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J.D.

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  1. I've been on the lake since 1990, still use them all summer and fall. Squids or flys both work well.
  2. This might help... https://www.thesouthend.org/index.php/resources/reel-fill-calculator
  3. Here's the link to the weather station at the end of the Coast Guard pier in Charlotte. The wind speed and wind direction are updated every 10 minutes and shows conditions from the past 24 hours. Seeing past conditions has saved many a wasted trip to the launch. https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=rprn6
  4. Maybe it should be " The Gambler Easy Release".. or..... "The Greaser Releaser"
  5. The new Gambler Rigs "Laker Recovery Clip"..... Has a nice ring to it.....match it up with a 3 foot long heavy ice fishing rod and a reel spooled with braid line... Ding Ding Ding.... we have a winner !! ( ask me how I know this works..)
  6. The Sequalizer is about $85 bucks. The Shelton fish Descender is about $13, plus adding your own weight. I made my own from a 16oz. weight and a coat hanger... works just like the Shelton product. Push the wire through the lower lip, drop the fish down to the desired depth and snap the rig up to release the fish. The Shelton Descender.... a bit small for large lake trout in my opinion. The Shelton Descender, and my homemade version
  7. If you're all spooled up with 17lb. test, add 150ft. of 30 lb. mono to that, then the fluro. leader. Discard the 30lb. when the fleas die off. .... easier and cheaper than re-spooling all your reels. Most of us use Trilene Big Game 30lb. clear.
  8. Ramp, fuel, tackle, ...rooms and docks for rent by the day or week https://baybridgesportshop.com/
  9. You also need to take wind into consideration. A cross wind will make the boat "slide". It will gives the appearance of a heavy down current when in fact the boat is being pushed sideways.
  10. Um........ no. You must have me confused with someone else. My Dad died in 1977 and never owned a boat. We did meet many years ago when you stopped by my home to purchase a few used rods..... about the time you started your cooking school in your house.. Damn, we're gettin' old..
  11. Look at the anodes on the motor. If they look cruddy there is stray current coming from somewhere...
  12. Mikeyman, I was one of the first Depth Raider users on lake Ontario many year back, so I might be able to clarify a few issues. You don't need to strip wire and ground it to the downrigger, just spool it on. Connect the power wires to the starting battery, not an isolated second battery. The starting battery somehow uses the motor to ground the system properly. Getting a reading in a bucket in almost impossible, per Kell labs. The system grounds itself once you're in the water. ( I tried the same thing when I first got mine, had the same result. ) The coated cable must be stripped back to make an electrical connection with the probe. I use a Walker Clincher with a solid marine connector and stainless steel #10 screw and lock nut. The connection you show in your picture looks good as long as the coating has been stripped off the end of the cable. Make sure the swivel and ball clip are not coated. A quick scrub with a piece of sand paper assures a good connection. Here's a pic of mine: I use Scotty downriggers, never liked the antenna springs, as the Scotty stop beads always got hung up in the spring. I took a 4 inch piece of 1/2" copper water pipe and flared out the ends, wrapped the spring around the pipe and coated it with electrical tape. The solid tube picks up the signal from the probe much better, and the auto stop beads slide right through. I have never fished "too deep" to not get a reading from the probe. Here's 2 pics of my mod. I usually run around 2.2 - 2.6 for speed and hover around that 50 degree mark to start out.
  13. When the little guys are around, I run Scotty pinch pad releases with an 18" tether... much easier to see the rod tip shake..
  14. I had a counter fog up this spring, an e-mail to Scotty got me 2 new counters under warranty for free. https://scotty.com/contact/
  15. https://buffalonews.com/news/local/millions-of-gallons-of-untreated-wastewater-pouring-into-niagara-river/article_71bbd264-df82-11ec-8f1f-cb8a644fbc74.amp.html
  16. Slid out for a short trip Wednesday morning, in at 7:00, on the trailer by 10:00. Fished 40 to 170 straight North of the bay. NE winds and sunny, some color to the water but cold. 53 on top 47 down 50ft. Blank screen except a few lakers on the bottom in 140. Ended up 2 for 2, one teenager 50 down over 140 on the rigger, Stinger Stingray UV Two face, and one dink on a 5 color core hit a 3.0 watermellon Apex. Divers were silent. Enjoy the long weekend...
  17. Yup. I've added UV tape to a number of old flashers and spoons. I get my tape here: https://www.ebay.com/str/madrivercustomfishingtackle?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
  18. https://baybridgesportshop.com/rooms
  19. Older Starcraft tops and curtains were made by a company called "Taylor Made" They may still have the pattern for your boat, able to make an exact replacement. Sending them an email can't hurt. https://www.taylormadeproducts.com/boat-tops-and-covers/
  20. Clear Trilene Big Game
  21. Nope.... everything depends on depth, water color, wind and waves. A crosswind "slides" the boat sideways even when we don't notice it. One board will track away and pull well, the other side will lag behind and closer to the boat. Clear, flat conditions, long leads behind the boards and away from the boat, colored water and choppy, you can run closer. Each trip will be different, conditions will change constantly. Just for me,... I start with lures 100ft. behind the board, then let the boards out as far as conditions permit, and make adjustments as needed. Your results may vary...
  22. First thing that came to mind. During a boat turn, the rods on the inside of the turn slow down, outside speed up. A diver on the inside will drop like a rock if the turn is too sharp, and it doesn't take much. That's not a big deal in open water, but you don't have a lot of room for error fishing shallow. I have performed many "dry run simulations" with tackle components in the driveway looking for sharp spots, burrs, failures, weak knots, etc. before hitting the water. It's amazing what you can find. I once found a bit of "flash" on the edge of a plastic molded bead hole that was bad enough to fray the line...
  23. I don't use split rings on spoons unless the come with one. A good rounded end duo lock snap allows for plenty of action..
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