Offshore Fishing ...... 21 foot Dual Console

[bluewaterpirate]

Been fishing my 210 Whaler Ventura offshore for the last eight years (3100 hours of offshore fishing to be exact). My mind set has been I didn't need outriggers. I've had no problem catching fish on flatlines, downriggers, hard baits, and pitch baits etc.

This year for my birthday my 1st and only mate gave me 15 foot telescoping Taco Outriggers. After some thought I installed them using gunnel mounts. It really adds a new dynamic to my spread for sure, in as much as I can control my baits and numbers of rods I can fish.

Here's my plan .... please chime in with ideas. I thought about fishing two rods per outrigger but decided to try one to see how it goes. On the trip to and from my offshore I plan to run with the outriggers collapsed.

Here are some pictures.

Running position ......

Plan A ...... teaser rods will be deployed one at a time .....

I've got some starboard wedges being cut when they come in I'll replace the PCV board ones.

Edited July 28, 2010 by bluewaterpirate

[VeroWing]

Sounds like a plan. Link below is method Poveromo uses. May come in handy for you.

http://www.georgepoveromo.com/nononsenserigger.htm