Several downrigger styles are available. Electric downriggers are standard on most charter boats. An electric 'rigger deploys and reels in the downrigger weight, which may weigh 10 or 12 pounds or ...

My family and I were out walking the boardwalk at Grand Haven recently and I was amazed by how many boats there were coming in and out of the channel all decked out in downriggers and salmon rods. I ...