downrigger speed n temp question

[cheese]

just wonderin i had out about 140ft of cable from the downrigger out 12lb ball n but the speed n temp unit said it was about 85ft which number should i be lookin at

[bandrus1]

were you using a fishhawk td?

[Mortigan]

I'd believe the 85 if you hit a current

[skipper19]

That is a huge difference....either you were trolling 3x to fast or something is wrong.

Hang the ball at rest....read on sonar...get rigger counter and speed temp reading and compare. All should match. But get baseline from sonar for ball reading first.

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[cheese]

thanks guys i dont think i was goin 2 fast my gps speed said between 2.4 n3.0 down speed was readin about 1.6 n its the cannon speed n temp unit

[Captain Carl Bish]

thanks guys i dont think i was goin 2 fast my gps speed said between 2.4 n3.0 down speed was readin about 1.6 n its the cannon speed n temp unit

I once had the same problem and fixed it with Scotty Downriggers and a Fish Hawk.

[Mortigan]

There's a few eastern posts from this weekend about a heavy 3mph west downcurrent playing havoc with the trolling speeds...

[bandrus1]

thanks guys i dont think i was goin 2 fast my gps speed said between 2.4 n3.0 down speed was readin about 1.6 n its the cannon speed n temp unit

I once had the same problem and fixed it with Scotty Downriggers and a Fish Hawk.

[ray koziatek]

do what skippy said ,,,if ya still have huge diff make shure ya check yer actual footage out compaired to rigger number counter....with a 100ft ruler in the back yard..

[capt ace]

That reading is most likely right on the money due to blowback in the cable. The cannon snt gives actual vertical depth in the column below the boat. It reads off of a pressure sensor. I have checked it at rest and the pressure gauges are pretty accurate. Cannon snt is the only unit on the market that gives actual depth. It's a great unit when it works.

[capt ace]

That reading is most likely right on the money due to blowback in the cable and the lighter weight on your rigger ball. The cannon snt gives actual vertical depth in the column below the boat. It reads off of a pressure sensor. I have checked it at rest and the pressure gauges are pretty accurate. Cannon snt is the only unit on the market that gives actual depth. It's a great unit when it works.

Adding 15lb sharks will cut the blowback down. This past week I had a 20lb shark out at 135ft to get an actual depth of 111 ft in the column. With the 15lb shark I had to put out 150ft to get to the same depth of 111ft. I had a top speed trolling west of 3.5mph to get 2.4 at the ball. Trolling due east I had 2.6 on top to get 2.4 at the ball and had to raise the riggers 10ft to get back to 111ft in the column.

[cheese]

thanks again guys