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Trolling with a downrigger
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To a lot of people downriggers are not such a new technique of catching more fish but its till you try one that you know the results. Here in the Mediterranean it is not so widely used as it is in lakes in North America.
A downrigger is a large reel that uses stainless steel cable and a heavy weight to take your lure down to the depth where the fish are. Downriggers will improve trolling results for any species of fish by giving you accurate depth control. You can reach the big ones at precisely their level, deep, or shallow.
You attach your fishing rod line to the heavy downrigger cable by means of a "release clip". When a fish takes your lure, it is released off the downrigger cable, so you can fish with light tackle, unencumbered by a heavy weight when playing your fish. Downriggers put the "sport" back into sportfishing.
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