Sk8man

Danny you have a PM

Ol Blue - It would appear by your post that you may have assumed that someone here on LOU may have been running boards out there. How do you know this would be the first question and secondly if you knew the name pof the boat or who may have been doing something you found offensive why not approach them personally or by PM on here if it was in fact a LOU member. To cast possible blame among a whole group of fishermen who may or may not even know of the bars existance by an inflamatory post such as above deserves to be called out by LOU members so it might behoove you to think a little more about your approach before posting next time (if there is one).

When running sliders the slider may trigger the release of the main line if the fish is big enough but sometimes you see your rod tip bobbing with smaller ones or the initial strike of a fish and you then release it manually and the slider slides down the main line to the main lure and extends in back of it.Once in awhile especially with high speed trolling the slider leader may wrap around the main line. I carry several slide leaders made up on a pieces of styrofoam and just cut the screwed up one off and replace it rather than waste time untangling ....no big deal.

Don't get too discouraged Bob. One of the things to think about around now is when you are dealing with stagng mature kings (sometimes piled up like cord wood) you forget about water temps and fish to irritate them into hitting. You spot them and keep dragging bright colored, highly active (like J plugs etc.) right through them time and time again until you get them to budge, .When they are staging their feeding response is greatly reduced and sometimes shut off.The ones being caught may have been taken by this strategy.One of the things I find interesting in many of the pics being posted is that the fish still look very silver without much black coloration.....seems odd at this point in the season not to see more coloration...wondering if major runs may run late this year....

At least you beat the skunk Brian had some action. Seems to be the nature out there you're either a hero or zero much of the time....we've all been there

sheared a pin on the prop?

I didn't want it to be loose and possibly get my line wrapped around it and if stiff makes for a better (more consistent) release

Try using the split ring on the release )if it has one) and fasten it to the front of the trot line clip and use tshrink wrap like I did. Another option if itdoesn't have a split ring is to wrap copper wire around the back or the releaese fastened to the trot line clip and shrink wrap that or you could use hot glue to connect

They are a heck of a lot of fun. I fish specifically for them and browns out here and even the smaller ones are pretty lively

I know this doesn't exactly answer your question but here is what I have been using for stackers since the 1970's using the trot line clip. It is just the clip with a duolock snap shrink wrapped on it and a rubber band that is half hitched to the line.

It is interesting and you may have stumbled on to something. I have caught them occasionally on them behind cowbells over the years but to catch a couple bows on them that way is something to think about. They also respond to worm harnesses with dark blue plastic worms by the way Nice going

Rob - I think some useful advice would be to get the downriggers witrh adjustable booms if you can and that way you may increase your options. Next actually try out various placement options by getting into the boat with your intended equipment (even in the driveway) and try out positioning everything to insure that it will function as you wish. Sometimes things that sound like good ideas don't translate well without actually seeing how they function. Consider running the downriggers with SLIDERS rather than stacking them. That way you can run 2 lures off each rigger without all the monkeying around and it allows you to run other stuff by freeing up the number of rods used. I often catch half the fish on sliders. The only time I don't run them is when I'm running very shallow water. related to my first comment set up all stuff you will be running in a trial run even without doing any serious fishing to see if there are any problems (tangles etc.) Placement of rod holders is especially critical n that although something may have sounded good from someone on their boat it may be in the way of other stuff on your boat....Try out the divers with both spin docs and flashers in terms of how they relate to the riggers as they both behave differently in the water. Many of the "gizmos" can wait until you have the primary situation figured out (e.g. placement of holders, downriggers etc.) having a good reliable depthfinder is important and a kicker as well for two reasons control of trolling speed and potential emergency use.