Downrigger release question - Updated with pics

[huntnphool]

Thanks everyone.  I made it out Saturday to try out the downrigger.  It worked great.  Only thing I caught was a flat fish so I think at least I was near the bottom.  I'm looking forward to more.

 So lets see your final rigging.

[Gobble Doc]

I'll take a picture tonight and post. 

[Gobble Doc]

OK, here's what I went with.  Release clip just above the snubber on the wire.  It's all subject to change.  Also is a pic of the rail mount I rigged up. 

[huntnphool]

That will work, you might also consider adding a rudder and attaching the release to the back end.

[Badhabit]

Gobble Doc, off topic and a question about where your Yamaha is mounted. Did they just hang that motor off the transom or is it raised up as high as it can go? 

[WAcoueshunter]

Rail mount looks great!

I run the same release setup, on the wire just above the snubber. Works great.

[Gobble Doc]

Wacoueshunter,  thanks.

Badhabit, I'm not sure about how the engine was mounted.  I picked it up used a few years ago and I haven't really looked to be honest.  I'll check it out tomorrow and post what I find out.

huntnphool, I'll look into those rudders.  Thanks for the suggestions. 

[wildweeds]

This will be carbon dating, I never used a snubber unless it was on a "Whiskey line"

[Fish4Fun]

Why clip to the cable, hook it to the large ring on the top of the snubber.  I have ran this way for years and it has never failed. When you drag the bottom the flasher will be above the weight too. The other thought is too much chance of fraying the cable clipping to it all the time. With 12 Lbs of weight it doesn't take a lot to drop a ball off the end due to bad cables.

[lokidog]

Why clip to the cable, hook it to the large ring on the top of the snubber.  I have ran this way for years and it has never failed. When you drag the bottom the flasher will be above the weight too. The other thought is too much chance of fraying the cable clipping to it all the time. With 12 Lbs of weight it doesn't take a lot to drop a ball off the end due to bad cables.

It depends on what kind of snap you have on the other end of your release that will determine where you can attach it.