FishingFool34

sharks are pending at the moment.

Prices lowered

Pending on the sharks right now.

I forgot to take pics of the rods but here is a link to them and the model # is BD-C-802Ma https://www.fishusa.com/Okuma-Blue-Diamond-Trolling-Rods-a-Series

No shipping on the rods or sharks. Pickup in Rome, NY or Mexico, NY on the weekends. Will split shipping costs with buyer on any other items. 2 - brand new never used 15lb shark down rigger weights painted black - $150 SOLD 2- used 8ft M Okuma blue diamond downriggers rods $75 SOLD 1- track mounted tool holder $20 SOLD 10- mixed flashers most used a couple new $60 1- Hook lot (25) 4/0 Gamakatsu Octopus hooks (12) size 2 2x strong EWG treble hooks $20 1- USB charging cable for Minnkota ipilot Link remote SOLD

You wouldn't connect them, the features you get by connecting them are brand specific. If you had a garmin sonar and minnkota TM you would just use the ipilot remote or foot pedal to control everything. The ipilot LINK version which allows the TM to connect to the sonar will only work with Humminbird sonar unit.

How far back can you run stuff and still be able to see it on the camera?

A Minnkota with I-pilot is the class standard I would say as well. You will def want atleast a 24v, and atleast a 60" shaft. As others have said more power (aka 36v) and a longer shaft (72"+) will only help you in rougher conditions. You could consider matching your electronics to your TM too, Humminbird to Minnkota, Lowrance to Motorguide or Garmin to Garmin, as there additional features you get from matched units. I had a i-pilot Link connected to a Helix on my old boat and was able to have my tm follow contour lines on the map, travel to a specific selected spot on the map, program, save and view routes all on the sonar unit which was nice but prolly not 100% needed to fish. All the big 3 tm have similar main features, like auto-pilot and spotlock/anchor mode which are both most haves imo. Having the bow mount with autopilot and a kicker is a great combo, the bow mount AP does the steering while the kicker does the pushing. Personally my choice would be a Minnkota Terrova or Ulterra (Auto-deploy and stow the tm from the remote).

2.2-2.8 down speed

what year/make/model is this setup for?

Just one of these tied to a rope that's tied to a cleat, Grab the fish by the mouth and tow them along side the boat once they start kicking just release the jaws. They are like $10 on amazon, easier than holding the fish along the side of the boat imo. I also use the same method to bleed out the few fish I do keep.

Rubber coated net, minimal handling of the fish, back in the water ASAP and I'll go as far as towing the fish along side the boat for a minute or two to let it recover. I use the plastic clamping fish grips tied to a rope to tow them. I've had pretty good luck releasing that way. I release the majority of my fish as well.

price?

I have always just eye-balled it as far as distances go. One thing I usually do is have my deeper running lures on the inside board and shallower ones on the outside board. In theory your shallower outside lure should be able to pass over top of your deeper inside lure without snagging that line. Obviously with a fish on thats not always the case, or if you're running similar baits. In that case I will reel the inside board in closer to the boat and have whoever is on the rod for the outside board keep the rod high and reel in slowly to let the fish and board get more behind the boat before bringing it in.