Why troll for bass?

[Papasown]

Hey Gerry, I just got back and saw your interest in the bungee cord with downrigger, and I see that Hunter2 provided the layout for Tony Maja's bungee system. I was talking to Tony Maja at the Somerset Show about 2 or 3 years ago, and he told me he was working with bungee cords and trying to find the best length to use. I thought that to be a great Idea, and set up bungee cords with release clips at different lengths for my own testing. I tried 2Ft. and 3Ft. ( I see Tony's system is with a 3Ft-3In. bungee), with fixed clip on one end to attach to the weight ball, and a release clip on the other end, same as mine.
Perhaps the bungee I use is lighter in weight/strength, or provides more bounce, I really don't know. It is a thin bungee.
After testing while under way on the surface, I feel the 2Ft for me provides nice swing of the spoon, and even a little forward and back bounce. The action is very nice, and gets slammed by bass and blues on the downrigger.
I'm gonna splash after I get a couple more 55degree days to finish up my get ready projects............can't wait. Catch 'em up, guys..........Papa