05-26-2023, 09:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-26-2023, 09:59 PM by FishfulThinkin.)
I don't see this as a Ford/Chevy thing but more of a right tool for the job thing. I can technically frame a house with a sledge hammer but I don't want to nor do I want to drive railroad spikes with my framing hammer. I rarely fish deeper than 40' or faster than 1.7 so I don't need 12 pound weights to do the job. As for there being no difference in hand cranking a 12 pounder up, I can assure you that even the manliest fisherman will notice the extra 4 pounds over a day of fishing. I was at Strawberry this morning and hand cranked those 8 pounders up and down over 40 times.! I'd love electric downriggers but as long as I'm using manuals, I'm going to use as little weight as necessary to do the job.