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What is a downrigger?

What is a downrigger? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (fishing) A large reel of heavily weighted steel wire fishing line used to fish with trolled bait at great depths.
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The fish snapped at a sardine trolled 100 feet down on a downrigger while he was fishing with pals off Vancouver Island.
About to be released for downrigger and lead-core-line fanatics, a rainbow trout fishery that will put Montana to shame.
HammerHead's 12-ton pulling winch, the HydroGuide HG12 with patented, self-deploying downrigger, supports the new process.
Once the downrigger is positioned at the correct depth the support legs are dropped into place and adjusted as required.
In 30 feet of water, for instance, you might troll one downrigger silver eel at 10 feet, and the second downriggereel at 20 feet.
Cannon is the leader in controlled-depth fishing and includes a full line of downrigger products and accessories.

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