Walleye Downriggers

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Downriggers

Looking for advise... If Walker & Scotty downriggers offer lifetime warranties, why do so many boats have Cannon or Big Jon Downriggers?

[Thumbburn]

Wrong section to be posting in..... this is the fishing reports section


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[mike m.]

Had Cannon electric Mag 10's for over 20 years. Seemed like everyone had Cannons so thats what I bought. Used to have 5 of them. Found a couple used that I got cheap. Would run 4 on my 24 ft Lund for L. Ontario 2 riggers for L. Erie.  Seemed like atleast  1 rigger was in the shop for repair all the time. 2012 bought a used 22 ft Penn Yan. Wanted high speed riggers that could handle heavy balls if I wanted to go real deep on L. Ontario. Went with Scotty 2116's and have been totally happy. No problems at all !! Only negative is they are so fast they almost scare some of my old timer friends that were used to those slow Mag 10's. Sold the 24 ft with the 5 Mag 10's.

[jimski2]

Scotty was making downriggers for over half a century. I think they invented them. They used them on the Pacific Coast for salmon fishing longer than the Great Lakes were stocked with salmon and designed for salt water use.


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