I hang the weight on the boom hook and swing my rigger in while landing a fish or traveling. All I do is give my rigger a quick tip up, let the weight swing in and grab it hanging next to the boom, quick hook on the hook and it’s away. Not so easy I’m sure if one is solo mind you. For me the less crap I have laying around and looking to get tangled in stuff the better I like it. Nice clean deck and work area always. Everything is set just so. Stopper is set so the weight stops just long enough so it can’t swing back and hit the boat and damage it and just the right distance to hang on the hook. Everything is ready for that 40lber at all times.
Makes perfect sense but how does that help grab clips while setting gear?
I’ve never seen the need to run your booms stuck way out anyways. I know some guys do it when they are running deep but really how much difference can it make when those lines are out 200’. Like how can an extra 15 or 20“ 200’ away make, none that my common sense tells me. That’s why I like the finned weights. I just put the slightest little bend in the fins and have them pulling out from each other. In all my years I’ve crossed my downrigger lines once.
Yup I agree. I never run mine all the way out and never get lines crossed unless combat fishing while double stacked on each side and some other boat cuts us off and have to drastically very sharply turn but even that's a rareity as I'm not a fan of fishing close to packs of boats but when just fishing normal even double stacked we don't get lines crossed without extending booms.
Gotcha. I run the double rod holder base so the tip up isn't really and option for me anymore. I used to do it that way though, never really thought about why I liked the retrievers now.
Ya that makes sense.
