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zollerj

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  1. Great looking boat don! I was looking at your arch, what is it made out of, and how is it attached to the boat? Is it in the tracks or through mounted in front of them?
  2. I have been running a 1989 22' crestliner sabre for the last couple years. I love the boat. Feel free to ask anything either on here or via pm if you would like Joel
  3. I was wondering if anyone as any experience with salt striker line. Supposedly it has a little bit smaller diameter for strength, but I haven't heard much about it. I need to respool all of my downrigger rods this summer and was looking for a less expensive alternative to some of the norms. Thanks
  4. The biggest difference I have found is the leader material is more abrasion resistant, and not as flexible. I use the leader material for flies, and a slipping j-plug harness I tie. They are short and the tougher material helps them last longer. I use the flourocarbon line for for the ends of my leadcore and my copper lines. Personally I would have no problem using the leader material for the end of my long lines if it wasn't so expensive.
  5. I fish mostly afternoon/evening trips... might make a difference 1. Moonshine Flounderpounder 2. Moonshine Mongolian Beef (Green) 3. Moonshine Green Jeans (was hot this summer) 4. DW Blue dolphin 5. Moonshine Bloody nose All in the Magnum size
  6. Hey I was wondering if anyone here was interested in gaining a hunting friend. I know these posts pop up on the fishing side more often, but i thought i would give it a try. I moved to the grand rapids area a couple years ago, and have not been able to find a spot to hunt. I have a few floaters of geese and green heads. If you know of anyone who might be interested in having me hunt with them that would work, or if anyone knows of anywhere to try that would be great. I drove all the way down to yankee springs rec. area last night to check out a couple places, but there were no birds anywhere. My struggle is the last 2-3 years now I have not been able to make the 2 hour drive to my old stomping grounds now that I am teaching full time. Thanks Joel
  7. My new favorite has become http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/ but I am sure to check all the other ones as well... I go with the general consensus of all of them...
  8. Steve were you fishing south of the channel then or north? Heading out of whitehall for the first time tomorrow pm, kinda curious on what direction to start out...
  9. Thanks for the input guys... Here is what I was looking at..http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=16044&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10103&subdeptNum=10278&classNum=10282 The boat is a 21' Crestliner Sabre soft top... I have the setup for the other antenna allready on the boat, but I want to use whatever will have the best chance for pulling stations. My thought was anything is better than the 12" flexible one I have now, but I didn't want to drop $65 on something that wouldn't be an improvement.
  10. My favorite past time while fishing in the evenings is to listen to the baseball game on the radio. Last year I installed a radio on the boat, and used a $15 plastic flexible antenna. To say the least reception was not stellar, and once a few miles off shore I usually could not even get the game. I was curious if anyone has had any luck with the 8' fiberglass one from shakespear. I have a old Loran antenna I could take off, and replace it with the AM/FM one but I didn't want to spend the $$ on a 8' antenna if it wasn't going to gain me anything. (No pun intended). I have also seen a splitter forsale that you place inline on your VHF antenna to be able to use that for AM/FM. My concern for this was playing with my #1 saftey equipment on the boat. Any experince would be great... Thanks Guys Joel
  11. Happy Troller has worked great for me for the past 3 years. I know trolling bags are probably the best, but didn't like the idea of something extra in the water while I was trying to Learn how to fish... Be careful, all trolling plates like to break as soon as you forget they are down...
  12. I simply used a silver sharpie and wrote write on the side of the reel what was what. If i ever change what is on that reel, a little acetone will take the writing right off. Works great, everyone who grabs a reel knows what it is, and it is not huge writing, but simple and clean and they are all the same. Joel
  13. I was at the Ultimate Sport show this weekend in GR, looking for something to use as a wire diver reel. I was looking at the convectors. One of the vendors was asking for a little over $80.00. When I mentioned something about being able to order them from wally world for $65.00 he proceeded to try to tell me that Okuma was making a different version for walmart at a smaller price. Has anyone else heard anything about this? Are they the same? Has anybody purchased the ones from walmart and used them for wire? Thanks Joel
  14. I have the humminbird 788ci, and can run both at once, or either one on its own. One thing to remember is that with the smaller screens, mine is a 5", it is difficult to see both at the same time. I wish i had a slightly larger screen, or two seperate 5" units.
  15. I know Gander Mountain on 28th st used to have a small selection, but I think they are a seasonal thing... you could give them a call...
  16. I ran across this starcraft islander with a similar platform to the others. http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/boa/2209279039.html I know a lot of others love the islanders. I personally have never fished one, but do know they are similar.
  17. Both boats are very similar. I think you would be very happy either way. I have a 1988 22' Sabre with the 170 hp I/O. I love it! fishes like a dream, a little hard to get trolled down, but a simple bag or a plate seams to work just fine. If you have any other questions about this platform feel free to ask. Great site here! Welcome!
  18. Name: Joel Zoller Age: 27 Residence Location: Grand Rapids Area(s) Most Often Fished: Pentwater, thinking whitehall next summer Years of Experience: going on my 3rd year Boat Size and Info: 22' crestliner sabre g/l Boat Name: currently Ms. Kathy, havent gotten to the ritual of changing the name since we bought it last summer Occupation: High School Science Teacher
  19. I have 3 and never run more than 2 boards per side... wouldn't go less, if I did it over I would consider the 4....
  20. looks like the wire divers have the nod. I do already have wire divers, but need to update the rods and reels. Question number two... Upgrades the drags in my magdas with tuna tom, or pick up some convectors for wire divers... thanks guys..
  21. I've got cabin fever and have been reading keating on kings for the 2nd time now. I am thinking about adding 2 rods this year and was wondering what you guys thought. Wire dipsey's or should I play around with the light line idea?
  22. according to the reel calculator that was around last year... it looks like about 135 yards of backing, 20 yards of lead core, and 10 yards of leader is about at 100% capacity...
  23. With that setup do you still get strong reception. I have often thought about doing this connection setup, but was aways afraid it would not be able to relay very well through all of the connection points at say 150' or more...
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