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It will depend on how you hold the rod, the larger the reel size the higher above the rod the line counter is. For me the line counter on a size 40 is high enough above the rod that my arm just fits under it when I hold the rod. With a size 30 the line counter is hitting into my arm.

Is the channel save to use with the lake level down? Are the larger boats at the marina able to get out, thanks

Started setting up straight out at 6 a.m. in 100 fow heading NW. Had a buddy of mine with me who served and he brought his lucky hat from Kuwait. He watched me set up the two riggers then start sending the dipsy with the same white crush glow spin doctor and green glo fly from last week. Started setting up the second dipsey when the first one took a hit (out around 145' on a 3 setting). My friend was able to land a nice sized coho. Got all the lines in (added two lead cores) and started search mode and the rigger starts bumping; reeled in a dink on a Stingray glow black wiggler (released without removing from the water). Turned and went back through some marks and the rigger took a good shot ten minutes later on a Moonshine silver carbon 14 mag; my buddy and his bad knees made sure neither of us got there in time (it was a good laugh). About 30 minutes more of driving, I decided I wanted to wash down some of the boat (the black flies are starting). I turn to the back of the boat and ask by buddy where the in-line side planer is (it's under water straight behind the boat). He reeled in an Atlantic which hit a Stingray glow green with orange dots. Back to fishing. About 45 minutes later and lure changes later, I see the other rigger take a shot and my buddy grabbed the rod but it was gone. Ended 3 for 5, we had to pull lines by 11 so my buddy could make it to a parade by 1p.m. Flat water, thick fog, seaweed, scum, and cottonwood out to about 200 fow. Fly spray next time out.

Anybody see any fleas yet?

I can get you a number for a good therapist...

Fisherman by nature are very honest people! If you ever sell fishing gear on forum sites you will never get hosed.

You could have kept it but you did the right thing . Good on you !

We were fishing out on the Bar a few weeks ago and we snagged some gear out trolling (300 ft weighted steel and 500 ft mono backing with a Ninja inline board attached) The owners phone number and name was written on the board. I called him up and he had lost it some 5-6 hours earlier that day tangling with another boat. He was from Windsor Ontario and asked me if I liked hockey and who was my favorite team. Matt sends me a shipping label to send the inline board back after we returned home. Today a package arrived with a thank you gift. The stick was used by 2016 Hobie Baker winner Jimmy Vesey for Harvard and now #26 for the NY Rangers. The stick came from a regular season game in Vancouver. His company creates unique stuff from NHL hockey players sticks. Grilling will be much better now!

Is the line counter location less impactful on the size 20’s vs larger sizes?

Moved blue to far left post where main power comes in and left purple where it is. Switches started working(sometimes). Got the outdrive to go all the way up. Put it down it goes halfway down then it would lift back up slightly. Bleed the line to get it to go all the way down and check for air... Now it won't go up and just free spins. Fluid was topped off before and after bleeding... Drained all the fluid again put new fluid in... Went up goes down halfway and goes back up. The valve body is the same as the old one. Only thing I can come up with is maybe something in the valve is plugged??? Or the solenoid is weak. But even when I jump from the main battery and ground it... Sometimes it goes up, some times it just free spins...

Does anyone happen to have a PDF of the SERVICE manual for a 2012 Yamaha F15 (not owner's manual)? If you'd be willing to share it, i would be deeply appreciative. Andre

Had to put a "new" used trim pump in. After I got it in, it trims up really fast, goes down half way... I have to stand on it and have someone push the button but when it gets down it starts raising it back up. Also seems like it gets stuck half way. Everything worked last Sunday till I pull the boat out and tried lifting the motor so I doubt it's the rams. My phone didn't save the picture of the wiring. It's a plug with red blue green but two other wires light blue and purple... I put the blue to the left front post of solenoid and the purple to the right big stud that the blue motor wire goes to. Trailer button worked for it to go up but not the up button. Solenoid just clicks for up. We are supposed to go on Lake O tomorrow but if I can't get the trim to work right I'll be trying to figure that out instead