downrigger advice.....

[GetANet]

Got a sweet deal on two cannon downriggers....free, yea baby! They are manual ones but oh well. So looking for some basic info to get them up and running. I want to use them for places like RV and MC What type of release suggestion? And looking for some kind of ideas as to some basic types of lures to use for trout and how to set them up etc. I will be using mono and some seven foot rod set ups cause thats all i afford right now I know this is a whole new ball game as for as tech and equip and im trying to do it on a tight budget. How far back do you fish the lures, lb. test speeds etc. any help would be appreciated just to save me some time with trial and error and not making the whole thing so complicated ........ Was looking for the book Trolling for Dummies but couldn't find one lol Thanks for the suggestions....