sherman51

name- sherman brown

age- 59 60 in may

home- muncie in.

area fished- genava ohio=walleye

yrs fishing-as long as i can remember

boat sz- 28 ft amberjack=this year

boat name- last chance

i started fishing farm ponds and small rivers in tenn. age? moved to indiana in 1965. fished small lakes and rivers. got married in 71 went into the marine corps in 72 got out in 76. started fishing manistee lake in fall of 76. started the big water of lk mi. in 77. did most of my salmon fishing in new buffalo mi and southhaven mi. still loved fishing manistee lake. somewhere started fishing western basin lake erie. first trip was in 16 ft tri hull open bow. last trip for that boat.LOL. about 12 yrs ago moved to fishing central basin geneva oh then about 8 yrs ago got sick and quit fishing. 2 yrs ago my oldest son talked me into going with him and his family for vacation in my 21 ft cobia. with him doing most of the work, i fell in love all over again. went again last year. last fall got some back pay on disibility bought a 28 ft amberjack. never had it in the water yet. but with my sons help we plan on useing it plenty in july and aug. this year. my wife dont fish but she loves to camp, works out great. really look forward to useing the chamberlain release on my 4 new electric downriggers. my favorite fish is when someone hasnt ever caught a big fish and they get a rod with a big steelhead on it. i never reel one in anymore. if i get the rod, i hand it off and just smile.LOL. have a great season to everybody

....sherman....

hey guys

i really want to thank all you guys for all the info. i,ve just been useing the rubber bands. the biggest down side, rubber bands everywhere. then with one band it kept breaking. with two bands you have to check them every 1/2 hour. i never had as much trouble back when i fished for salmon(just on shakers) but i,ve been eyes only for the last 20 yrs. well i got sick about 8 or 9 yrs ago. most of my fishing friends have died or moved away. so i just quit fishing. then 2 yrs ago my oldest son wanted me to take my boat and go back to the central basin with him and his family. fell in love all over again. went last year, loved it. were planning on much more fishing this year. the chamberlain release is going to make the riggers a pleasure. i got my first 2 electric last year. i got 2 more this year. i would have hated to have pulled them every 1/2 hour.i use a 16 ft surf rod as a outrigger. i dont like wire so i use the small dipsy and i use 15 lb ripcord 400 ft back on the outrigger. i dont get alot of fish on these but i do get fish on them. then 6 lite bite slide divers. you just dont have time to be pulling 4 riggers every 1/2 hour. i just cant wait for july. thats when i start in the central basin. its really good talkin to a bunch of fishaholics like myself. thanks again

....sherman....

hey

i dont know if anybodys interested but midwesthuntersoutlet.com still has 2 chamberlain releases for 11.43 each with flat rate shipping of 4.99. i just bought 6 new ones. and i,ve been trying to get alittle more info from people thats used them. i want them for walleye on lake eries central basin.

....sherman....

hey richard

i dont know for sure, but i was told 200 ft. but i would wait on a few more posts. didnt know about useing mono as a backing to stop slipage. and i use the small diawa accudepth plus 17lc and sealine17lcp with 65 lb test for my lite bite slide divers(dipsy,s)so i didnt have alot of room to spare. and it was slipping. so i sent them to tuna tom at tunas reel troubles. and he put pins in my arbors. so i dont need the backing anymore. i only fish walleye on the central basin of erie. so i only run 240 ft of line out at the most. but i only put about 500 ft of line on my reel. good luck....sherman....

PS you might give tuna tom a call at 231-907-0052 and ask him. he,s always willing to help everybody. thats where i get all my reel repair done.

hey everybody

i new at this so please bare with me.

i just heard about a new downrigger release. chamberlain downrigger release, i would really like to get your input on this release. they sound almost to good to be true. if you have used them or have personal knowledge of them please get on here and let me have it.LOL....sherman....

hey brandon

in my opinion it depends alot on what fish your going after. last year i set up to run 3 lite bite slide divers on each side. i used the diawa adp17lc on one side and the sealine17lcp on the other. but i only fish walleye in the central basin. i fish 65 ft deep at the most. i wouldnt go with the old accudepth unless i just had to, but the 17 accudepth plus worked great for me. i rigged the way i did because the adp,s are silver and the sealines are black. so the rookies on my boat didnt put the wrong one on the wrong side. if i still fished salmon i would go with something bigger than the 27,s. but if you just fish eyes their plenty big enough. i bought all my reels used on ebay. the most i had to pay was 55.00, and that was for the sealine17lcp. i only got 1 that had to be repaired. and the seller paid for that. i would also reccomend the okuma convector 20,s just for eyes. bigger for salmon. for dipsy,s you want line counters whatever you get. hope this gives you some insight. walleye chops forever....sherman....

hey again brandon

one other thing i did. i got on ebay and found a place selling power handles. emailed him and he listed what i needed for a good price. the power handles you could add anytime. but their worth the money. if you go with the convectors they come with both handles. or the 20 size does. have a great season....sherman....

hey brandon

in my opinion it depends alot on what fish your going after. last year i set up to run 3 lite bite slide divers on each side. i used the diawa adp17lc on one side and the sealine17lcp on the other. but i only fish walleye in the central basin. i fish 65 ft deep at the most. i wouldnt go with the old accudepth unless i just had to, but the 17 accudepth plus worked great for me. i rigged the way i did because the adp,s are silver and the sealines are black. so the rookies on my boat didnt put the wrong one on the wrong side. if i still fished salmon i would go with something bigger than the 27,s. but if you just fish eyes their plenty big enough. i bought all my reels used on ebay. the most i had to pay was 55.00, and that was for the sealine17lcp. i only got 1 that had to be repaired. and the seller paid for that. i would also reccomend the okuma convector 20,s just for eyes. bigger for salmon. for dipsy,s you want line counters whatever you get. hope this gives you some insight. walleye chops forever....sherman....

if the people on my boat dont go for the rod, next time they may stay at home. if i can get to the rod first then i get the pleasure of the first run. im 60 yrs old and have been fishing the big water since 1977. i yell fish on and race to the rod.