The best-equipped standard Scotty for the money: long boom, two releases and a lifetime warranty.
Amazon $689.99The Scotty 1116 Propack Depthpower rates 3.8 among standard downriggers electric downriggers; the Cannon Optimum rates 3.2 among premium downriggers ones. The Scotty 1116 Propack Depthpower costs $585 less ($689.99 vs $1,274.99).
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The only downrigger here that remembers depths and networks with other units, for anglers running a full spread who will pay for it.
Amazon $1,274.99Scores side by side
These two sit in different class classes (standard downriggers and premium downriggers), and each is scored against the reference points for its own class, so a rating says how well each does among its own class peers. How we rank explains each factor.
| Factor weight | Scotty 1116 Propack Depthpower | Cannon Optimum |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3.8/5 | 3.2/5 |
| Speed 20% | 50 retrieval speed not published (neutral score used) | 100 250 ft a minute |
| Weight rating 10% | 50 weight rating not published (neutral score used) | 50 weight rating not published (neutral score used) |
| Boom reach 10% | 100 60 in boom at full reach | 77 53 in boom at full reach |
| Value 30% | 74 $689.99 | 2 $1,274.99 |
| Features 15% | 20 stainless boom | 100 digital depth counter, auto stop, stainless boom, wireless networking |
| Warranty 15% | 100 lifetime warranty | 0 warranty not published, scored as none |
Specifications
| Scotty 1116 Propack Depthpower | Cannon Optimum | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Class | Standard | Premium |
| Retrieval speed | - | 250 ft/min |
| Voltage | 12 V | 12 V |
| Fit and features | ||
| Boom | 36 to 60 in | 24 to 53 in |
| Cable | 250 ft of 150 lb test stainless | 400 ft of 150 lb test stainless |
| Digital depth counter | No | Yes |
| Auto stop | - | Yes |
| Stainless boom | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless networking | No | Yes |
| Warranty | Lifetime | - |