Downrigger Cable of choice

[DEFIANCE1]

Im looking to purchase new downrigger cable for my 4 cannon downriggers. When looking at fish307, i noticed you can buy cannon, scotty, walker and a couple other brands of cable, they are all 150lb test. Just wondering if there is really a difference in quality between the different brands because they are priced differently. Originally i was going to just buy the cannon stuff but if the others are the same i might as well buy the less expensive ones.

[Gill-T]

I like the Cannon coffee colored wire.

[seasquirrel]

I like the scotty. Seems to be a bit bigger and tougher than Big Jons. I did not notice any greater blowback from the slighter greater diameter.

[muskybob]

Any thoughts on using the 150# power pro braid?

[K Gonefishin]

I need to pick up some coated cable and I use 15 pound round balls but I'm going to get some sharks ( maybe just 1 for probe rigger not sure yet), just aquired a Moore Sub Troll so need to get coated cable for my Vector riggers. Any suggestions on Coated Cable for pulling heavy weights. 150 or 200 pound? Or brand where do you guys get yours>

Thanks

[LongLine]

KG - Ran the 200 Lb for a while because of fear of losing probe. My advice ...don't. 200 has a tremendous blowback difference over the 150.

Tom B.

(LongLine)

[K Gonefishin]

Sounds good, I have heard that before but wanted to get some more confirmation from Lake O guys. I found some 140 coated that ATM sells for 34.99 I'll add that to one of my winter orders.

Thx!

[holy mackerel]

Moor is having a sale right now, you may want to check with them. Postcard arrived last night.

[K Gonefishin]

Thanks

[stan]

Any thoughts on using the 150# power pro braid?

Bob my friends in Oregon that got on that craze a couple years have all pulled it off. In the winter when temp are below 20, they ice up real band and impossible to get all back on the spool at times.

[B8buket]

Stan , the braid is supposed to eliminate downrigger cable (hum) , and decrease blowback.

I've been thinking about using it . I dont run riggers during the Winter months much.

I wonder how the fleas affect it though.

I'm pretty sure there's some guys on this site that use it , maybe they would chime in

[stan]

Vic

When I have a 20 Lb weight on the end along with my probe, I feel a lot safer with cable than I do with thread. But hey that is just me

[lennybones]

my buddy and i have switched to the power pro, and although i have not been out with it yet, he loves the fact that theres no hum, as well as we are on a small boat with smaller riggers so we only use 12 lb sharks, the only two times he was out only caught one or two fish off the riggers but that was because the dipsey bite was hot! if i was running 20lb balls i prob would not go with it.