popeyepete Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Looking to purchase a Penn Downrigger, and want to be sure on how its best mounted along with the rod holder position. Is it best positioning the downrigger at 90deg outward from the port/starbord side, 45deg or striaght out of the back? How close does the rod need to be positioned to the downrigger, how are others positioned, post some sample pics. I have a HainesHunter 470 and have no where to mount the downrigger, i will have to use one of the rod holders as the side and back are to narrow to mount anything. Any info or advise will help as i'm busting to get this on and out to gather some kings!!!! Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Mate i have my dr on a gimbal mount, however if u do this u may need a rod holder closer to the stern of ur boat. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeyepete Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 Cheers mate, the Penn DR comes with an option to mount the rodholder to the casing of the DR. Would this be able to handle the weight and force applied by the fight of a heavy fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Mate how long is the arm of your dr, it may be too short to clear the back of your boat,hence the need to move your rod holder further back or add a new one. I have a rod holder on the arm of my dr and am soon to make it redundant as I think it wont be strong enuf for that monster fish that I will surely hook up soon penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Mate Penguin is right...the holders on the DR's are not strong enough, i recommend you mount the rigger to go outwards and then put a rod holder about 50cm further up towards the bow which will be where the rod sits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeyepete Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 Thanks for the responses, looks like i will need to install a new rodholder forward of the existing one and mount the DR on one of those gimbal mounts. Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_steve Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Thanks for the responses, looks like i will need to install a new rodholder forward of the existing one and mount the DR on one of those gimbal mounts. Cheers guys i STRONGLY SUGGEST that the rod holder u install be a STRONG STAINLESS STEEL type ive been out with netic this king season and TWICE we got BIG kings hit and totally stuffed the plastic holders and sounded like a GUN SHOT.. also almost lost 2 VERY expensive rod n reels over board so for a few extra bucks go the SS type rod holders steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) i was hesitating about putting my rods on the rod holder that comes on the arm of the d r , lucky for me when i had a rod on there i didnt get a bite. Edited March 28, 2007 by Crazy John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 i was hesitating about putting my rods on the rod holder that comes on the arm of the d r , lucky for me when i had a rod on there i didnt get a bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 i was hesitating about putting my rods on the rod holder that comes on the arm of the d r , lucky for me when i had a rod on there i didnt get a bite. Not much has changed mate....do you get bites when its in the SS holder??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 (edited) Not much has changed mate....do you get bites when its in the SS holder??? Even funnier post penguin Edited March 29, 2007 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophet Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Mate, I have a Haines 445F and the gunwale is too thin for my Scotty 1050 base. I actually got a base plate made from king board and mounted it as close to the stern as possible. It works fine. Having experienced and see different ways of mounting the downriggers, I would use the gimbal mount on my next boat. They are portable and quite stable, you just need to install another SS rod holder for the mount. The guys are right, do not use the rod holder on the downrigger, trust me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeyepete Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Cheers mate, this is exactly what i'm gonna do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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