Fish Hawk X4D maximum cannon ball size
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Fish Hawk X4D maximum cannon ball size
Notice the Fishhawk manual referenced the breakaway cable if caught on bottom (not sure how good) was good for 10-12# balls. What are people using as norm when going deep? I like 15# weights but not sure how the X4D might take it.
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Re: Fish Hawk X4D maximum cannon ball size
I use the same break away for any ball size. I don’t like the new links they send without any cable spacer… don’t give much ledge protection with no cable.
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Re: Fish Hawk X4D maximum cannon ball size
I've been running 15 lb balls, and was using the fish hawk breakaway thing above my winger I made, chamberlain release, and a Dreamweaver snubber. Last fall I tapped the bottom once, and away it all went. Probably $75 worth of stuff, and the time to make a new winger. Except my probe of course, the whole reason the breakaway was there.
It was such a small contact, it didn't even pull the rigger drag, which isn't set very stiff. I started looking into the issue, and maybe even called fish hawk, I can't remember. But, now I don't run a breakaway. Apparently the snubber can be used in place of the breakaway according to them, and fish hawk even sells their own for that purpose.
I had researched their breakaway before using it as well though, and look how that turned out.
It was such a small contact, it didn't even pull the rigger drag, which isn't set very stiff. I started looking into the issue, and maybe even called fish hawk, I can't remember. But, now I don't run a breakaway. Apparently the snubber can be used in place of the breakaway according to them, and fish hawk even sells their own for that purpose.
I had researched their breakaway before using it as well though, and look how that turned out.
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Re: Fish Hawk X4D maximum cannon ball size
Great idea to use a snubber in place of the cable. I e ordered a few and will try em Saturday;)
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