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    Pedestal Seat Post Lube

    in Boat Maintenance and Rigging

    Posted

    What does everyone use to lube their pedestals so they don't seize up in the floor receiver. Fishing over on the Detroit River Thursday and wanted to move the seat and couldn't. Got them broken loose this afternoon using some WD 40 and lots of taps on the pedestal. Is there a good lube to use?

    Oh, we got five walleyes, mostly south of the Wyandotte boat launch, with two by Mud Island. (two fishermen)

    Thanks.

    Paul C

    Mattawan, MI

    Buying in Bulk

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Below is a quote from Mike.........

    "I have to disagree with you on this. The activity from the members here are whats keeping this website going. There is also a private area that only supporting members can access, and another for Charter Captains. Other than the private areas, these forums are completely open to anyone who is registered and logged in here. If you are not registered or logged in, there are limitations. Don't believe me?? Log out and click on 11 different posts, then tell me what you see. I do not required people to post, but if they want to continually read what is being posted on this website, they need to register and become a member."

    Well, I did learn a lot from this post. I've spent a lot of money for "stuff" over the last few years. Heck, I'm on a first name basis with some of the sales staff and D & R Sports in Kalamazoo. (Really like that store). For years I've spent more then I could have by going to the brick and mortar stores, because I figured it as a consulting fee. I will never forget setting my daughter up with her first bow and arrow when she was 13. Went to Brooks Archery in Kalamazoo and the owner set her up with what she needed. In fact, she is left handed and Ted found her to be right eye dominate and so she learned to do all of her shooting right handed. Well anyway, she became my shooting buddy up until she got married at 28 years old last summer. If I'd have gone the mail order route or a discount store, she'd have probably hated shooting because nothing would have "fit" right.

    I also found out about the supporting members area. What about those planner boards by one of this sites sponsors. I'm thinking they may be a good addition to my boat.

    Anyway, I know this is getting to be a bit of a ramble but just wanted to let Mike know I appreciate his work on this site and also 1 MAINIAC's idea to save some money. My wife would certainly approve. One last thing I gleaned from another forum. "One of my biggest fears is after I pass away my wife will sell my "stuff" for what I told her I paid for it".

    Happy New Year to all of you.

    Paul C.

    Mattawan, MI.

    Off Shore Boards and releases.

    in Salmon Pro's Connection

    Posted

    In the past I was not that happy with there boards. Mainly because I didn't care for the clip/release system they had. I have 3 or 4 of them laying around. As I was walking around in Gander Mountain today, I discovered the OR18 replacement release. It appears to be a well engineered release, making removal a one handed move. Have many of you used this release?, and do you like it?

    OR18_WEB2.jpg

    I ended up changing my lines to braids for these clips. Broke off a few times on the mono on the Walleye 8 pound test. I didn't like chasing boards, seems they only broke off when all the lines were set. Hmmm. I like them with the braid.

    Paul C.

    11/15 baseline lk. allegan co.

    in Inland Lakes Discussion

    Posted

    well did this ever feel odd, not to be deer hunting on the gun opener.

    anyhow i left the launch around 9:30 and went looking for gills , but could not find a thing so i switched over to crappies and took 19 nice ones in the 9 to about 13 inch range.

    they where in a winter pattern in 20 to 25 fow in the middle of the lake. what worked was slow trolling minnows deep, becouse the fish where from 15' to 20down ,the surface temp was 43 to 44 degrees.

    man this was fun , becouse if the where on the screen they would BITE , kinda like watching the vexlar in the winter.:cool:

    sorry no pic. ,but i can say they were TASTY:D

    What did you think of the new parking lot? Good job on the fish. I tried the lake just once a few years ago and happened to pick a Saturday with a tournament. Pretty busy.

    Motor stuck

    in Boat Maintenance and Rigging

    Posted

    Good Morning....I have a Yamaha 115, (2006), that did the same thing. The pump ran that powers the tilt/trim until the battery was dead. Ended up taking it back to the dealer and some electrical thing was bad. (I'm sure there is a better word for that one.) I had to unhook the battery. Sport Fisherman Center in Muskegon can probably fix it pretty fast. They had practice on mine.

    Paul C.

    Mattawan, MI.

    Laptop and Wireless Internet - HELP!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1.67 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo

    64 kilobyte primary memory cache

    2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache

    2046 Megabytes Installed Memory

    Slot 'DIMM_B' has 1024 MB (serial number 00007160)

    Slot 'DIMM_A' has 1024 MB (serial number 02008165)

    Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 (build 6001)

    Verizon DSL

    Good luck on your project Mike!

    Paul C.

    Mattawan, MI

    Big Jon Sports Roughest Rigger contest

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Just a note on the Big Jon's. Bought my two from D and R in Kalamazoo. Jim H from the store said they were really good, and the 100 % USA made, plus made in Michigan clinched it for me. As Mike said too, D and R Sports is a great store, I'm in there once a week or so getting my "fix". (plus then have some Big Jon parts and pieces in stock)

    How to make spoon harnesses?

    in Walleye Fishing Discussion

    Posted

    Would those be the same as the Eyeliminators? (SP?) Or something like that. I bought some at the Grand Rapids show but forgot to bring them last time I went to Saginaw Bay.

    Anyway there pre tied with the spoon in front. This is their web site:

    http://www.eyeliminator.com/

    Again, I have not used them but if it is what your looking for, maybe some hints on how these are put together.

    Good luck!

    I've got perch on the brain right now, we got 90 last Sunday afternoon, biggest was a little over 13 inches.

    Hope it helps.

    Paul C.

    Well how did everyone do Saturday 6/21/08

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Went out Saturday morning, hitting the water around 7 AM at St. Joseph. Went south west out to around 90 feet of water and started, two of us had two downriggers out, two dipseys, a 5 core and a 10 core, using dream weavers, blue and green, various combinations of spoons and a couple of flys. Not one release, fished from the bottom up to around 30 feet down. I agree, the perch could have been more productive. Talked to a friend who was out Friday for several hours and they went out to 120 feet or so and only ended up with one laker. We stayed until the front started blowing in and headed in. Talked to one other boat and they had a king and a laker Satruday. Still a beautiful day on the lake. We are fortunate to live in Michigan!

    Paul C.

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