CannonManual Downrigger

We had a manual downrigger by Cannon already and decided to get a 2nd one for other side of the patio boat. This is a super little device, quick and easy to hook up and about 1/3 the size of our other one. I am a 64 yr old woman and the 4 lb ball (sold separately) is just the right size for me to manage. We troll at 30-60' with this thing and have caught many nice lake trout and large mouth bass. In order to attach it safely and quickly we secured two pieces of wood 6"x 6" with screws to the railing of boat. We used on the railing a couple of times and were worried it might slide off in the heat of the moment. You have to be a little careful putting it out and reeling it in, and double check the knobs so that the one that lets the line out doesn't get too loose (it will come off) and of course to keep it sturdily attached I just check the tightness a time or two while boating. Great little down rigger!

All good except there was no “corrugated spacer” with the swivel head and no line release included in the box. A call to Cannon quickly resolved these issues but if they were there in the box I would have given this five stars

I have used these for over ten years. I sold that boat when I got another. The new boat came with an electric one, but I needed another. If you have used an electric one you know how nice they are but many of us can not fit them into the budget. These hand crank ones work great and are a heck of a lot less money. Wrapping the wire around the connector can be a challenge as it was ten years ago. But I finally figured it out. The instructions have an illustration that took me a while to get but it is a good downrigger.

the clamp does not adjust to a small aluminum boat side, you need to use a shim.

I have this mounted on my small, one may, pontoon boat. The down rigger is easy to use and works well. I use the small four pound weight, but added my own clips (the adjustable cannon clips are not good IMO.) I have caught many Kokanee with it. Its easy to wind up and down, clip to, and is solid. The price seems high but good unit.

This is the third Cannon downrigger I've had on my 14' aluminum boat over the last 25 or so years. They do the job pretty well. It's necessary to reset the counter to zero on occasion or calculate the depth when not set to zero. Nothing fancy, but it works. Caught loads of kokanee. That said, when putting it together before installing on the boat, make sure the swivel head is installed the way you want it so you can see the numbers when operating the boat. If not installed the way you want it, I found it not possible to take it off and turn it around the other way. I returned it for a replacement. That time I did it right.

The media could not be loaded. Lo compre para un viaje de pesca a la Patagonia, y al abrirlo el perno no aprieta, el hilo del equipo esta rodado de fabrica, no alcance ni a tratar de ponerlo con la prensa que trae, arruino un paseo que había preparado hace mucho tiempo, y aislado no tuve otra alternativa que atornillarlo al bote, cosa que no quería pues significa perforar un lado de la lancha.Igual no funcionó bien, perdí tiempo y al final el equipo se soltó y cayo al agua con plomo y todo, pésima experiencia, no lo recomiendo. Perdi micho dinero y tiempo por este producto. Y al perderse no puedo pedir el rembolso del dinero.

Easy to use once set up. Caught fish first day!