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BrokeOff

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  1. Smart pilot is locking up my steering. So pulled unit ripped it apart. Can't figure out whats making it bind up. Lots of brass parts, not the plastic inards I was picturing. Unit is 10 years old, and steering has always been hard with the auto pilot installed. After removing the auto pilot steering is like new. Hard to fish without an auto pilot tho. Any insight would be great.

  2. Well got one trip under my belt with the power pro/ cannon downrigger. As others stated I lost auto stop and also auto up... have to hold the switch to get the ball to the surface. So far I don't mind that. The 250# pro seems pretty thick, I think thinner stuff would be better. But it did take a few fish. It was definitely quieter without the hum. Debating whether to switch over another rigger.

  3. On 8/24/2018 at 1:57 AM, Gill-T said:

     Lastly, if you run a kicker motor and don't run off the main, your battery charge may be dropping too low during trolling.  The mother board does not like running on voltage too low and can blow.

    I just re-read thru this thread, I think you are on to something here. I am up to 3 fried boards in my cannons now.  Sometimes while dropping a rigger my electronics will go off due to the draw

  4. Got some 250# power pro. I left 100 feet of cable or so on the rigger and Albright knotted in 300 feet of the power pro. I also bought the Scotty blue rigger weight snubbers and bought replacement parts for my cannon retro ease weight retrievers. They were pretty chewed/grooved up from cable running thru. I'll give it a try and report back.

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