SpeedyStein:
Considering what to use for a descender weight.
I do have a 4lb downrigger ball, but it is fin shaped, not round.
I also have several 1lb cannonball weights. Was considering melting a few of those together. Not sure the best way to go about that though. I think 3lbs would be plenty, but could do a 4 or 5 lb.
Or, I could just string them together, and not bother melting anything.
What is everyone else doing for this?
Sailfish:
I was able to safely released this nice Verm with a 2 lbs weight recently.
Sea-bree:
Having not descended many fish personally, I’m surprised that so much weight is necessary. Will the buoyancy of the fish make descending with, for example, a 12 oz weight too slow, ineffective…
SpeedyStein:
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Nice, thanks for a reference. How deep did you go?
--- Quote from: Sea-bree on April 30, 2024, 04:52:06 PM ---Having not descended many fish personally, I’m surprised that so much weight is necessary. Will the buoyancy of the fish make descending with, for example, a 12 oz weight too slow, ineffective…
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I've never used a descending device, so don't really have a good reference for how much is needed to safely get them down. I would say about 95% of my fishing is in less than 70ft, so sending a rockfish down that deep probably isn't quite the challenge as say 200ft or more.
Also, are people using a rod and reel for this, or some other sort of device?