Downrigging

What downrigger are you all running and what kind if fishing are you doing with it? Salt/fresh salmon/trout etc

I think I used Scotty downrigger braid.

https://www.amazon.com/Scotty-Power-Braid-Downrigger-Line/dp/B00KHXEVGO

I use Scotty lake troller. Mostly for salmon in salt. I wouldn’t hesitate to use in fresh trolling for trout or land-locked salmon (Kokanee and chinook).

Okay, I get the idea of not using the steel wire cable that comes with the Scotty downrigger- pretty much a no brained! 

However- if you are running a weighted ball and do snag up why would you not want that snag to be off as quick as possible?  Wouldn’t a lighter weight braided line- say around 35-50 lbs test work just as well and not give an issue with snagging and the resulting capsizing risk?  It would seem that for a four to six pound weight going five times the ball weight should be sufficient. 

Am I missing something here?  Thanks in advance for any input!! 

I used 30# braid for a while and that’ll work. As you say, it might be marginally safer. But I did break it off unintentionally once when I cranked all the way to the top and just beyond, and it snapped. Since then, I’ve gone with 65#, and I never had any trouble with that.

Thanks for the advice.  I will be getting 65# braid; no sense in losing gear when heat of the hookup occurs!  I am also running a rubber snubber as also recommended by BDON- thanks!

I think my braid is yellow, 75lb test, strong enough to stand abrasion from the side of the kayak. I marked it with a sharpie, every 30ft. It helps.