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05-25-2003, 10:58 PM
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Fry
Join Date: May 2003
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good idea?
what do you think?
http://www.searaker.com
jon
[ 05-27-2003, 09:04 AM: Message edited by: jnifong ]
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05-26-2003, 07:36 AM
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Mr. Carkington
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Not all that wander are lost.
Posts: 10,882
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Re: good idea?
If you are willing to do the rig yourself you can get a fully functional outrigger system for the same money. Fully functional means that you have adjustment capability of more than just three positions. 20 feet is a common length. The telescoping part sounds good but function is the most important thing.
Most outrigger systems are fixed fiberglass poles and the guys, pulleys, stays and releases to make it all work. The use of outriggers is very common in the waters of Florida. Most serious fisherman consider a blue water boat only if it has good outriggers.
You can control the skip and dive of your lure or bait. You can position your lures inside, on top of or outside your wake. You can use the slack in your line to set a billfish. IE: He strikes the lure, the line pops out of the release and as the slack goes tight the billfish eats the lure. The line goes tight and wham, fish on.
There are very few boats here in Oregon rigged with them. They are not necessary for salmon. I think we should do an outrigger hunt and get some photos. If you see a boat rigged this way, get a good look and figure out how it works before you go and buy one.
[ 05-26-2003, 08:38 AM: Message edited by: Pilar ]
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05-26-2003, 10:02 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Portland
Posts: 663
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Re: good idea?
John-John.... You got to be kidding me!!!! Over a grand for an outrigger system??? Even a good outrigger like Lee's or Perko don't cost that much. Besides there are new ways of rigging skip baits and trolling lines that do not use outriggers. The newest fad is stern clips.
Besides the design they show on the webpage doesn't give much spread. And spread is what you are after on an outrigger. It is like the old ham radio joke. If your antenna doesn't blow down, it wasn't high enough.
http://www.leetackle.com/
http://www.perko.com/
http://www.ruppmarine.com/riggers.htm
http://www.fishing-catalog.com/SOSProd/
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05-26-2003, 05:30 PM
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Mr. Carkington
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Not all that wander are lost.
Posts: 10,882
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Re: good idea?
Sensei San, great links, thank you for your assistance. Maybe I should order a set for my little boat.
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05-26-2003, 06:00 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Eugene
Posts: 920
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Re: good idea?
I spoke with Mark Mc at the Newport TUNA! meeting and he uses/has used bamboo outriggers he made himself. I was considering making some take apart ones from 1 1/4" pvc. With a set of roller troller releases why wouldn't that work? Use a few eye-bolts and some parachute cord and you could position the release anywhere up the length of the outrigger. Anyone have a better idea for less than $100 ???
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05-26-2003, 07:24 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eugene
Posts: 1,315
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Re: good idea?
Hey guys... These look pretty slick, but are anything but new! I had telescoping aluminum 'riggers on an 18' center console about 15 years ago. They worked alright, but as Sensei points out, they provided very little spread, given their 15 foot length. That having been said, they were pretty handy for a trailer boat, and easy to store for the rare Marlin (or Albacore) hunt. (We fished inshore with that one, in my home waters of So. Cal.) I KNOW they didn't cost a grand, but I cannot remember the brand. I'd try AFTCO, Melton International, or even Cabela's (Saltwater catalog) for something comparable. If anyone is really looking, I do some harder checking back home.
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05-26-2003, 08:21 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Portland
Posts: 663
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Re: good idea?
fishwhenican... there is a reason why outriggers are made out of fiberglass or metal....
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05-26-2003, 08:27 PM
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Guest
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Re: good idea?
PVC will shatter. Try 1" aluminum conduit.
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05-26-2003, 09:04 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Mountaindale- between the Girl Scout Camp and the Nudist Camp :)
Posts: 5,633
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Re: good idea?
From the link "This stainles steel design fits to any boat or craft as well as trucks or vans."
So.... if I buy and mount these on my GMC...does that mean I get to troll my way to work every day? :grin:  
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05-26-2003, 10:50 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Vancouver, wa, usa
Posts: 2,893
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Re: good idea?
Sure Mel but I'd be afraid of what you might catch trolling through Hillsboro.....
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05-27-2003, 07:19 AM
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Guest
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Re: good idea?
You wouldn't want to bring home what you caught either :shocked:
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05-28-2003, 07:32 AM
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Fry
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 2
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Re: good idea?
Hahaha..well thanks for the info guys. The truck and van thing was meant for those that like to drive on the beach to fish.
jon
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05-28-2003, 07:45 AM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Beaverton, OR, USA
Posts: 6,152
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Re: good idea?
I'm convinced MarkMc can make anything out of bamboo! :tongue: I haven't seen his boat yet but I'm convinced it's made out of bamboo also! :grin:
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