The Boating Forum - Riggers up or off?
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ytmorris
04-19-2010, 07:46 PM
I normally leave my riggers up full time and I just lay them down for trailering. I don't trailer much and I don't get to fish as much as I would like. The boat is used every weekend but might only get fished 2-3 a month. How many of you remove your outriggers when you arent fishing? I just don't want like to take the time to unbolt the pin and remove them because then I have to store the poles. Also, I am on an outside drystack on the top rack so nothing has to come down for the stack either. Do you guys take them off when not in use. I feel like the factory top is plenty strong to handle the stress but I am always curious to know how other do it.
modunlavy
04-19-2010, 08:22 PM
I have 18' Tacos on my boat that is stored on a lift. When I had them single rigged, I would take them off if I wasn't going to be trolling that day, but since I have double rigged them it is too much of a PIA to collapse them and wind up all the cord so I have just been leaving mine up for the last year or so. Doesn't seem to be causing any problems yet....
vettnman
04-19-2010, 09:13 PM
Leave mine up full time when the boats not in use.The only time I lay them down is when I'm trailering to the beach and the only time they come off is for about 2 months in jan and feb. How many hours you got on that Regulator now?:)
The only reason I remove mine is: If I am not going to be trolling soon, I like to get the rigging of the riggers out of the sun. The bungies etc... will last alot longer that way. I am in no way concerned about the poles or gunnels or mounting structure havong any issuses. At this time I leave them on the boat as it is Sprigntime which is trolling season for me.
ytmorris
04-20-2010, 06:35 AM
Leave mine up full time when the boats not in use.The only time I lay them down is when I'm trailering to the beach and the only time they come off is for about 2 months in jan and feb. How many hours you got on that Regulator now?:)
163 which isn't as many as I would have liked but decent useage for 1 season.