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Newbie Dilemma: Electric or Manual Downrigger? Need Your Expertise!
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<blockquote data-quote="LDUBS" data-source="post: 507847" data-attributes="member: 21536"><p>My previous down rigger had the dreaded humming just about all the time. The new ones don't. Stainless cable on both. </p><p></p><p>The only differences I can think of is the current DRs have a longer boom, use a heavier (12#) weight, and I use Scotty weight retrievers with them. Maybe the retriever just touching the DR cable is enough to dampen the humming. IDK. I read somewhere a long time ago that putting a cork donut over the DR wire so that it is floating along at the surface against the wire will eliminate the hum. Maybe I'm getting the same effect from the retrievers. Who knows, but whatever caused the wires to stop singing, I ain't complaining.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDUBS, post: 507847, member: 21536"] My previous down rigger had the dreaded humming just about all the time. The new ones don't. Stainless cable on both. The only differences I can think of is the current DRs have a longer boom, use a heavier (12#) weight, and I use Scotty weight retrievers with them. Maybe the retriever just touching the DR cable is enough to dampen the humming. IDK. I read somewhere a long time ago that putting a cork donut over the DR wire so that it is floating along at the surface against the wire will eliminate the hum. Maybe I'm getting the same effect from the retrievers. Who knows, but whatever caused the wires to stop singing, I ain't complaining. [/QUOTE]
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