15 lb balls?

[fishbadger]

I'm considering switching to 15 lb (from 12 lb) cannonballs on my Scotty electric DR's (1106's) in hopes of fishing a little deeper with more precision. The DR's are 5-8 years old. Has anybody had problems or experience with the heavier balls on those? Speaking with the Scotty rep I know, he said they're not really "rated" for that. He didn't exactly give me the green light (knowing that if I burned up the motor, it'd come back to Scotty), but he acknowledged that he knows lots of folks who do that without too many problems, and didn't give me the red light either.

Does anybody have an opinion or experience on this?

Thanks,

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[T2shortB]

Been running 15#'rs on mine for 5 or 6 years.. newer 1106, and an old two belt model.... wouldn't say they are fast...haha, but no issues thus far

 

[Barracuda1]

Where's the fishing report here?? Stick with the 12's

 

[Nookie Hooker]

FishBadger,

Yeah, you might want to move this to the regular Washington thread...
But anyways, I have used both 12s and 15s for years and had no problems, except DRs with their tongues hanging out when fishing 200-300' of water off Vancouver Island!

 

[blackmouther]

The 1206's have plenty of juice to power a teener. The rep doesnt know what he is talking about.

 

[fishbadger]

thanks all.

next time I'll use the other forum, but thanks for humoring me,

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[Elkfins]

The Scotty's will handle the 15lb balls no problem. Just make sure you are using the proper gauge wire to power them...

 

[Tuna_Chaser]

You might also want to try useing Braid rather than wire as well as the 15 lb. balls. A bit more expensive, but it cuts way down on the blow back while trolling and gets your rig down deeper.

 

[riverboat2003]

Dont try a 2106, you wont want to use the 1106s

 

[Derby]

Dont try a 2106, you wont want to use the 1106s

....and you will lose 60lbs of lead before you know it.

After that, all is good. 2106 is the way to go.

 

[fishbadger]

Yeah I've been using braid for some time. I think with heavier balls I'll need to be a little more diligent in junction maintenance.

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