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Out on the water today and my scotty downrigger will not stop after letting go of the green button. Tap it and it keeps running until it get to the end and the belt jumps off.....did that once. After that I kept trying and just pulled the plug before it got to the top. Maybe the switch????
 
It's probably the little sensor inside the gate. If you take a look, you can see a thin wire leading in to the gate. It probably has a break in it, and it corroded through. It's a simple fix, and any scotty dealer can sell you a new sensor for a few bucks.
 
Ended up being the switch. Scotty sent me a new one and I installed it myself. Taking it apart was easy......putting it back together not so much. But is all good now.
Thanks to Scotty for sending me the part free of charge!
 
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