- CannonManual Downrigger

Works perfectly. Super easy to assemble, and exactly the same as my other one that I have which is probably 20 years old. Testament to how well this downrigger works.

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.

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.

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!

its good but it came six days late missed the fiahing trip

It worked for me. It does have a design flaw which is why I gave it three stars. The tightener screw fell off into the water while I was letting it down, could have ruined my trip but I just tired up some line around the pole holder and looped it around the handle and it holds it in place. Have to figure out a way that doesn't happen again. I used a 10lb weight and it held it fine. It is all plastic and you don't leave your weight on while you're cruising, cause it will pull the whole thing off. I wouldn't use this commercially. Great for seadoo, kayak, small fishing boat.

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.

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

Se fueron los seguros muy rápido me gustaría tener contacto directo con los fabricantes

I like the simplicity of its operation.

Excellent price on Amazon, 45% cheaper then local store. Can't wait to use it.

Great for trolling on small boats, very easy to install/remove

Used for Lake Eire fishing. Great product, too bad its all made plastic.