I have broken off quite a few downrigger balls over the last several years, mainly due to submerged commercial crab pots. I put new line on all of my 4 downriggers last year. All with Scotty cable. I put them on the boat the other day to test them and all have rusty wire now.

I was thinking back when I used to use Mason wire. I never had this problem. I wonder with the price of raw materials if all DR cables have dropped in quality? I have not run mason's in quite a few years. Maybe I should switch back or go to the dacron?
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