downrigger mount

Nude up · Post by **Nude up** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:24 pm

After the post last week where we trolled hardbodies I mentioned my downrigger was out of action when i sold my boat with the mount attached. I had been slack bought a hookem mount for the new boat but because the angle of the plate was wayoff I had just chucked it in the shed. These days off I cut the plate off re profiled it today I took it into work where the very helpful welders rewelded the plate and added gusset plates to add a bit of rigidity what do you reckon just needs a polish its all stainless

Scraglor · Post by **Scraglor** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:33 pm

Looks good mate! A big red on a hardbody isnt far off now surely!

Nude up · Post by **Nude up** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:43 pm

Hopefully soon

Post by **cheaterparts** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:06 pm

Nude up wrote:I took it into work where the very helpful welders rewelded the plate and added gusset plates to add a bit of rigidity what do you reckon just needs a polish its all stainless

should have got them to pickle the welds while they were at it -- but it looks the goods

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I've been working on a downrigger myself for the kayak - it needed to be light and compact

I started with a broken 10 kg rod that I shortened the butt and made some stainless mounting plates to fit to a berkly rod holder - this fits striaght onto a mount on the yak
for the reel I've used a pelargic ebay cheapy OH is had level wind and a lever drag which should be easier to control the sink rate of the Bomb

a quick test it looks like there is plenty of drag to lock up to lift a 4 pound weight

I just had to shorten the lenth of the rod and fit a roller tip

today I got some 3 lb bombs and release clips , so I'm ready to drop and troll some liveys for pelagic things in a couple of weeks time at South West Rocks

Nude up · Post by **Nude up** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:48 pm

Great idea will you have to lean the opposite way in the yak

Post by **cheaterparts** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:06 pm

Nude up wrote:Great idea will you have to lean the opposite way in the yak

a lot more than leaning will be going on if we can hook up something big black and pointy

Post by **Redhunter** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:14 pm

Looks good mate. You must be pumped! Bring on Big Red! The other bonus of dragging lures around at this time of year is, you've got a good chance at a Kingie as well.

barra mick · Post by **barra mick** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:46 pm

I hope thats welded on my side of the haines hunter.

Post by **davek** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:56 am

Both look like good bits of gear, well done fella's, :thumbsup: cheers davo

Nude up · Post by **Nude up** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:55 pm

Come on mick its plain to see its on my side

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