Fathom Master 625

[Tightlines667]

I recently aquired a used Penn Fathom Master 625 manual downrigger from a friend.  I broke the unit down into all component pieces, ran the parts through a sonic cleaner in 50:50 Simple Green: Water, cleaned all parts with steel wool, rinsed, dried, lubed w/Penn Blue, and reassembled.  Fairly simple to service.  There are 3-clips, and 2 snap rings.  Drag washers are Teflon/plastic composite, 4 gears are plastic, drive shaft is bronze, antireverse ratchet is pot metal, dog and remaining components are stainless.

John

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[David Hall]

I've a couple of them in my storage shed.  They were my first set of downriggers and I ran them for 7-8 seasons before getting my first electrics.  Never had a single problem with them.

[akfish]

If you are going to use it, I'd recommend keeping a couple extra dog springs in the boat. These were good downriggers, but had a problem with their dogs such that the spring break too often.

[Tightlines667]

If you are going to use it, I'd recommend keeping a couple extra dog springs in the boat. These were good downriggers, but had a problem with their dogs such that the spring break too often.

Already got a few.

[Tightlines667]

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Done!

[conchydong]

I am a fan of the Fathom Masters. Some of my best fish have been caught using them especially when I used to slow troll live baits with them. Simple but functional. Nice tutorial.