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What a great looking boat!!! Makes mine look like a dingy!!!

You can flat line the copper, but most here use boards to get it out away from the boat. If you have specific lengths of copper, ie: like 150ft. 45lb, or 300ft. 30lb. then you don't really need a line counter.

I had the same problem as well, the depth would stop reading, high boat speed readings stopped, mine was mounted on the transom, near the center of the boat, by the motor. I did all the adjustments, etc. and nothing helped. I then decided to move the transducer to the furthest point away that I could, remembering not to mount it too close to the trailer bunk.

That did the trick for me, as I have very consistent reading now, even on plane! I figured that it was all from the prop disturbance. Hope this helps.

Sweet!!! thanks for sharing!

I was up there in 06 and 07 and it's time to go back!!! One can't really explain to someone what its like up there, unless you've been there...

I've caught a few, but not a whole lot. Early spring I like body baits, jointed raps, rouges, bombers long a's, etc. When the water starts to warm, I get most of them on smaller spoons, Super Slims, and standard size spoons such as MI Stinger, Warrior, Silver Streaks, etc. I like to run the spoons deep with them spaced close together, up a bit from the bottom. find some structure and you'll find the browns.

thanks guys!!!

Where are these spoons sold and what do they look like??? Thanx!

Sherman, there are no words that I can say to make it hurt less or for you and your family to feel better. But I'm very sorry for your loss, with time you'll feel better.

Not really sure, 50HP 4 stroke Merc, it's a fuel miser...

I have a bunch of them and so far they have held up to my standards. when I bought mine, the tag on the rod said "1 year warranty"... Most of mine were purchased for 29.99, but this spring I went in to add some more to the colletion, and the same rods were 49.99!!! No thanx, these are trolling sticks, not some sensitive river rods...

wow, I need to check my spelling before I hit "reply":D

I checked out the bluewater holders look like a quality piece but I am not sold that they will not slip if using them with dipsys. They were 80 bux at local hunting/fishing store.

For dipsys, you release the cam lever and lower the holder all the way down, parallel to the water, its not "locked" in so to speak, as the cam lever doesnt get tightened for disys. When the fish hits, just life the rod up, the ho9lder comes uip with the rod, you don't have to fight trying to "lift" the rod out of the holder.

Jeff is the owner of Bluewater products, it's a small side business for him. He just has the "picture" site right now, as he was paying a really high fee to have it maintained. He perfers calls.

I want to say thank you also. This site is so easy to ask questions without being made to feel like a dumbbutt. I also like the more "laid back" feeling you get here than other sites, as members here "talk" things out rather than "jump on" other members. I've learned a ton here, thanks again for a great site Mike!

I have these mounted on my boat now.

http://www.bluewaterfishingproducts.com/Products.php

Or not.

I have a 17 ft. Smoker Craft and a stink bug stance Dodge Ram for my boat towing duties. The past few years, I've towed with my soft tonnoue(sp) cover off and the tailgate open, to see the trailer better when backing up to the ramp. I should say when the cover was on, I couldn't see the tralier at all, when backing up. Last fall I bought a hard cover never thinking about the boat trailer.

Fast forward to this spring, as I'm prepping the boat I remember about the trailer. Crap! I start looking on-line and thru catalogs, but as I'm on a budget, I don't want to spend a c-note on tralier post guide ons.

Today I had the boat out of the garage, rigging rods, etc. I get a bright idea and think why not use a "fiberglass driveway marker". The side trailer bunk guides are treated 2 by's with carpet on them. I take a utility knife, slice a small X into the carpet, pull it back, drill a small hole the same diameter as the driveway marker, and insert into the bunk. Worked like a charm, didn't cost me anything, and now I can see the trailer when backing up!!! laugh away, I did! Thanks for reading!

Oh, the markers are removed during transport...

For those of you who's best times are from 9-11am, what do your later morning spreads look like? There are days where we really struggle to catch fish at this time.

I'm with ya there, I struggle to get fish after the sun comes up. Before, no problem. Evening and dusk are my best times by far. But I'd rather get the big ones mid morning if I had a choice...

Get better soon there bud!

Can't wait! I do have some questions. Is there a place there to get food/lunch? How is the parking, close to the show, or do I have to park away, and is there a parking fee? How early should I get there? I'm going on the Saturday, I'm sure that this is the busiest day. Are there really good deals there? And, will the wife like it??? thanks guys!

i like 65 myself, just because the charter boat i went out on to learn how to use divers used 65. so thats what i bought. i dont think color makes any difference. i,ve used red and green both. as long as i use a good floro leader i could care less what color the main line is.

and you do want to use about 2 or 3 hundred ft of mono backing, ofcourse the size of your reel makes the amount of backing you use. im using sealine sg17lca,s. if your using sealine sg47lca,s then you would want more backing. then just use 150 yrds of braid. but use the same amount on each reel so your counters will match up on your reels. i am using cabelas ripcord on most of my reels, but i had to replace the line on a couple of reels, i used power pro for them.

i bought a bunch of the sealine sg17lca reels the last couple of years off ebay and put braid on them. then when i went fishing i was having all kinds of problems with the drags. i sent them in to tuna toms to have them repaired. he told me the only thing wrong was the line was slipping on the spools. so he put pins in the spools to tie the line to. and then the rest of my reels i just put 200 ft of 17 lb mono backing on them and my problems are solved. so be sure to use a mono backing. or thats my opinion anyway.

sherman

If you dont mind me asking, how much coin did that run? Thanks!

Thanks guys!!!

Oh, and does braid have to be used? Can you use mono instead? These are for short cores btw. Thanks!

For the life of me, I can't remember what knot that one uses for the braid to leadcore. thanks!

Any good places to stay in the area???

Lots of great info in here guys, thanks for sharing!

a HIT!!!! Great prices and fast shipping, I ordered a dozen Ace-Hi plugs that I a hard time finding. I will definitly be ordering again, thanks guys!