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I got two Digitroll 2's in 1988 and ran them until around 2000. They share many parts with Mag 10A. The control module is a sealed unit and hasn't been available for a long time. Cannon used to make a kit to convert these back to a Mag 10A shortstop and I had one of mine done when key pad failed. Biggest issue today for these is limited parts- go to Fish 307's site and the Cannon pre 2006 rigger section and you can check to see what is and what isn't available. By todays standard they were slow however it's surprising how many are still working @ 25 to 30 years old.

When you are limited in the number of spoons you have, it's easy to get caught up in trying to have hot patterns. Don't overlook that you need to have different sizes too. For someone getting started buy basic colors and be sure you have at least a few in mag, regular and smaller sizes like super slims. Likely you'll hit some of the local shops on your trip and add more.

Don't think I'd trust a clamp on rigger with a 10lb weight down 100ft. In the 80's I used to run Rivera manuals with 8lb weights and that got to be work cranking them up from 100ft. - heavier weights came in when most guys went to electric. If I used a clamp on mount I'd have a safety cable on it in case it let go.

Have a single Unitroll 6 manual short arm posted - probably wouldn't be too hard to find a adjustable boom or long arm to swap out? Picture of the rigger in ad.

Suggest you discuss with your dealer and/or Evinude's "enation" site using XD100 on the XD50 setting. IMO you would see little change as you are still at same fuel oil ratio. I had my ETEC set at delivery on the XD100 program so it has been on that oil for all hours including break in. I have a kicker so my ETEC is just used for running. For my application I've not had any plug issue's or smoking. By having the leaner mixture with XD100 computer setting the lower oil consumption makes up for the higher price of synthetic XD100 to me. Also doesn't bother me that XD100 is the only oil I can run as I usually use factory oils in my outboards anyway. Oil consumption hasn't been any issue for me either.

A few years ago I picked up a couple of Brads on a trip to West Coast. I ran them a few times with garlic flavored tuna in the cavity. If I remember correctly I caught a couple fish with them but got kind of messy with the tuna. I wasn't impressed with the piece of foam for herring oil that comes with them. To me I had other options that worked better with less mess so I haven't used them recently. That style bait is pretty common out west.

I run slide divers on both braid and wire by putting a leader of 30lb mono for the SD to slide on. SD grips the mono good and is easy to change out when it wears. Makes it easier to break down 10 foot wire dipsey rods by having mono at the end vs the wire. When fleas are bad I just use wire.

I've seen a number of posts regarding running over 10lb weights on older Cannon Mag 10's. Here's what happened to me. I ran Mag 10A's for 20+ years with 10lb's and in 2008 went with a Depth Raider with 13lb weight on the probe. For first year or two no issues everything was fine. I was working then so just fished weekends. Late in the season in prime king time that rigger started to catch when it came up. Then finally it failed in the middle of a trip where it wouldn't go up and free spooled down. I finished trip by wedging a screwdriver in it to keep it in place. I couldn't find any broken shafts or keyways when I took rigger apart. The motor is a sealed unit with a right angle drive on the end. I opened motor up and found problem in the right angle drive- three white plastic pucks in the housing had disintegrated. Parts for those old Mag10A's are tough to find- I couldn't find a complete motor or any of the pucks so that rigger was finished. My advice with the older 10A's-stay with a 10lb weight limit or be prepared to be looking for a rigger. Since then I've updated to all high speed and 20lb weight capacity. Sharing to save some headaches for guys running older stuff on a budget.

I also use Amish Outfitters spectra-has worked well for me.