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IF you have not checked yours lately please check them now.

We had a fire at our home that totaled the inside and while it was not our detector that saved us had we been sleeping it would have been our only warning. The fire started in a back bedroom and when I first dsaw it it was very small on a wall and mattress by the time I made to the kitchen for water and backl to the bedroom the fire had engulfed the mattress and was up the wall and all ove the floor. So It was time to get the kids and wife out.

While I called 911 on my cell I got brekly PD and they had to transfer me to Royal oak. The fire dept was there with in 10min of the call and were excellent with the kids.

Thanks Steve Kelly and Family

Well it looks like a good day tomarrow.

Whos getting out?

Wish I could make the trip this weekend Buit good luck Guys.

Looking forward to your reports

Steve

I was able to work out a trade for the needed work. I traded putting a new roof on his shop for all the needed work so I can be ready in a few weeks.

While I am not sure yet I will probably be missing the first event as we had a fire at my home. While we all made it out I just don't see it in the finances to make it over that weekend. As I have to find a new place to stay. I will be looking forward to being at the rest of the events this summer.

Steve Kelly

Team Bladerunner

I have an excal also. I like the simplicity of the recurve limbs over the compund C bows. I have total faith in 50yrd shots as far as hitting the mark.

I am changing my copper rigs to swivals instaed of albright nots.

What is a haywire twist?

And how many times do I twist it?

Steve

Last year a saw a 30' cabin crusier in sunset and I was out of there 1 time late in the season Channel was 3-4 deep but I was in 5' of water about 500' from shore/ And it is primarly sandy. I have never been out of thomas but the have a few larger boats there as well.

That sure beats out of sebewaing a mile and a half thruogh the bouys.

At least you got out If we caught fish every time it woulnd't be fishing

Welcome to the site.

I will be up there also.

Start out to the south (south of fish point). Early I run harnesses on BB in 10-14' At around 1.0 on the GPS. If I am geeting alot of sheepshead I pick the BB off the bottom about a foot or so and speed up. I will be launching out of sunset or thomas marina as they have a shorter run to the lake and fishing grounds. If you are really getting a lot of fish you can switch to cranks and you won't get as many sheads.

Steve

blade runner on 68

Make sure you out it on craigslist. I have 3 buddys that have all sold smaller boats in the last month. And post it in all diffrent cityies. Good luck

Steve

Thats what I think I am going to do I have another boat that will get me threw this year anyways.

What really threw me off was the marina tech and manager saying that It was probably going to be ok as they saw no performance and operating issues.

I decided to turn my fathers old donzi into a project boat.

We ran it last year 4 or 5 times fishing with a cracked block that was not leaking water. And then when we went to winterize it we found out that it need a boot job. So I take it in to get an estimate on getting everything including the engine. The estimnate with some gimbal bearing work and ujoints was 5100. Well that is about what I had budgeted for all my fishing thgis year.

Now I am toying with the idea of not getting the new engine till next year and getting everything else fixed and running it as long as the engine doesn't leak. I have a kicker as a back up incase it does fail. The marina said the engine runs great as they ran it for a few hours to check everything out.

Should I just bench the whole boat till next year or run it as long as it will with the expectation of a new engine next year.

Thanks Steve

I have an old pair of wave walker foam boards that I love. but now they are starting to break down and I can't find the company to get new ones. So I am going to use the same hard wear and use the old boards for templates.

I need some ideas as what to use for the new boards. I don't think we want wood and I am in the process of trying some PVC 1x12 I found in the local lowes.

What are some of your ideas like a foam or anything synthetic.

Thanks Steve

Thanks to all for the help sorry if i took over the thread that was not what i was trying to do

Thanks :thumb:

Not you I think I got off and started Lowrance v. Hbird thread again. I actually got alot out of the response to your questions. Like adjusting the ping rate and the screen speed..

I've seen windy summers before and they look just like this.

Hopefully old mother nature will blow herself out this spring and we can get a mild winded summer. My fingers are crossed

With 2 or 4 kids old enough to go out and a father with deteriorating health I have cleared my calender and will only be working 1 weekend a month this year. We will be over to Holland 1 a month and to muskegon for the dreamweaver. We started off the season with a great St Joe trip with my dad and son And even though I didn't bring in a single fish it was the best trip ever. Now I am unfortunate enough to have to run 2 trips a day 1 in the morning with the dad and son and 1 in the afternoon with the wife and daughter. So I get to double up on the fishing. So far this season has been good to me and th efamily and they are looking forward to getting out more and so am I.

Steve Kelly

We carry an anchor at all times. with 100' of rope. But I also carry a sea anchor and that has saved my on 1 big occasion. It allowd us to float bow into the b=waves while I had to work on the motor. I have no doubt that had we been turned beam or stern to the waves we would have been in very bad shape. With the 100' of rope out we were just bumbing bottom in 60' I now carry sea anchors/drift sox on both our boats.

I think I helped jack my own thread. How about more thermo opinions

Thanks Steve

I was not bashing lowrance. I loved my HDS, it was rerally nice When it worked. I hope they did change because I really like their products. I hope to see more positive things from them.

When did the company change hand?

Any other advice i can get using the hds5 would be great

Thanks

I have an Hbird with the switch fire mode. I first marked it on an inland lake in the deep holes as a line across the screen.

Next time out on Lake Huron I marked a very faint line down 68'. On switchfire I had a solid line from 65-69'. I was able to call a buddy and he confirmed that his fish hawk had it about 70' down on the rigger counter. I can get a light return with the gain at 100% and the 50 mh frequency. I can't mark it at all with the 200 mh without the switch fire.

I was also able to confirm that it was the thermo I was marking while in Manistee with a hand held temp finder.

When the thermocline sets up am I supposed to fish above it, below it or both? Last year was the first year I had been able to see the thermocline with a fish finder. So now I have to figure out what to do with it.

Thanks steve

Welcome to the site.

As far as the down riggers go Electrics will make easier and more enjoyable for the 2 of you. And you can get some of last years cannons mag 5 for 349.00 at gander moutian. I have a track set up on my boats so I can take out whatever holders I plan on using that day.

Good luck Steve

Was it a sportsman aution and where would i be able to get an aution of general stuff.

Thanks Steve

Has any one seen 500' spools of 32lbs for sale. I am rigging 2 more copper rods and don't need 1000. It would just sit around like the rest of the extra line I have stock piled in my garage. I want to set up a 300 and a 200 to go along with my 300(45lbs) and 150 (45lbs)