Owner`s manual

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Blowback

Simply stated, blowback is what hap-

pens to the downrigger weight when you pull it through

the water behind your boat. As your speed increases,

so does the horizontal distance between the weight

and your downrigger. The faster you go, the farther the

weight is behind you. The farther the weight is behind

you, the shallower the weight is.

The following charts provide you with

blowback information for three sizes of Cannon down-

rigger weights pulled at three different speeds with no

lures attached and with no current. Current drag, water

salinity and the use of non-Cannon products will affect

your actual trolling depth.

As an example, the ﬁ rst chart shows that if you are troll-

ing at 4 MPH with an 8 pound weight and you have 100

FT. of cable in the water with no current; the downrigger

ball is actually at a depth of about 80 FT.

12-Lb. Weight at 2, 4, and 6 MPH

2 MPH

4 MPH

6 MPH

Actual Depth of Weight (ft.)

Amount of Cable in Water (ft.)

4 MPH

6 MPH

Amount of Cable in Water (ft.)

ActualDepth of Weight (ft.)

2 MPH

8-Lb. Weight at 2, 4, and 6 MPH

2 MPH

4 MPH

6 MPH

Actual Depth of Weight (ft.)

Amount of Cable in Water (ft.)

Blowback Charts

10-Lb. Weight at 2, 4, and 6 MPH

Blowback Calculations