Bad Habit

Name: Rick Messner Boat Name: "Bad Habit" Boat Make: 25' Regal LF Port: Irondiquoit Bay Years fishing Lake O: 20+ Mostly weekends

Any thoughts on the best brand of waterproofing for Sunbrella canvas?

Any one been fishing Keuka lately?

Thanks to all.

I opted for 10 awg because I'm only going about 5 feet. What is the advantages of marine grade wire besides carosion resistance?

Thanks Sponge, Do you think 30 amps is enough? I forgot I also have a wash down pump connected to the terminal/bus bar.

I'm doing a little re-wiring of my electronics. I am running my vhf, Depth raider, GPS, and an extra cigarette adaptor to a terminal block under the helm. Then a main wire (#10) from the terminal block to the Battery. The Vhf, Depth Raider and the GPS all have inline fuses. How big a fuse should I put in the wire from the block to the battery? Thanks for any input. Rick

I prefer to use "Lifecalk" instead of silicone. It seems to adhere to the fiberglass better than silicone and won't separate from the fiberglass over time. It can also be applied on wet surfaces and holds up longer. I usually squeeze some into holes before I put the bolt through. Just my personal preference .

I just lost $250 on the last play of the half. OUCH!!!!!!!

I'm pulling for the Cards but I'll settle for getting the final score on my super bowl pool. More $$$ for fishing stuff!!

I would be interested in 1 or 2 torpedos

A new job for my wife so I can afford the slip fees!!!!

I would also like to here some reasons people are against it. So far 10 people said no.

Just finished signing the petition. Hope it works!!!

I also got one. Thanks to the heads up from everyone I just deleted it

Thanks for the reply Jimski2. I am having problems with my fish finder "ping" interfering with my VHF radio. On a couple of channels, mostly 8, my squelch goes off every time the fish finder pings. I also don't seem to be marking fish or bait if I get into deeper water. I'm thinking the transducer might be bad, but that's just a guess. I wanted to get this re wired any way and am hoping it might help.

I'm having some interference in my electronics so I decided to re wire the electronics I have added. I was wondering what gauge wire should I use to do this. I have a VHF radio, Depth Raider, GPS, Fish Finder and 4 Big Jon downriggers. Right now they are all wired into a terminal block on the bulk head (under the helm). I want to wire them directly to 2 seperate batteries using Johnny Ray terminal connectors. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Rick

Fished early in front of the river from 20 to 40 feet. Took one 15# King on a green J-Plug 16 over 25 and one small Steelhead on a Bloody nose Silver J-Plug on a Slide Diver 30' back and 35 out. Picked up and ran out to 100'. Landed 2 Steelhead. one on a black and white Nk mag and the other on a red Michigan Stinger on a slider down 55'. Both fish came over 150' of water. Hooked another steelhead but lost it after a short fight. had a great day on the lake. Perfect weather and light winds. Made it tough to pull the boat for the season but won't be able to get out the next couple of weekends. Already looking forward to the spring!!!!!

Got set up at 6:30 a.m. Worked between 20 and 40 feet in front of the river. Took a king around 18lbs on a NK glow frog. 20 down over 30 ft. One other fish,a small Steelhead on an Apex behind a mountain dew Spindoctor 25 down over 35 ft. Off the water at noon. Saw a few other fish taken but not alot of action for us today.At least it was a beautiful morning to be on the water.

I could also use a couple of 12lbers in the Rochester area.

Not sure who, if anyone is renting out the slips at the Newport House but there are a lot of empty spots.

Here's something new (AT LEAST TO ME) from Rapala. http://www.vimageoutdoors.com/servlet/t ... erk/Detail

We used 30# Flea Flicker last year. Worked great when running clean spoons but did get alot of twist with spinnys. This year switched to 20#FF and seems to work much better. Even when the swivels, knots and downrigger cable is loaded with fleas the line stays clean. Just need to use good ball bearing swivels to reduce the twist when running spin doctors. There is still some twist with spinnies but I think not having to get fleas off a line when fighting a fish is worth it. Also, so far no problems with break offs.

Frank, I saw your boat was out but you must have been back in when I tried to call you. I didn't see much on the fish finder but I have my doubts that it's working right. There weren't any boats around me but I was finding temps from 42 to 52, 75 to 95 down so I stayed in the area. I probably won't be back out until next weekend so who knows what I'll find then.

Short trip. Fished from about 9:00 until noon east of the bay. Went 2 for 2. One small Coho and one steelhead. Both came on a slider with the rigger set at 85' over 130 . The coho took a Stinger NBK ant the Steelhead a blue and silver Blade runner ( Sammy Pac). Had good temp down 75 to 95 feet but couldn't find the big ones.