downrigger fishing

[bighorn]

Who cares what the haida did/do? Multiple hook sets on a line are illegal. Full stop.

Can't find it in the regs

[tigrr]

https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/...miere-eng.html
about half way down fish with a fixed weight.

[.264winmag]

It way better without a rod that's why. Less blowback, you can put more hooks down. Easier to get the fish in just press the button and let the downrigger do the work. Way faster, less tangles. The haida from old masset do it.

It is not way easier without a rod. I agree a rigger will help get em up a ways but anything over 30# will trip the breaker on a Scotty. Haven’t used the new fancy scotties that will handle a 20# ball though. I just bury my release clips on the hard setting and hit the auto and keep up with the rod/reel, get em up a ways then they’ll pop off the clip and finish em off with the rod/reel. If your trolling deep you need them 60” booms to keep the lines spread apart, if you have a meat line tagged on it’s not that easy to get your paws on that tag to finish the fish off at the boat. Way easier with a rod/reel, not to mention meat lines are illegal for white people.

[browningboy]

I don’t know if a downrigger would pull a 40 pounder up? Guess it may but once they see the boat and run may break the rigger?

[Greg]

I don’t know if a downrigger would pull a 40 pounder up? Guess it may but once they see the boat and run may break the rigger?

I don't have tons of experience doing it but I was on a boat that pulled 11 springs in an hour and a half. One was a 35lber and another was 42lber, the rest were 15lbers and smaller. The 35# fish could take line off the rigger and the 42# took 5 to 7 runs and lifted the 15lb ball to the surface for multiple minutes. Everything held. One other note though is that a bungee is used to attach the fishing line to the cable so it gives it some shock absorbtion.

They also use commercial rigging cable, versus the sport fishing cable.

[browningboy]

2267027[/URL]]I don't have tons of experience doing it but I was on a boat that pulled 11 springs in an hour and a half. One was a 35lber and another was 42lber, the rest were 15lbers and smaller. The 35# fish could take line off the rigger and the 42# took 5 to 7 runs and lifted the 15lb ball to the surface for multiple minutes. Everything held. One other note though is that a bungee is used to attach the fishing line to the cable so it gives it some shock absorbtion.

They also use commercial rigging cable, versus the sport fishing cable.

But why wouldn’t they just use a rod? Never heard of such a way to bring up fish, to me it’s unsportsmanlike big time but that’s just me I guess?

[Jagermeister]

I don't have tons of experience doing it but I was on a boat that pulled 11 springs in an hour and a half. One was a 35lber and another was 42lber, the rest were 15lbers and smaller. The 35# fish could take line off the rigger and the 42# took 5 to 7 runs and lifted the 15lb ball to the surface for multiple minutes. Everything held. One other note though is that a bungee is used to attach the fishing line to the cable so it gives it some shock absorbtion.

They also use commercial rigging cable, versus the sport fishing cable.

This wouldn't be a guide boat perchance?

[S.W.A.T.]

Since we cant fish springs i am going to troll for halibut. Is it legal to fish with just a clip 20 feet of line and a big spoon and no rod.It would be nice for fishing the bottom in deep water i cant find it in the regs

Seems like a pretty lazy way to try and get a fine

[dakoda62]

I will chirp in on this, only because my father (RIP) used to do this in Rupert many many years ago. 1 line, 40 lb ball manual gurdie, he did have a groundfish licence however he targeted Salmon, quite successful i might add. Always had a rod out and wire cutters at the back of the boat.

[Imdone]

Unless you are commercial fishing or FN, this purposed method is completely illegal.