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while this topic is active, is there a cure for a singing wire?
Quote from: KFhunter on July 13, 2020, 09:55:44 PMwhile this topic is active, is there a cure for a singing wire?Switch to braid or use a heavier downrigger ball. I have never heard braid sing. Also, its nice being able to tie on terminal gear and not having to mess with corrosion, rust, and kinks.
My downrigger braid is 250 lb and doesn't rust. I think steel cable is 150 or 180 lb. I've lost balls due to wire breaking from rusting where you can't see it but haven't ever had braid break. My guess is the downrigger boom would break far before the braid. I've actually thought about putting in some sort of breakaway at the ball in case it hangs up because the braid won't break before bad stuff would start to happen.
Do you see it on the finder when you balls are dropping at any point? Is your transducer relatively level in relation to the water?
Quote from: Angry Perch on July 13, 2020, 05:53:59 PMDo you see it on the finder when you balls are dropping at any point? Is your transducer relatively level in relation to the water?No, I don't see the balls on the sonar at any point. I mounted the transducer myself so I may have some adjusting to do. I was having a heck of a time with the transducer creating a rooster tail so I had to bring it up about 2 inches. I'll check the angle, it seems right but maybe it is facing too far back and only looking past the stern and missing the balls altogether. I'll experiment with the angle. I have a Humminbird Helix 7 CHIRP SI.
Quote from: Wetwoodshunter on July 13, 2020, 10:26:28 PMQuote from: KFhunter on July 13, 2020, 09:55:44 PMwhile this topic is active, is there a cure for a singing wire?Switch to braid or use a heavier downrigger ball. I have never heard braid sing. Also, its nice being able to tie on terminal gear and not having to mess with corrosion, rust, and kinks. Braid is so much superior to wire on downriggers it's hard to even explain until you try it.