dipsy rods hitting side downrigger

[DEFIANCE1]

I'm having trouble when a king hits my dipsy rods they hit my side downrigger cable. The twille tip starts hitting the cable and has got stuck in the cable before.I have cannon extendable booms out the side and ten foot dipsy rods. Rod holders are about thirty inches away from the Riggers. How far away do you have your rod holders from the side rigger? Move closer so the tip extends past or farther so it doesn't reach the cable?

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DEFIANCE1,

We had similar issues with the dipsy wire sawing on th erigger cable of the side rigger. What we did to alleviate this was to raise the dipsy rod holder so it cleared the rigger cable.

Clarke

[larry]

Yes, run them at a 45 and let the line clear over the arm of the rigger, or get roller releases and run them off the outriggers.