Enlightening! Well, the downrigger combo I have is by Walker ,.. rod is an 8.5' Chinook Classic, and the reel is the Walker 100L. The other "old setup" I have is a shorter, stouter rod with a great big trolling reel on it...not really sure the model....at least as big as the Walker, if not bigger. I'd really be going for lakers/walleye on back lakes like Kokoko...maybe big water like Temagami...but if I'm out there, I'll be in a boat that will take my portable downrigger clamped to the side. I'm thinking that I'd go lead core when I don't want to pack in a downrigger on a camping trip.
2 questions at this point:
1) A longer, more limber rod is better?
2) What is the correlation between feet and colours?