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Old 04-08-2015, 01:23 PM   #10
Marin
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I agree with Greatlaker-- a cruising boat is a poor trolling platform unless one can slow it down below its typical idle speed which is too fast for trollng for kings but can work at times for silvers. I also don't like the freeboard of most recreational cruisers. Too high.

We have a dedicated fishing boat we use for salmon, ling cod, and halibut. Its low freeboard makes it easy to deal with big fish.

As to downriggers, we fitted Penn downriggers to our fishing boat when we bought it in 1987 and they have been absolutely flawless. I and a lot of other people feel they are far superior to either Scotty or Cannon.

But....... Penn no longer makes downriggers and parts are getting hard to find. I just bought enough parts to keep our two Penns going for the next 30 years, but if I had to buy new downriggers today I would probably take a real hard look at Cannon because I prefer a vertical cable spool.
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