Orkney 520 Downriggers

[Elton]

Can anyone help this site visitor?

 

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Im wantin to fit downriggers to my orkney 520 but the shape of the gunwhale makes it hard, can u advise me on fittings and rails ect matt hayes has a 520 has he fitted/used downriggers and if so how were they fitted?

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[oldmouldy]

hi can,t help with the fittings but if the visitor is in need of downrigger weights call tack stock on ebay he sells them from 2lb to 7lb

[Salar]

There are a few angling supplies places that sell lightweight clamp-on downriggers that would suit a narrow gunwale. Alternatively, glass in a shelf inside and right under the gunwale and fix it to that.

[thurso angler]

what are downriggers?? :confused:

[Newt]

The right-hand short 'rod' thingy is a downrigger. Attach the cannonball weight to your rig, lower the cannonball & rig to the depth you want, troll.

 

http://www.cabelas.com and search for downrigger and you will get 59 hits on related gear. Very commonly used by boats fishing the Great Lakes.

 

Fish-on and the cannonball detaches leaving you free to fight the fish.

 

 

[ 11. March 2005, 05:29 PM: Message edited by: Newt ]

[chris parker]

Glasgow Angling sell a Scotty downrigger with a couple of different fittings to suit top mounting, side mounting or a clamp on.

 

I bought one for this season but havn't used it yet, looks well made though.

[Pikeybob]

I had the original query bout fittin downriggers on my 520 posted for me by elton, i've not solved the problem by fitting a mounting board rite across the stern of the boat and raised up. This can acomadate my downriggers and planerboard mounts and an extra two three rod holders for use with the planerboards plus cannonball holders. Gettin my downriggers from cabelas even with the postage they are a fraction of the cost of buying over here.The cheapest i could get over here was from and at the lureshack and that was delivered!

[Jaffa]

Pikeybob, have you seen this site on trolling for ferox in Scotland:

 

www.trollingthescottishlochs.co.uk/...downriggers.htm

 

Shows downrigger setup on an Orkney longliner.

 

Chris

[Pikeybob]

Yeah Jaffa I've seen it thanks the guy stays quite close to me, was gonna go have a look at his boat, had a look at the pics, me and my dad put our heads together and came up with a good set up just waitin on the downriggers from cabelas now