Does anyone use a black box on their fishing boat?<br />i bought one a couple months ago, and i cannot honestly say it has made a great difference.<br /><br />I the fish are there i catch them, if not i buy a steak.
It's all a state of mind. I have used a Scotty Black Box since they came out. I used to think it made a difference, don't know for sure.<br />There is just not the # of salmon around that there were a few years ago. The commercial trollers swear by them.
I think it helps. <br /><br />But its just a tool, its not going to get you fish anytime or all the time.<br /><br />I like it because it stabilizes and controls the voltage on the downrigger cable.
Originally posted by dmonwai:<br /> I think it helps. <br /><br />But its just a tool, its not going to get you fish anytime or all the time.<br /><br />I like it because it stabilizes and controls the voltage on the downrigger cable.
I thought about getting one for trolling but found out that I'm well within tollerance. It's only nessessary if you are throwing out above or beyond these tollerances.
Just because you are within tolerances does not mean it will not make a difference. I have use one for awhile and can say they do make a difference. It does depend on the species, but here on the west coast for salmon I swear by them. If the fishing is hot any one can catch fish. I find the box most useful in slower times when you have to work for fish. A change in voltage can get a fish interested in something that otherewise would have gone by unnoticed.<br /><br />I also know a couple of commecial trollers in Alaska and Canada and one charter troller in Canada that swear by the black box.<br /><br />just my $.02<br /><br />baddawg
