When it hung up, I gave slack and tried again until it came free
Impulse Salt Series 6'10" Medium Casting Rod Specs SUGGESTED TECHNIQUES: Topwaters, Jig Heads, Spinnerbait, Crankbait POWER RATING: Medium ACTION: Extra Fast HANDLE LENGTH: 8.5" GUIDES: Alps IF 316 stainless guides
The reason you want the lighter softer rod is that you can bend it over in the rod holder when the downrigger ball is down which gives you as little line as possible between the rod tip and the downrigger ball so when a fish hits, it will pop up fast which gives you a bit of a hook set
Youll have to do some comparison shopping to determine the right model for you, but suffice to say you cant go wrong in the EchoMap line
Additional rod holders can be added
I dealt with a lot of coldfronts and adverse conditions throughout the year, so thats my theory why the tube reigned for customers and I