Yankee Troller

DAMN! You beat me to the punch! I already had a pic of Billy and I was in the process of putting a pair on him with photoshop!

The people who were distributing the Aqua Vu had the FH temp probe there, but I didnt see a display. The probe looked smaller and it was white.

Yes they got camo.

I'll be honest with you. Thats a great boat and it would be very easy for you to walk to the front of it to deploy and retrieve your boards if you placed a mast up there. Another good thing about a mast that far forward would be that your tow lines wont get into your rods on turns. I'm sure you can make it so the mast isn't up there all year, although I run boards every time I'm on the water. The mast will also get the line up in the air so it wont slap the water and your releases will slide down better. You don't have to walk up to the front all the time to set your releases either. Cut a small section to pull the line in from the back of the boat and tie it into the railing where you rig.

That a boy! I knew you would chime in soon enough!

I saw the new fish hawk this past weekend at the Triple S show. Its a smaller probe and its white. When a company changes something its usually because their product has become obsolete, or it was a bad design. You've all heard the saying that if its not broke don't fix it. Well, the fish hawk for many people was nothing but aggravation. I'm not knocking the product because a lot of guys still run it with great success. However, you cant beat a Moor or the Depth Raider. Put a 15lb shark on that cable and it will be less blow back than a FH with regular cable. I ran this set up all last year and it rocked! I hadn't fished with a probe in a few years. What a difference!

Damn it Billy! I just HAD to order 4 more! Thanks! Like I need to spend money!

I think we need a little photoshop magic here! Anyone wanna put some crocs on Billy V's feet? Come on Fishtix or Skiener! Everyone gets a kick out of the tan lines crocs leave!

Not unless your diggin too! But I havent seen anything out of you yet, so the answer is no.

He must have been one of the 6 Million! WHOOP WHOOP! In looking at the guys who think crocs are ugly, with the excpetion of Legacy, your all old farts! You guys probably still wear platform shoes when you go out to the Disco!

Im not worried about what you guys think! I all about the comfort! I havent met one person who has worn them and not liked them! When you sell 6 MILLION pairs in one year that has to say something? http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/106/croc.html For all u slow folks thats 12 MILLION crocs sold last year!

SHOW OFF! Now you know Im just playin! Great pics!

One thing I might suggest is a on board charger that will charge while your trolling. If you have all the electronics hooked up to one batery and the big motor hooked up to the other that onboard charger will charge the "accessory" battery while your trolling and the big motor will charge the main battery.

I think we all need to see a picture of this boat so we can properly help you

I'm going to give it a try and see if it makes a difference. I figure if it helps turn a few more fish in boat traffic it might be worth it especially come tourney time. I honestly think the fleas arent as bad as they have been in years past. Like any other evasive species they peak really fast and once they deplete the goods that made them grow so fast they will fall to a manageable level. I havent seen it bad in the last few years and I have fished more these past few years than I did for 5 years prior.

I seen pics.....its a pertty one! I dont know if I have ever disliked the lines on a Rampage!

I have been wearing crocs from May1st-Fall time. When I rig on my boat i always have a foot over on teh swim platform so a foot will usually get wet. Even when its snoty out you would be surprised at how those crocs keep your feet warm. They make different styles that would probably be better than others but I have stuck with the beach style. For $30 bucks you cant go wrong. They last a few seasons and are more comfortable to stand in than most boat shoes with no cushion. I even got that Chasin Tail goof ball into them!

No need for a roller rod for copper. Copper is soft. You can use a rgualr ceramic guide rod. Billy and I are using the 9'6" Heartland Dipsey rods. They work very nice.

I would say your best bet is to chuck around a spinnerbait

I used that chrome frog this past year. I forgot how I got a hold of one....but it was a decent producer. I ran an ATOMIK packer fly behind it most of the time.

I have a 20' ranger bass boat. I am running a 101lb thrust 36 volt 42" shaft trolling motor. Its actually for sale so I can upgrade to the "pro" model, but the shaft length would probably be too short for your boat. Being that your boat is light and high the wind is going to grab you very easily. I would reccomend going with something similar to mine with either a 52" or a 62" shaft. You dont necessarily have to run 4 batteries with this set up. There are many guys who run 3 batteries with this set-up. As for the remote control Im sure its a nice feature, but I havent any experience with it. Dont skimp on the trolling motor what ever you do. You will be sorry in the end.

Pulled up to the launch at Conesus around 7am. Air temp was 22 degrees. Fished till 10am when my oil alarm went off. Pulled the boat and went to breakfast. 0 for 0 on bass. Its not cool driving through skim ice, and watching the nice close in on you and cutting of most of the lake! Ate breakfast and called a buddy who happened to be on his way to Canandaigua. He tells me the caught 20 yesterday. So I change course and head for Canadaigua. Launch the boat and the motor is working fine. Run out to my buddy who caught one on his second cast lost another one quick and then nothing. Went the rest of the day with only a few measly perch. We saw them on the camera, but they just werent hungry today. Felt good to run the boat at close to 70mph again! I will take these mild winters all day long!

That dang trojan fleet almost killed me and my crew on my little bayliner coming out of Oak Orchard las year for the Pro-Am! From very good sources i hear they saw the bottom of my boat! That sucked sitting up on the bridge driving. I thought i was going swimming!

Be nice Ray!

You can use both! Last year the first weekend of the derby we fished off the Welland and our first rip came off a bomber fished behind a slide diver. We lost that fish, but our second hit came on a SD Dalmatian with a hammer fly. Two years ago it was a hot fly bite, and last year I had better luck on spoons for the month of May. I will keep an up to date report section on my website and this site throughout May if you want to check for hot lure colors and combos. Also, I will be staying at the boathouse if you want to stop by and shoot the breeze. You can also scan radio stations and listen tot he guys talk about whats working and whats not. One of the most important things I have learned over the years is to put down what you have confidence in. Its hard to fish someone else pattern.