1
General Fishing Tips / Re: Descender Weight
« on: April 30, 2024, 09:02:38 PM »My DIY descending device. I had some heavy stainless wire leftover from another project. Copied the rough shape of the Shelton device. Will probably find some heavy duty carabiners for the top and bottom to make hooking it up easier.
I'm on the fence about a handline or just a stiff rod to lower it down. Would be nice to have a reel to crank it back up, but I mostly fish less than 100ft, so a few pounds of lead on a handline a couple times per trip isn't a big deal either. Probably easier than pulling hoop nets full of crab, haha. Will think on it for a bit.
The wire doesn't look stiff enough and probably will give you some issue decending a medium to large yellow or cowcod IMO.