Hi all-

I'll be switching to power down riggers here shortly. I'm looking forward to having 30" booms instead of the 24" boom on the hand cranks. The wire gets a little close to the chine at the stern of the boat and the kicker prop. No problems yet, but I have to pay close attention to turning with or against the tide, wind, etc. Someday a guest might have to steer and then we'll have a problem.

So, 30" booms will help.

The option at this point is to pony up a few bucks and get 36"-60" booms for added insurance. That little bit of money to make the jump is not the issue.

My concern is all that added reach required to set the line in the clip, etc. I'm already reaching plenty with the 24".

How do you with the 36" boom deal with the extra reach? Just seems like a lot.

Can one have too much down rigger boom?

Thanks

Mike

PS...already tried the search button and soooo many hits when searching "downrigger" on a fishing forum. Lots of hits to sort through. Hoping to get some quick ideas from those willing to supply them. Thanks.