[tsweet129]

Man those stopper beads are a pain in the rear...always sliding or falling off....so in one of my discussions with an old "salty" who shall remain nameless he gave me a great tip that I tried.

I run one side stainless and one side braided just because i'm still not sold yet on either one..so he suggested splicing a medium sized swivel onto the line at the point where the ball just sits in the water and at whatever depth you would stack your second line...so i did it on both and guess what...worked like a charm....no sliding beads and stops every time....yahoo....

 

[doublesteve]

tsweet: another good one, with less messing around- take a lighter to the tip of the plastic stopper bead- melts right to the cable and never moves. 10 seconds tops! however, would not recomend it on the braided line........

 

[doublesteve]

Another question about downriggers. I have 2 scotty electrics, and know that they come with a lifetime warranty. Should something go wrong with them, am I able to get them fixed, even with no receipts? They came with my boat.... any ideas?

 

[Thrasher]

"All Scotty downriggers have a lifetime warranty against defective workmanship and materials when used for fishing. The lifetime warranty extends to the original owner only. Damage and failure to function as a result of home servicing may void the warranty Scotty offers."

here it is right from their site...

http://www.scotty.com/marine/support/support/warranty.html

 

[small_axe]

Never seen Scotty ask for a rec't what they don't know won't hurt them.

If it's a case of abuse they might take issue other than that you're covered.

 

[Thrasher]

When you purchase your downriggers, they give you forms to fill out and send in to register for your warranty info.

You could always call a licensed dealer.

 

[tsweet129]

i'm second owner on my riggers and the brake handle broke off...dealer replaced it at no cost

 

[piperfeltcher]

You will never have problems with Scotty and their warranty. I took in a 20 year old manual that was beat to hell and it cost me $20 in parts and came back to me looking like it was new.