Easi-Troll

Why did you pick this product vs others?: This isn't the cheapest downrigger out there, but it has served me well on my aluminum boat. The base mount fit great on the back of my boat near the transom and is so much nicer than the little cannon downriggers usually used on aluminum boats. I love the reel speed and adjustable clutch. When you come up to a sudden shallow section you can bring it up in no time to prevent it from becoming an expensive anchor. I plan on purchasing another one.

Solid downriggers for the money. Trolled for 8 hours with a pair of these using 12 lb cannon balls trolling for bluefin out of Monterey California last Saturday. At 125 feet down they held up fine under the weight of the 12lb balls. The clutch is easy operate, not touchy and works great. Glad I went with the gimble mounts as well. The gimble mounts allow us to clear the gunnel rail so we could fight our big fish without obstruction. Very happy this these.

Absolutely love this thing, easier to drop the ball compared to the transom mounted one I started with, line counter is super helpful, the bolt knob that is attached to the base fell out somehow on my way to the lake luckily I had a wrench and an extra 1/4x20 bolt that fit fine so it didn’t ruin a trip. Unsure how it came out as I wasn’t able to remove that by hand

Very very pleased! Heavy duty and doesn't break the bank to buy! I've had a cheap Atwood downrigger that cost like $70 and I'm about to throw it away and order a second cannon! Unbelievably easy to use! I put the drag on really loose on my rod/reel and snap it to a 10 pound cannon weight and then you simply turn the handle a little bit and it allows clutch to slip and the ball to drop while the counter tells you how much feet you let out! My counter "wasn't working" and I was frustrated for a second.....the fix however was simply pushing the counter back further in it's slot so it's gears make contact with the gears of the wire wheel then it worked perfectly!! I will say I am glad I went with a 10 pound weight. I didn't know at the time but in the reading material that comes with the downrigger that a 10 pound weight doesn't have "blow back" at about 2 mph which is as fast as I tend to troll. That means when you let out 15 ft of line you are fishing right at or really really close to 15 ft instead of something like a 8 pound ball may only truly be fishing only 12 ft or something with further inaccuracy deeper you fish. One thing that was frustrating is that the down rigger model apparently doesn't come with the bolt and nut that gives you the option of hanging the weight close to the unit while driving, however one very quick phone call to cannon customer service and they informed me it doesn't come standard with the unit and they would be happy to send it to me free of charge. It arrived very shortly and was easy to bolt it. The reason they say it doesn't come with it is because they discourage driving down the road with the weight hanging in the unit and you would be safer driving with weight unclipped and sitting in the boat since this model isn't as heavy duty as the more expensive models. Bottom line, I love this thing and it's simple to use and assemble. I can mount up and descend the weight and lure to 20 ft in seconds! And retrieve the heavy weight very quickly and with no straining. Update: my second downrigger did not engage the line counter and turns out it came with the wrong gear size from the manufacture! I called the customer service and they sent me a new gear. The faulty unit came with a 1 inch gear and the gear it is suppose to be 1 1/8 inch. You can use a flathead screwdriver and pop the gear off and slide the right one on in seconds if this happens to anyone FYI. Poor quality control but at least cannon made it right by sending me the parts for free.

Downrigger works great for Canadian lake trout. I had never used these before, so there was a bit of a learning curve. Once I figured out a system it's a piece of cake. Definitely recommend.

Clutch broke 3rd time out and won't reel the line in. I had to pull the weight up by hand. Also, the line counter slides out of place and doesn't work consistently. Edit - lowering to 1 star. I've reached out to Cannon Service and eventually was told to reach out to a local dealer. Local dealer has been non responsive. After multiple calls/emails was told the one guy "is out of town but I'll hear back soon".

The riggers are built to be physically lite. They are also well thought out, and mount easily. The line counter works, although, it is kind of chintzy. I wish the mast were aluninum rather than steel, but the cable guide is nice. It is made of composite.

The quality could be better.

Very good

Excellent manual downrigger. Winds uo quickly, stores easily, and the ckutch system is excellent. My only complaint is that the wire that it is rigged with will backlash, and you should replace it with braid as soon as you can. As long as you get rid of that wire, this downrigger will serve you well. Ive caught countless walleye on Lake Erie, and salmon and lakers on Lake Huron. I bought the gunnel rod holder mount, and it was worth every penny. It's removable and packable. Great buy

Great product, instructions are pretty straight forward for set up. Product works great. Needs a couple of other small components to get up and running (weights and clips). When loosening handle to lower go slow with it as it will drop fast if you just loosen off quickly.

downrigger arrived quickly and worked very well.

Great product,works a treat, very happy with it.