need new manual riggers

[ofmanyone]

hello again fellas, ive got to replace my antiquated cannon manuals before i lose a shark(or two at this rate). I love the idea of the big jon alum shaft( alum gunwhales are taking a beating) flexibility and the easy ball retrieval because of the tip up feature. I have made some mistakes before on big ticket items and would prefer to get an opinion or ten before i sign the check. any help is much appreciated!

Jeff

[chrisg]

I just bought some scotty 1083 strongarm manual downrigger from cabela's on sale with free ball and release with 5 dollar shipping promo for 170ish shipped.They too have the tip up feature and lock up and out of the way.I am new to downriggers so I have nothing to compare against but I think they are easy enough to use,counters are still working .I got them a few weeks ago hopefully they still have the sale,many other choices to choose from also.I liked the scotty's mostly because the booms were stainless and seemed more heavier dty than others.Hope this helps

[ofmanyone]

Thanks Chris, i must have phrased that question poorly as it took a week to get a reply!

[FLXTroutman]

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