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Being a poor retired guy I've been trying to save where possible. I found a pair of Big Jon manual downriggers on Craigslist for $140 and they're like new and came with 6 lb balls. I ordered Scotty rail mounts, one on Ebay and one on Amazon. I received one and finally got it mounted. I had reservations about the rail. mounting but it is surprisingly strong. A Great Lakes freighter lost it's 1500 lb anchor in the river here and I was able to snag it and raise it with the downrigger.
Not really, but it does feel really strong.
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