Spawnout,

I had that happen to me many times, getting the downrigger cable caught on the kicker or the main motor. After having to hang over the back and pull my cable free and almost getting pushed into the rocks, I bought a prop guard for my kicker and haven't had a problem since. I also have a longer boom on my Penn (opposite side of the kicker) and now that downrigger has not gotten caught on the main motor. Sounds like you hooked into some nice fish!!

Downriggen,

I lost a ball a year or two ago right out in front of the stadiums.... seemed like there was an anchor cable loose or something on the bottom. I'll try and steer clear of that this weekend if I can make it out into Elliot Bay on Saturday.