Fishing With Your Downrigger
Release some line from your rod and reel so that the lure is anywhere from 5 to 100 feet behind the boat. This is called drop back. Attach the fishing line firmly into the line release. Place the fishing rod in the rod holder and reel up the slack so that your rod has a slight bend in it. When a fish strikes the lure, the line will sepa- rate from the release. Then you will be free to fight the fish and bring it in on your rod and reel.
The Positive Ion Control System | Fishing | |
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Your boat has an electrical charge around the hull in | Theory | |
water. If a boat is properly grounded and has a proper | ||
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zinc anode, that charge should be slightly positive when |
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measured from ground to the downrigger cable. Positive |
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Ion Control (PIC) is the use of electricity to control that |
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charge and its fluctuation so that it is always maintained |
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at a specified set voltage. |
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The practice of setting up and maintaining a slight |
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positive charge on fishing gear has been used by com- |
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mercial fishermen for many years. This practice has en- |
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abled some fisherman to increase yield when used |
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along with other good fishing and boating practices. |
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Cannon's electric downriggers offer fishermen a big |
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advantage in being able to stabilize and control the posi- |
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tive charge around their boat. Because of the composite |
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construction of the frame, Cannon downriggers are insu- |
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lated from your boat's hull charge. |
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When the stainless steel downrigger cable is low- |
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ered into the water, the natural ionization between the |
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cable and the boat creates a positive charge of 0.7 to |
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0.9volts in saltwater and 0.3 to 0.6 volts in fresh water. This natural voltage is dependent upon salinity and min- eral content of the water. Your actual voltage may vary.
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