What iss the beam on your boat? I have almost 15. Try your idea once -- sounded good to me also. Total mess total nightmare --- lost the wire on one rod cause of kinks.Looking to avoid the school of hard knocks (for once).
For stripers, I usually troll 2 wire line set ups with umbrellas or spoons off both stern rod holders with out rodders. I'd like to add two more lines to my spread but am not confortable with the potential for tangling. In addition to wire lines at the stern, has anyone tried to use downriggers with umbrellas off the port and starboard forward cockpit rod holders? The theory looks good on paper, but...
two wire poles works perfect.
