Cannon downrigger on kayak

So I'm getting ready for salmon season! I've gotta couple of extra downrigger for my big boat.  So I modified one to fit the kayak! Anyone else try this? It looks like it gonna work.

Best thing  to do when you can't fish is, get ready  to fish.

 Wow! Id have to guess you’re probably the first To put that downrigger on the 2019 outback

I was bored after work.  Got to cutting and grinding it back Into a smaller shape. Had the swivel mount  that after a bolt cut and flip they went right in

It went easier then I thought it would

Nice! Maybe pmmpete will chime in, as he's got a similar setup.

For a description of the way I mounted a Cannon Lake-Troll downrigger on my Hobie Revolution, an explanation of why I set it up the way I did for downrigger trolling, and an explanation of how to downrigger troll from a kayak, see http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=12575.msg138905#msg138905.

Because Revolutions have narrow gunwales, its a challenge to mount gear on them.  However, as Captain Ahab has shown, the H-Bar and gear track pair on the 2019 Outback provides a great platform for mounting a downrigger and many other kinds of gear.  I hope that Hobie will make similar improvements and additions to the Revolution.

hi dad! i made it on the sight

hi dad! i made it on the sight

Hahaha this is funny Mr. Fish!

+1

hi dad! i made it on the sight

Hi Mr. Fish, better post in the intro section...people are looking for ya' and may as well make it formal...

Welcome to NCKA!

One thing I use on my downrigger is the Shuttle Hawk. Works really well for me. I replaced the clip they have to a Scotty clip which works better for me.

Look how it's used.

Nice set up on the downrigger. Look forward to the pics of catches with the use of it.


My electric downrigger is just about set up. it is a little starboard side heavy though.  

Alex

That's a sick set up! A friend sold a boat and gave me a new electric downrigger for my power boat so I figured it was time to modify one of the old ones for the yak. I have one of the smaller lake trawlers set ups but those always have me grief using em. I'm excited about putting this to the test! Do u use a bigger battery to power it?

I have that same manual rigger on my 16” little aluminum. It gets the job done, but I love my other one that has a line counter and separate reel lock. But it’s light, so that’s good!. If your fish finder  transducer is mounted so that the beam picks up the ball/weight, you can adjust your depth that way instead of trying to count cranks or retrofitting a counter on it. Good luck!