They gave good angle in the upright position and worked well when out. I had 11 foot one-piece Pacific Poles fitted to them, which were a bit short but did a reasonable job. The bases could be unscrewed and the poles removed when towing the boat. I ran them for three years and while they were a bit fiddly out on the water - a big wing nut that had to be tightened up every time you needed to adjust them - they worked pretty well.
Voodoo will be used for more gamefishing than my last boat so I looked around and did a bit of research before committing to a set. Outrigger Theory. Basically outriggers are long fibreglass or aluminium poles fitted to each side of a boat.
They carry two lines wider and slightly higher so that a spread of lures can be run behind the boat. They also need to pivot, turn or fold up so that you can travel with them in the upright position and then lay them out to the side for trolling. Doing this on large, moored boats isn't all that difficult but achieving a practical result on a trailer boat means that the poles need to fold back to the horizontal, collapse or be removable for towing.
I most commonly see removable poles that detach from the bases via a pin or bolt. Other set ups use collapsible two or three-piece poles that can be shortened for road travel. I'm not a fan of collapsible poles as I've seen too many aluminium units seize up through corrosion and too many fibreglass poles collapse while fishing in rough conditions.
Outriggers also need to be set up so that the ends where the lines attach are at the right height. I see a lot of outriggers set too low and many too high. The ends of the poles should be around four to five metres above water level to get the best action from your lures.
This equates to an angle of around 30 - 40 degrees from the horizontal. As you run lures out further behind the boat the tow angle is reduced, compared to when run directly from the rod tip. This lower tow angle doesn't help the lure's action and it is normally improved by lifting the tow point by running it from an outrigger several metres above water level.
You'll hear experienced billfish anglers talk about a particular lure being best run from the "long" or "short" 'rigger. Other lures work best run on shorter "flat" lines from the transom corners either direct from the rod tip or even with the line elastic banded around the reel handle to lower the tow angle even further. Lures designed to be run from outriggers are designed for a slightly higher tow point so that they work best and spend more time up on top creating some splash and that all important bubble or smoke trail behind when they do dive under for brief periods.
To properly understand outriggers you need to have a basic grasp of trigonometry but you don't need to be a nuclear physicist. Get your outriggers set up with the tips at that four to five metre range above the water and you'll get the best from your lures by having the correct tow angle from the tag lines.
A tag line runs back behind the outrigger pole tip, roughly the length of the pole to reduce angle and minimise the length of line from rod tip to lure. Mahi mahi are also known as dorado or dolphin fish.
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Outriggers allow trolling of up to two lines per pole a. The fishing line, which is paid out from a rod, is attached to tag lines via tensioned release clips at one or more points on the outrigger pole.
As soon as a fish strikes the bait or lure, the clip releases the line, which swings directly behind the boat. Now the angler can play and land the fish with rod and reel. An outrigger kit , like this Grand Slam from Taco Marine, includes everything you need including telescoping outrigger poles , outrigger mounts and line caddies. Outriggers are practical accessories for near- or offshore trolling.
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