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GJ on those piggies.

It was a very good year.

Sorry Terry you will have to fish 2 rods to be fair to others LOL

I'll come over and ride on the Dirty Dog. That will be enough of a handicap for Terry.

Lock em up and give them nothing but raw sewage Mon-Sat. On Sun give them a dollar bill.

Spool them up with 17# Trilene XT or 20# Ande Mono. Braid has a lot of places but rigger rods is not one of them. You need some stretch as a shock absorber and off course there is the sea flea problem. I don't like any splices in my rigger rod's line. The mono sure works better in most all of the releases.

A 20 will troll down So I would get the largest you can afford. If you ever need it, It's better to have itand not need it then need it and not have it.

Steve

I'll second that.

My boy was asking me if I wanted to take him steelie fishing this winter with our boat. And I have no idea were to start. Can anyone point me to a good ramp and or section of river to try. He wants cast and run some cranks behind the boat.

So he has since revised hus Santa list for some heavier fishing gear. And I think he has his mother suckered into getting it for him.

Steve, Maybe you can get your son to work on Mom to get some gear you want. Ya have to play all the angles.

It angers me that celebrities such as Bob V. Paul H. etc lend their names to ads for these magical heaters. Bob V. has never impressed me as having too much on the ball as far as construction goes. Two of my older friends have each purchased 2 of these so called money saving heaters. Heck with two of them they will save twice as much. Ya Right!!!! They both were like kids with a Christmas toy. I'm posting this so that we can put the word out and possibly save one of our friends or relatives from falling into this trap.

I saw some of them advertised in the AARP magazine. I sent a letter to the editor expressing my feelings over these companies taking advantage of their subscribers. Since then I now get mailings from the Eden Pure Co. offering me discounts on their rip off product. AARP could care less. Advertising dollars was all it was about.

The only thing these magical heaters do is extract $$$ from unsuspecting peoples pockets. A $300-400 Eden Pure or Amish Mantle heater only puts out about 1500 watts. A $20 Wally World Heater will do the same.

Some of these super heaters claim to heat up to 1000 sq ft. 1500 watts is 1500 watts no matter if the heater was purchased at TSC, Wally World, or through the mail with a $300 box around them. Any of these heaters put out less heat than one warm air register in your home. Put the word out, some people just don't know.

Richard, A warm welcome to you. You will like it here. Holler if ya need any help.

Capt. Chris, Thanks for the FL report. 20 degrees below normal isn't bad considering were in the mid 20s for the days high. Toughen up Chris.

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Maybe watch him do it. It is not rocket science but it must be done correctly. The CG does check electrical, but most important is your safety and the safety of your crew. If I lived closer I would help you and have you help me with something.

I don't mean any disrespect but you probably should have some help when you do this wiring or at least have someone check your work. A basic understanding of circuits is required. If you need any help there is probably someone here that is close by that can help. It could save you $$$$$.

What Mike was saying if you run two batteries at the same time and one is almost dead and the other fully charged you'll end up with the equivalent of two half charged batteries.

So if I drain my acc. battery to 4 volts and switch to a battery with 12 volts. They will equilize at 8 voltz each but since now that the battery switch is on all wont I still have 16 voltz available for starting.

I do realize I may not be getting this

When the switch is on ALL will the batteries be parallel

Charging systems on IOs and Inboards are similar to a cars charging system. Most outboards have a very limited charging system. At idle the main outboard will put out next to nothing and a kicker will put out less.

What Mike was saying if you run two batteries at the same time and one is almost dead and the other fully charged you'll end up with the equivalent of two half charged batteries.

When a question is asked, there is more than one person that benefits from the answers.

Jim, CONGRATS.:thumb:

One thing these marine engines have going for them to help keep the oil cool is a 140 degree T.Stat. I seldom see temps over 160 F on my 3L. Normal temp on my 4.3 Truck is 210F.

Matt, Congrats on the mates job.

Wow, My New Rigger Rods will be here Next Week From Eyefull, can't wait to get them and well.....Not use them until spring, Wonder if I could tie a line off to the DOG and let them run and feel like a salmon fight.. just the Little Dog though... the Jack Russel.

Can't wait until they get here.

Robert, It's not the dog in the fight, it's the fight in the dog. Pound for pound I don't think there is a dog tougher than a Jack. The lil SOGs don't know they are small.

I'm sure you will like those rods.

If our weather gets as cold as Europe's we'll have to bring in the brass monkeys.

What a story. Thanks for posting it.

Ron, A warm welcome to the GLF site. Just holler if you need any help.

One thing you don't want to use on your boat is treated plywood. The chemicals in the plywood eat aluminum.

Cory, Nice pic.