Oakbayfishin
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looking for suggestions on everyone’s preference for downrigger cable. What brand? Is there some better than others? Please post pics on how you have the end of your rigger setup. Thanks
Old school here. I use Scotty premium 180 lb. cable. Not likely to switch anytime soon.
As a x commercial fisherman the vibration and hum bring fish in do you have any science saying it repels fish? Fish can sense vibration way farther than they can seeWent to PowerPro 250#, 100 yards of downrigger braid.
Changed over a few years ago and should have done it sooner. Don’t have to worry about crimp in steel and breaking, no line vibration/hum and less blowback. In my opinion braid is much better to handle.
The big problem with cable is now scotty brings it from China pnt has amazing cable they bring in from Japan the biggest problem with cable is the scotty and others have gone to chinaAs a x commercial fisherman the vibration and hum bring fish in do you have any science saying it repels fish? Fish can sense vibration way farther than they can see
Another option is Mason cable out of USA again the biggest problem with cable is ChinaThe big problem with cable is now scotty brings it from China pnt has amazing cable they bring in from Japan the biggest problem with cable is the scotty and others have gone to china
As a x commercial fisherman the vibration and hum bring fish in do you have any science saying it repels fish? Fish can sense vibration way farther than they can see
Lol... I am well aware that vibration in the water travels for a long way, I never said it didn’t or that it repels fish or for that matter brings them in. I’m the one that has to listen to it and I don’t like to listen to it. Whether vibration is actually an attractant or not I’m not to concerned about, I catch my share of salmon small, large and in between.
I also have braid on one and cable on the other. No meaningful difference between them in terms of fishing performance that I can notice.I have been experimenting last season and still have cable on one downrigger, braid on the other. Both fished very well, neither out fished the other. However, there was a huge phytoplankton bloom around Texada recently. That stuff stuck to the cable like crap to a blanket. However, it didn't stick to the braid at all. Because we get these blooms several times during my season, I'm going with braid on both downriggers.