Operating Your Downrigger, Lowering the Weight

OPERATING YOUR DOWNRIGGER

Operating Your Downrigger

To Lower

After mounting the Cannon downrigger to your

boat, release some line from your rod and reel so

that the lure is anywhere from 5 to 100 feet

behind the boat. Tthis is called drop back.

Attach the fishing line firmly into the line

release. Press and hold the toggle switch down to

lower the weight to the desired depth as indicated

on the depth meter. 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 separate from the release. Then

you will be free to fight the fish and bring it in on

your rod and reel.

The Mag 20 DT can lower the trolling weight

manually or powered.

By turning the clutch knob gently clockwise

(toward the boom), you can let your trolling weight

descend as fast or as slowly as you wish. Turning

the knob counterclockwise (away from the boom)

stops the weight. This gives you control to let it

3-Position

plunge rapidly or sink slowly to a predetermined

trolling depth. With multiple downriggers, you

could start all your weights creeping down, one at

a time, and then stop them each in turn.

Hold the toggle switch down until the weight

reaches the desired depth and release. The motor

will stop when switch is released or moved to the

neutral position.