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what are downriggers and outriggers

I see larger fishing boats advertised with downriggers and outriggers. Call me ignorant, but also please tell me what these are?		 Charlie
Oct 12
2005
A downrigger consists of a heavy lead weight on a line or cable. There is typically a "clip" on the line just above the weight. A fisherman secures his leader or line in the clip, and lowers the heavy weight into the water. This allows a fisherman to troll deeper, at a controlled depth, than would be possible without putting a ton of lead on the fishing line itself. When a fish bites, the line releases from the clip on the downrigger line and the fisherman is then just playing the fish without a lot of excess weight to spoil the action.

An outrigger is a large pole that is typically stowed vertically against the superstructure when not in use, and lowered to reach well outboard when needed. The purpose of the outrigger is to take the fishing line away from the boat to one side or the other. Commercial trollers use outriggers with several lines per side.

 chuckgould.chu...
Oct 11
A downrigger is a reel with a set amount of wire on it (in terms of hundreds of feet), an arm and a weight commonly called a cannon ball along with some line release devices. It works by lowering the canon ball to a predetermined depth taking along a lure or the bait - usually used when trolling. Some fish like certain depths and that's how you get to them by using a down rigger.

http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/tips/downrigger_setup.htm

A outrigger is a pole attached to either a T-top or deck and is usually used to extend the fishing like and lures out to the side of the boat so you are covering more space in any given lure presentation. With an outrigger, you can place one or two lures and lines on each adding to your spread. You may have as many as six or seven lines run this way.

These are the type I have on my Contender.

http://www.meltontackle.com/shopping/category.asp?category_id=275

 Shortwave
Oct 12
   
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