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Poorman’s Downrigger Sinker
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Designed by Dan Gapen, Sr., the Poorman’s
Downrigger could be called a close cousin to Gapen’s
now famous original Bait-Walker Sinker. Most of the
patented features of the Bait-Walker apply to this new
trolling rig. Besides having the composition of a Bait-
Walker , the Poorman’s Downrigger has several additional
designs which make it even more effective as a
trolling rig for light rods. Two years of depth testing via
trolling on four specific species: walleye, salmon,
striped bass and lake trout, proved this new rig nearly
invaluable to the small open boat angler. Poorman’s
Downriggers can be run behind nearly any type of
standard bait casting or trolling rods and reels.
The main purpose for Gapen’s new rig is the suspended
fishery which recently came to light when
working species such as walleye and striped bass.
The Poorman’s Downrigger is built to hold a level
plane once it reaches the proper depth. Thus, once
suspended and
noted on the graph, this rig will
maintain the proper depth each and every time it is lowered.
Even boat speed will have little effect on it. Line
weight and length, however, must remain the same.
Like Gapen’s Bait-Walker , this new rig creates forward
thrust on its patented flat back, causing a lessening of pressure
at rod tip. But, unlike the Bait-Walker’s rounded snagfree
design, this new rig is thin in nature, a design feature
which allows it to slip even more softly through deep
trolling waters. Imagine, this sinker rig, for the first time in
fishing history, allows an angler using casting equipment to
work sixteen ounces of lead at depths reaching 140 feet or
more.
The Poorman’s Downrigger’s twin side plates, or fins, work as stabilizers in holding this
rig at a given depth. Boat trolling speeds can vary by a mile to half mile an hour rate while the
outward protruding fins help maintain rig depth.
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Trolling
DEEP
WATER
Charter boat captains prefer this rig when flat lining
due to the Poorman’s ability to hold depth and run
easily through water. The Poorman’s Downrigger
will hold the ‘snag-free’ ability of its cousin the Bait-
Walker sinker within 85% of performance. It is an
excellent rig to use flashy spoons on for salmon. It is
a rig that can be used behind an outrigger without
tangling on the turn.
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RIGS
Bait-Walker Sinker
When trolling
a Bait-Walker ,
the user should
use a lighter dropback line than rod
line. Example: if you troll live bait
with 10 lb. reel line attached to the
sinker … use a 6 lb. or 8 lb. line
between swivel on the Bait-Walker
and the hooked live bait. Though
this snag-free sinker tends to walk
without hanging up, hooks tend to
snag in rocks and timber. If something
is to give, let it be the 6 lb. line
behind the Bait-Walker .
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This product contains lead, a chemical known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects and other reproductive harm.
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