Down rigger question

On my trip last month to Mccloud res. I got to deploy my new mini-down rigger.


It worked great getting my baits down deep, but the problem was the noise. It buzzed like I had nest of angry hornets in my hull. In the serene quiet of that lake, I felt like I could be heard on the summit of Mt. Shasta.
Any ideas of what I can do to never have that happen, ever again?

I saw a post sometime back where a guy replaced the cable with Braid and that stop the vibration

Ah, the wonders of braid. 
That would work, wouldn't it?
Thank yee, very much.

Use mono backing enough to fill 3/4 of the spool then top shot with 150 yards of spectra. If you are running under 4 pounds of lead on freshwater, 40-65 pound braid is more than enough. If you are running 4-6 pounds on the ocean use 65-150# spectra with a ball snubber.

Perfect.
 Thanks for the intel, GB2

I saw a post sometime back where a guy replaced the cable with Braid and that stop the vibration

second that, braid will cut that noise down a lot but not entirely.

Yup braid is what we use on our old down rigger and the noice stopped.

Me too i use the downrigger braid. Also if u get hung up u can cut it.

 I like braid too, but if you're OK with the cable, try running the cable through a mini-tennis ball (pet store?) so the ball slides freely. A wine cork would probably work too. A regular tennis ball worked well on my PB downriggers.
How was the fishing? Driven by the lake on the way to the river but never stopped.

Goz,
The fishing was pretty solid. Caught at least 3 rainbows a day, trolling.  I hear tell of large browns, as well. Talked to a guy who was catching the browns using ford fenders in watermelon. They looked to be about 3 to 5 lbs! 
It was the quiet of the lake that really reasonated with me. Besides the buzz of my DR, that was reasonating from my boat. Lol

it's not just less noise but the thinner diameter of the spectra has less drag and you can use less weight which is huge in a kayak. The only downside of spectra is that it will cut your line so you have to pull the ball before bringing the fish to the boat. Nice job on the trout. I will be switching to trout soon.

Use mono backing enough to fill 3/4 of the spool then top shot with 150 yards of spectra. If you are running under 4 pounds of lead on freshwater, 40-65 pound braid is more than enough. If you are running 4-6 pounds on the ocean use 65-150# spectra with a ball snubber.

I second (or 3rd or 4th...) spectra---way, way safer than wire on a kayak, IMHO.

But, why the mono backing? And this year, I used 30# braid with a 4 pound ball when chasing salmon, and never had any issues. I'd think that 50# braid would be more than enough, even with a 6 pound ball in saltwater.

Use mono backing enough to fill 3/4 of the spool then top shot with 150 yards of spectra. If you are running under 4 pounds of lead on freshwater, 40-65 pound braid is more than enough. If you are running 4-6 pounds on the ocean use 65-150# spectra with a ball snubber.

I second (or 3rd or 4th...) spectra---way, way safer than wire on a kayak, IMHO.

But, why the mono backing? And this year, I used 30# braid with a 4 pound ball when chasing salmon, and never had any issues. I'd think that 50# braid would be more than enough, even with a 6 pound ball in saltwater.

Yeah, I used 40# braid and never broke off a ball but everyone told me to go heavier on the ocean because the swell and chop stress the line more. The spectra designed for downriggers starts at 130#. The reason for the mono backing is the fill the spool to the the right amount so that one turn is 1 foot or whatever your downrigger is designed for. It's too expensive to use straight spectra to fill the spool to this point and the most spectra you will ever need is 150 yards.