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<blockquote data-quote="JayKay" data-source="post: 126871" data-attributes="member: 324"><p>The 5 footer is too short. You have to put a good bend in the rod once your ball is at the right depth, etc. The bend in the rod is what snaps up the slack, and sets the hook when a fish pulls the line out of the release.</p><p></p><p>The length of line behind the ball dictates how big of a roll the flasher puts on the squid. More line out behind the ball = a bigger slower roll. Flasher closer to the ball makes a smaller tighter faster roll.</p><p></p><p>This is the complete sum of what I remember from downrigging back in the early 90's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JayKay, post: 126871, member: 324"] The 5 footer is too short. You have to put a good bend in the rod once your ball is at the right depth, etc. The bend in the rod is what snaps up the slack, and sets the hook when a fish pulls the line out of the release. The length of line behind the ball dictates how big of a roll the flasher puts on the squid. More line out behind the ball = a bigger slower roll. Flasher closer to the ball makes a smaller tighter faster roll. This is the complete sum of what I remember from downrigging back in the early 90's. [/QUOTE]
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