poor man's outrigger

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I've never been one to troll much but I started making long runs for tuna and mahi. I needed a way to spread some lines.
I used a 12ft paint roller extention with a rigger clip tied to the end. Stuck it in an angled rodholder. Worked better than my first try, a 10 ft surf rod with a clip.
 

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Good idea Skunk. Next year i plan to do some trolling for wahoo and tuna. I have never had outriggers on my boats. I often wonder if they would help. I will give that a try. Do you lose alot of fish avter the clip releases? I have heard that is the biggest downfall of outriggers.
 
Yep, thats a good idea! Years ago while surf fishing at Oregon Inlet an old guy came out with a 12 ft. surf rod attached to a piece of PVC pipe about 10ft. long. It looked a little tricky to cast but he whipped his bottom rig out there what looked like a mile! Made me look pitiful!
 
Seachoice makes an affordable outrigger kit. They can be bought new for around $125.00.

For occasional trolling they seem to be the right choice. I was going to put them on my boat as I only troll few times a year.
 
Be careful buying cheap fiberglass riggers,make sure you adjust your release clips right because you will fold em in half . Roller trollers are the best clips I've ever used. I have a pair of fiberglass outriggers for free if someone wants them. I have aftco 14 filters going on my v20 and 18 footers on the albemarle
 
Matt if you still have those free riggers when I come up there to striper fish this winter I might get those from you!
 
while on this subject, what do yall think is the max ourigger length that can be run on a v? I was planning to make some outrigger that attach to the side of the arch and swing down and out like the big boats.
 
i used to fish with a guy who never used clips on his outriggers, he used big rubber bands, swore by them. we were king fishing with flat line cigar minnows . i don't think it would work on a big kona head.
 
Phat, I fished the roller trollers on a flat line for years. Only in the past 2 years have I fished rubber bands on flatlines. Sounds like a great idea for riggers also. I always liked the idea of the stainless roller on those clips because fatigue does catch up with you on the mono especially if your like me, I count my free spool back to the spread and fish the same distance everytime and the wire style just makes me nervous after trolling a ballyhoo for long periods of time trip after trip. Or maybe I'm just being petty!! Lol!!

Blue there not going anywhere there yours. Come up and fish for a couple days and stay at the house in the spare room instead of spending money on a hotel.
 
Kracker Jack said:
Blue there not going anywhere there yours. Come up and fish for a couple days and stay at the house in the spare room instead of spending money on a hotel.
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Hey man, I apreciate your generousity.....you're not planning on putting me to work grinding glass are you!?!? This sounds like a set up! HAHA!
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Here's two shots of my old '74 w/outriggers...Got SOS bases (not cheap) and the Sea Choice poles (relatively cheap)...use Rupp clips and never hadda problem, but Kracker's right...what ever clips you use, make sure they will release before the pole does!!...lol!..One issue on these poles is the tensioner cord that keeps your clip-line tight...a close look at these will reveal them to be homemade...the store-bought were TOO stiff and did not allow enough "give"...and even using a lighter bungee cord, still had to make them longer than I really wanted...so had to do some custom fine tunin' to make it all work right, but It's never failed me and puts fish in the boat...

Jason these are 15'ers and I think are appropriate for a 20' boat...although I cannot think of a single reason from my experience that would rule out 18'ers...

I like the idea of the painter's poles...wouldn't be too hard to place one eye in the center somewhere and run a line up them...put it this way...If I ever fold these poles, it'll be a trip to the paint store for me...:beer:
 
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