Canon 10 STX TS - Manuals

5 www.cannondownriggers.com Product Overvi e w Introduction to Controlled Depth Fishing Undoubtedly there are many fishermen familiar with the methods and use of controlled depth fishing. During the mid 1960's the state of Michigan intro-duced Pacific salmon into the Great Lakes in an at-tempt to re...

6 www.cannondownriggers.com Installation Arrows Indicate Typical Mounting Locations Installing the Base on Your Boat Decks up to 7/16" thick Where access to the underside of the deck is not available, the mounting base can be mounted using wellnuts. Use the base as a template to mark locations a...

7 www.cannondownriggers.com Installation Decks thinner than 1/4" Use a Cannon deck plate (PN 2200693) to prevent deflection and add stability to decks thinner than 1/4". Use the deck plate as a template to mark the hole locations. If access to the underside of the deck is not available, the ...

8 www.cannondownriggers.com INSTALLING THE BOOM AND BALL HOOK 1) Remove the ball hook collar, ball hook, and 1/4-20 nut from the included hardware bag assembly. 2) Thread the nut onto the ball hook, then thread the ball hook into the ball hook collar. Do not tighten yet. (Figure 1) 3) Slide ball hoo...

11 www.cannondownriggers.com REMOVABLE SPOOL COVER Your new downrigger comes with a removable spool cover. By removing this cover, you are able to gain easy access to your spooled cable and easy spool removal. This feature allows you to easily ac-cess tangled line, get it repaired and get you back i...

12 www.cannondownriggers.com Installation ATTACHING THE ROD HOLDER(S) The locking rod holder(s) incorporate a locking tooth design which can be easily adjusted every 15° with the soft grip knob. The symmetrical design will al-low mounting of the rod holder on either side of the downrigger or two rod...

13 www.cannondownriggers.com Installation TERMINATING THE DOWNRIGGER CABLE TIP: Use only straight cable when routing through the terminator. Worn or kinked cable can be stressed and may break prematurely when retrieving trolling weights. ATTACHING THE LINE RELEASE (UNI-RELEASE) The Cannon Uni-Releas...

15 www.cannondownriggers.com Installation Wiring Your Downrigger Your Boat's Electrical Condition It is important to make sure that your boat is properly set up before installing your Magnum with Positive Ion Control (PIC). Whenever a boat is in water, various submerged parts interact to create weak...

16 www.cannondownriggers.com Installation FUSE / BREAKER SPECIFICATIONS: An over-current protection device (circuit breaker or fuse) must be used with this downrigger. Coast Guard re- quirements dictate that each ungrounded current-carrying conductor must be protected by a manually reset, trip-free ...

17 www.cannondownriggers.com Getting Started GETTING STARTED Manual Descent: Fast or Slow By turning the clutch knob gently clockwise (toward the boom), you can let your trolling weight descend as fast or as slowly as you wish. Turning the knob counter-clockwise (away from the boom) stops the weight...

18 www.cannondownriggers.com Getting Started Adjusting the Depth Meter The Cannon Depth Meter provides non-slip accu- racy, plus easy resetting. To reset, just slide the meter away from the reel until the gears are disengaged. Spin meter gear to change setting. NOTE: Actual fishing depth may vary fr...

19 www.cannondownriggers.com F ishin g T heor y Fishing With Your Downrigger Release some line from your rod and reel so that the lure is anywhere from 5 to 100 feet behind the boat. This is called drop back. Attach the fishing line firmly into the line release. Place the fishing rod in the rod hold...

20 www.cannondownriggers.com How the Positive Ion Control System Works The PIC system uses an internal circuit that passes the voltage through the drive train of the Magnum to the shaft. The shaft contacts the cable by means of a ball bearing, spring and, lastly, a one direction button head screw. C...

21 www.cannondownriggers.com Blo w b a ck Ca lc ulati ons Blowback Simply stated, blowback is what happens 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,...

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