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But who determines who is lying????

Go to WalMart and get 50 lb Shakespeare. It is quite large in dia so the fleas cannot grab it. It is also very inexpensive. Put on about 200 ft, this is enough to cover your vertical member from the down riggers. Put on about 20 ft or so of 25 lb test leader to cover the distance behind the ball. Problem solved. Pay attention to knots so you don't have a problem thru the rod eyes and level wind on the reel. Has been working for me for many years.

Used to fish Park De La Verendrye in Quebec once or twice a year until my father passed away. Had many good trips there. Drivable and loaded with lakes for pike and walleye.

Found a braided sleeve for wiring online that is supposed to be rodent resistant. Costs about $1 a foot. May give it a try.

Was planning on a walleye trip to Oneida tomorrow. Once again trailer lights not working. Chewed in inaccessible places. Happens almost every year because trailer is stored outside. Any preventative suggestions when rewiring would be appreciated.

Been slow in Mexico too!

Lately you need to be in 180++ get of water and be capable of getting down to 140 to 160 on riggers and other methods. No good temps above that.

Another hint is to avoid the wire packing up on the transom side of the spool. I push mine over while retrieving every 20 seconds or so to avoid this. If you don't manually "level wind" a bit the cable will pack up on one side and eventually fall over causing a slack spot in the windings which causes a rough bump when lowering the next time. This can cause a cable breakage especially if not using a snubber with Cannon original cable. Ask me how I know !!!

A bit of a story about fish thief snubbers with Scotty cable on my Cannons. About a month ago I was cleaning my boat and I temporarily put my starboard rigger ball from its normal position to sitting on the transom. Finished cleaning and forgot to put it back. Went fishing the next morning. 1 mile across Sandy Pond and 7 miles out to 150 ft of water at 25 mph. When I went to set the rigger I was shocked that it was out 75 ft but the 16lb torpedo was still attached. Fell off the transom somewhere during the morning run out. The snubber was stretched beyond recognition but did not break. The Scotty Cable also was good. Can't get a better test than that.

Get rid of Cannon cable, put on Scotty cable. Use Fish Thief snubbers at the ball. Loosen the clutch to just before slipping than lower the rigger normally with motor. No more problems!!