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<blockquote data-quote="gone_fishing" data-source="post: 126879" data-attributes="member: 708">My only experience down rigging is in a buddy's boat on LOTW trolling for walleyes with crankbaits. The first year we downrigged he had Off-Shore Tackle brand releases like this:[ATTACH]7277[/ATTACH]I didn't care much for this style release. It would often trip if you let the ball down just a little too fast. The next year he switched to these releases.[ATTACH]7278[/ATTACH]They are called &quot;Black's Downrigger Release Clip&quot;. They worked a lot better and rarely would ever accidentally release. You can adjust the tension very easily so it's tight enough not to accidentally trip but not so tight small fish can't trip them. We strictly used mono which worked really well with these releases. Just twirl the line a few times to form a loop, insert into open release and then close release.I think we were using 10 lb balls in anywhere from 32-36 feet of water. They seem to stay pretty vertical going around 2-3 MPH.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gone_fishing, post: 126879, member: 708"] My only experience down rigging is in a buddy's boat on LOTW trolling for walleyes with crankbaits. The first year we downrigged he had Off-Shore Tackle brand releases like this: [ATTACH=CONFIG]7277._xfImport[/ATTACH] I didn't care much for this style release. It would often trip if you let the ball down just a little too fast. The next year he switched to these releases. [ATTACH=CONFIG]7278._xfImport[/ATTACH] They are called "Black's Downrigger Release Clip". They worked a lot better and rarely would ever accidentally release. You can adjust the tension very easily so it's tight enough not to accidentally trip but not so tight small fish can't trip them. We strictly used mono which worked really well with these releases. Just twirl the line a few times to form a loop, insert into open release and then close release. I think we were using 10 lb balls in anywhere from 32-36 feet of water. They seem to stay pretty vertical going around 2-3 MPH. [/QUOTE]

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