GLF Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I purchased a boat in the fall with nothing on it. I found a GREAT deal on a new Lowrance lcx-111c. I also picked up three Big Jon down riggers to do the rigger work. I am guessing we are only two months away from fishing the Great Lakes(Except Superior).What did you add, or are planning to add, to your arsenal/boat during the off season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLine Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I fish from an 18 ft’r with 2 manual swivel downriggers mounted on a removable board. I was looking at a replacement rod holder but couldn’t find one, reasonably priced, that I trusted with the “thumper†so I built one in my basement. Then I decided why not start all over & put a little front extension on it for a recessed scale. Yes it’s hinged. (5/16†rod) This way the rigger is outside of the boat & I can swivel/lock the rigger parallel to the boat, set a stacker without reaching (& falling overboard) or denting the hull. At the dock they hinge up out of the way. I fiqure I only spent $85-90 on it of which the majority was for stainless screws/nuts. (I had the scale & rigger mounts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitMan Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 We have mainly added an additional 6 Copper Rods and Reels. 30 pound and 45 pound test from 175 feet lengths to 400 feet lengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priority1 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I added 4 Big Jon Rod Holders. I am also adding an 8 rod rocket launcher to the hardtop. The rocket launcher is a custom made one that will also have my 2 Halogen Fishing lights and my anchor light attached to it. I'm building it so I can just roll it down for clearance. All the SS is cut, I just have to weld it up and install it. I'm also going to convert two of my spare rods to leadcore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy V Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Let's see...I added a 29' Penn Yan, 6 new Daiwa Heartland rods, 4 new Daiwa SG47LCA reels, 2 new Daiwa ADP47LCA reels, about a dozen new Spin Dr's, some spoons, etc. I'll be doing some work on the new ride and will be outfitting it with a Bert's track system and some rod holders to start. From there, who knows...she's pretty well rigged at this point, but there are always things I want to add! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satisfaxion_Gauranteed Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I also fish from an 18' boat, so space and flexibility were my focal points. I added additional non-trolling rod storage for rods not in use. That gave me reason to add two more dipsy rods with Daiwa Sealines and Daiwa rods. They will have 30# spider wire. I also added a couple new compact boxes for spoon storage. I didn't like the big box I had because it was always in the way. I substituted it for a few compact boxes that are size and color coded and fit into better storage areas. I've ordered 4 Berts rod holders with sliding tracks, too. They're not installed yet though. I've been too busy working a couple side projects to pay for the new toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRTY DOG Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 i added a pair of okama wire divers and i am looking for 2 sets of tripple rod holders ,and allso a few more core rods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonfed Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I added a radar arch with 8 rocket launchers. Lowerance radar, and going to get 8 more rod and reels set up just for walleye fishing. We added 4 more core rods and 4 more copper rods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLF Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 I fish from an 18 ft’r with 2 manual swivel downriggers mounted on a removable board. I was looking at a replacement rod holder but couldn’t find one, reasonably priced, that I trusted with the “thumper†so I built one in my basement. Then I decided why not start all over & put a little front extension on it for a recessed scale. Yes it’s hinged. (5/16†rod) This way the rigger is outside of the boat & I can swivel/lock the rigger parallel to the boat, set a stacker without reaching (& falling overboard) or denting the hull. At the dock they hinge up out of the way. I fiqure I only spent $85-90 on it of which the majority was for stainless screws/nuts. (I had the scale & rigger mounts) Who did all of the machining on the rod holders? Do you have a mill in your basement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Hook Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 well i was going to trade in or sell my cannons and try out the scotty riggers but just added 2 of my old ones to it so i have five. i can run the four corners or 3 set for salmon. when i pulled the boat out last fall the paint blistered off the bottom to the bare metal so im in the process of trying to get a new coat of paint on it before spring. also im in the process of putting together some planner rod and reel combo`s for browns and still want to put together a new salmon rod set up, going too try the SWR rig this year. few too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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