10 lb. Torpedo rigger weights

[overthelimit]

My clamp on riggers only have a 10 pound weight capacity. I have round weights now, would torpedo or fish shaped weights help at all with blowback? Anybody even make one that size?

[BAZOOKAJOE]

Torpedo doesn't make a 10 lbs weight. You can get 10 lbs sharks. And you'll have significantly less blow back.

[Dan1]

I bought the torpedoes and they had almost zero blow back. However I had to switch back to the sharks because my downrigger motors couldn't handle the weight. I think I might upgrade the motors.

[kingpossible]

I'm a new to this forum as I fish Lake Michigan only.

 

I was having blowback problems with a Walker manual rigger using an 8 lb weight.  

I solved this by:

 

1. Buying a 10 lb weight

2. Spooling the rigger with 300 ft of Mason Multistrand Leader wire in the 125 lb weight.

 

The 125 lb wire has a thinner diameter and lets the ball track better.  I switched last fall and have been running the thinner wire all year.

[Sk8man]

Some folks here use heavy duty BRAID as well. Less resistance and no "singing wire". I stick with wire though because I'm skeptical about the braid holding up over time especially with UV rays beating on it.

Edited August 23, 2014 by Sk8man

[LongLine]

Yes the 8 or 10 Lb herbies (fish shaped) will help you with blowback.  Also the thinner wire (140#) will help reduce blowback. 

 

Tom B.

(LongLine)

[Firechief48]

Contact Harvey (Troutman87) on here. He is in the Watkins Glen area and makes torpedoes. I'm pretty sure he does 10lb and up.

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