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Kid was out last night with a buddy. Has no riggers so just ran two diver rods. Son has a derby pass but his buddy did not. Never fails. Let this go to fight another day.

Still for sale

Lower Price..... $60 for all

Lower Price.... still for sale

Thanx for update. When we get out I will post what we find.

Great layout/design!

We haven't had an update since March 2023. Have you got it done yet? I bought an 87 17' Rinker metal boat with a non-running 115 HP Johnson motor that was still in fabulous condition for a boat that old, even the bow cushions are still in great condition for only 800.00. Getting the motor was another 565.00. For less than 1400.00, I have a beautiful old boat that looks like a new boat with minimal wear on the inside. I guess I've owned close to 100 outboards over the years, but this 115 is the smoothest running and sounding motor I have ever owned. This one was even better than the old 18' Cherokee I bought and got ready for Erie, though it was a better Erie boat than this one. The Cherokee was fun getting ready, but I'm just not as nimble as I was back then. Bottom line, if you can do the work, restoring an older boat can be so much fun and feeling so much pride in getting it done without spending a small fortune. If you keep your eyes open, their is some good buys out there on some nice boats once they're done.

I went out last night out of Braddocks. It was 66 on surface and had 46 down 55. It was this way all the way from 85 fow to 210 fow. Didn’t mark any bait, very few fish marked except for ones right on the bottom in 90-100 which I am guessing were lakers. Caught 2 salmon in 110.

Gonna be out the next few days. We are gonna take out some out of town people. Kinda like a charter except for the getting paid part

Really cool!

Next few days should set things up

This what TH2904 has been up to: (Survey boat with Thomas Fefferson) 6/29/26. Currently alongside TJ in Oswego. Jennifer Widdig: On the Front Lines of Charting, June 29, 2026 – NOAA Teacher at Sea Blog Fascinating!

Sure! Here you go.

Congrats on acquiring the new motor! When dealing with interior restoration, consider marine-grade materials for durability. Don't skimp on sealing the wood to prevent future issues.

Went out Saturday off fair haven and basically same report. Tried the same depths of water for salmon only picking up one small king, then tried for browns in same depth range with lots of bait but no browns. Tried everything in the boat, ran the hunt feature on the iTroll for a long time to try and make something work but very few marks all day. The garbage is very bad. Caught all over lines. Had a plastic bag go into my rigger without me noticing. Hit the auto up and it sucked it into the spool and when I let it back down and pulled off the bag it ripped almost all the strands apart and left the cable hanging by two strands. Was lucky to recover it and determinate but could have cost me an x4d probe and shark weight.

So, put a full day in yesterday out of Mexico bay. Lines in around 8am and fished till 8pm. Went 1 for 2 lol. Caught a nice 12lb salmon in around 300' on a 300 copper with flasher fly. Trolled into 120' and found a pocket of cool water west of nuke plant. Had a downrigger go about 80' down and saw a monster salmon start thrashing on the surface. Long story short, it bent the hook out and came off. Good way to end the day. Mostly a blank screen all day but was super calm and a beautiful day to be on the water. Ended with an awesome sunset. Fleas were not terrible but definitely had to be dealt with. Tight lines..

I always keep an eye on the sky too. Good time for a "breather" and a recap.

Lizzyozuna255 is a scammer, please beware Matt.ching is also a scammer. He joined LOU 10 minutes after I posted a question on someones thread, and is pretending to be the original author of the thread by putting a period between Matt and ching, who is a reputable member since 2017