Update:
First morning 7/20 got kind of a rough start, in the mad rush to get out of the house and get to Bridgeport state park for the weekend, left the downriggers leaned up against the shop where the boat normally parks
So decided to give it a go with banana weights. That took a while to dial in. People were catching all around us and we managed to scrounge up two for the morning- EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING! Wind was howling the next morning, took it off to hang with the fam at the campground and do a tour through Chief Joseph Dam- totally worth while. Tried it one last time on Sunday before the long trek back to the west side, took a while to pick up a fish- then decided to change up my gear (longer leader, put on a hootchie w/out smiley blade, tipped with sand shrimp) within 5 minutes picked up a second fish. 15 minutes later, we were limited. Could not believe tweeking a couple items made the world of difference. All in all, it was a good trip.... until my brakes went out towing a 28' travel trailer while coming into Winthrop. Spent the whole afternoon waiting for AAA to save the day with a tow for the truck and my buddy came back over to tow the trailer home. THANK GOD FOR AAA RV! I will venture over next year hopefully and try it again with a little more know-how.
