$50 mini downrigger for sale on craigslist

This looks really cool and I think it'd do great on a kayak.  Not mine, just ran across it

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/bpo/d/big-john-mini-downrigger-lead/6577790157.html

That is pretty cool, and looks solid.

Crank handle is difficult to use and the boom is fairly flimsy. Scotty is ten times easier to use.

Crank handle is difficult to use and the boom is fairly flimsy. Scotty is ten times easier to use.

Still it's tempting. The horizontal crank on the Scotty is the one thing I don't like about it...

I've mounted a Scotty Laketroller on my Trident, a Scotty Depthmaster on my Revolution, and a Cannon Lake-Troll on my Revolution, and the Cannon Lake-Troll is by far my favorite downrigger setup.  For a description of how I mounted it on my Revolution, and an explanation of why I mounted it that way, see http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=12575.msg138905#msg138905 .

I've mounted a Scotty Laketroller on my Trident, a Scotty Depthmaster on my Revolution, and a Cannon Lake-Troll on my Revolution, and the Cannon Lake-Troll is by far my favorite downrigger setup.  For a description of how I mounted it on my Revolution, and an explanation of why I mounted it that way, see http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=12575.msg138905#msg138905 .

I found your downrigger guidance super helpful, pmmpete. Thank you! Have you found a way to keep braided downrigger line from jumping off the pulley wheel of the Cannon Lake Troll?