downrigger
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Only a few degrees out of true will cause tangled downrigger cables.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2011
It took only 15 minutes of trolling in front of Shilshole Bay before the first rod popped off the downrigger, and assistant athletic trainer Brian Ball landed a nice pink salmon.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2011
While you can find fish just below the surface the vast majority we caught were done by pulling out 60 or more feet of line before clipping it to the downrigger.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2011
Poe hooked our first big king on a live Spanish mackerel she jigged up from a school and quickly deployed on a downrigger.
From Time Magazine Archive
I hang one bag off the back of the boat and attach another to my downrigger and send it to the bottom.
From Time Magazine Archive
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