downriggers

[Feelin Reel]

Big Jon vs Scotty any opinions?

[dbutts]

I have used both, I own big johns, I prefer scotty's

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[J.D.]

Had both.... run Scottys now.

[Rich D]

Scotty hands down!!!!

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[Tim Bromund]

Scottys all the way

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[Rich L]

Scotty's!!!

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[TileMan Dan]

Ford vs Chevy.

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[Tall Tails]

Ford vs Chevy is for the Cannon, Scotty debate.  Owning Big Jons would be like owning a Toyota...It looks like a truck just doesn't perform like one!   

[Kid Kingfisher]

Hey Brian hows that 10 miles per gallon? Let mwe know if yours ever gets to 260,000 miles haha!!!

[Chas0218]

You seriously bragging about gas mileage in a truck? If I want gas mileage I drive my car, my truck only gets 10mpg because I use it as a truck not a grocery getter.

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[xtriggerx]

got to be  Scotty's!!!

[lakebound88]

As a Toyota Tundra owner. Go scotty!

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[Silver Fox]

Holy crap, this is why I get grumpy! Just do a search, this has been gone over a million times on this site.......

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[momay4000]

Holy crap, this is why I get grumpy! Just do a search, this has been gone over a million times on this site.......

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Lmao!! Same here. Spring can't come soon enough.

[lakebound88]

Silver fox, we need to get you on the water sooooon. We can't afford to have a member lose it on a unsuspecting victim. Lol

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[Missdemeanor]

Nick.....or we need to sign , him up for Yoga... Align you chi son!

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[KING ME]

Holy crap, this is why I get grumpy! Just do a search, this has been gone over a million times on this site.......

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I think there should be a few "sticky" threads made. 1 for Best manufacturer reel debate, another for best manufacture electronics debate, and then one for the best downrigger manufacture debate.

[fathobbit0074]

Switching from big Jon to scotty

[pieman9155]

i still have to mount my 1099 scottys 

[jigstick]

I personally do not like any down rigger with a horizontal spool.  Especially manual ones. Poor design if you ask me….for multiple reasons.

[Tim Bromund]

Don't know about manual ones, but I have been running Scottys since 2003 and they have been flawless,  I had far more problems with cable stacking on my old Cannons.

[spoonfed-1]

Don't know about manual ones, but I have been running Scottys since 2003 and they have been flawless,  I had far more problems with cable stacking on my old Cannons.

 

The manual Scottys were sweet as well Tim.

I started with two manuals and two electrics in 1994.

In fact the manuals out performed any other manual on the market with 2 ft of retrieve per revolution of the horizontal spools and the handles on top of the spool made for easy cranking.

 

Haven't encountered any problems with the "poor design" yet but it's only been a couple of decades since I started running them.

Maybe next year.

[tannero]

Scotty for sure. Awesome product. Great support.

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[Sk8man]

The Scotty's are good downriggers and the only complaint  I have is they are a difficult shift for us dinosaur (vertical) Cannon users to get used to (the horizontal layout) when all hell breaks loose on the boat and you're trying to figure out how to get them back down to the action   but I guess that doesn't have much to do with the product though does it?

[Tim Bromund]

Just pull the lever Les :lol: