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Here's a link to my floor project last year....

https://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing-hunting/topic/62636-my-old-boat/?tab=comments#comment-461346

5 hours ago, JakeyBaby said:

I agree with this ^^^. Sam's Pro releases are the best IMO. Release when I a fish strikes like a Blacks. Look them up, you won't be disappointed if you run in lines!

I jump between the big boards and inlines with the Sam's pro release, and a red OR- 16 release with the pin in the middle, off the back of the board.  Anglers Avenue has a video on how to rig the Sam's.  I hated inlines until I switched out to this rigging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eIdZWT1-CA

I get mine from the West Coast.  Their stock is depleted, but they will email you when they get new product.

Link below.

Jim S.

http://www.outdoorproshop.com/VK-Veivi-Salmon-2-Flashers-p/vkveivi-salmon2.htm

Hodges Marine has new Uniden fixed mount DSC radios for around $90

Thank You for the heads up..... I checked the website and both my marine extinguishers were in the recall.  2 new replacements are on their way to me, free of charge.

13 hours ago, 180ccf said:

Quickleen is very much like SeaFoam. I would also put it right there with Yamaha's ring free. All excellent products and all of them work like magic.

 

 

 I have an older 2 stroke Merc, and have been using Sea Foam in my fuel for the last 4 years. It has made a world of difference in performance. I troll the big lake all season and have no more carbon problems. There is a "de-carb" process you can do to clear the existing carbon using Sea Foam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXcfsmuruc0

Just saw your post Friday afternoon. Plenty of water at Braddocks for smaller boats.  Launched my 17 ft. aluminum this morning, marina on E.Manitou Rd., watched a 16ft boat launch out of the West side marina.  3-5 ft. of water most places. No problem with lake access, stay in the marked channel.

Good Luck.

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Everything you need to know is right here.....

Once you hit that price level, you will have a ton of options. Check out Furuno.... commercial quality at a reasonable price. My sounder is Furuno and I couldn't be happier with it.

https://www.hodgesmarine.com/Furuno-Gp1870f-7-Color-Gps-Chartplotter-Fishfind-p/furgp1870f.htm

I have used this information to better prepare my boat.  It talks about small, ocean going boats, but pertains to the Great lakes as well.  I closed off through hull fittings, increased pumping capacity and battery isolation circuits to keep afloat in an emergency situation.

http://www.docksidereports.com/small_boat_safety_at_sea.htm

big one is atlantic

We've been out with John twice, and attended one of his seminars years ago at Bass Pro. I picked up a lot of info each time.. A real nice guy.

J.D. and Capt. John

Monster Tackle, Angler's Avenue, Lake Michigan Angler, and Frank's Great Outdoors  have all treated me well with online purchases. Good customer service from all of them.

Out of Braddocks 9-11-2017

Made a quick run out of Bradocks Monday morning with a newbee, lots of bait in the 60-120 range right out in front of the bay. Temp. down 70 ft. was around 60 degrees. I know the kings can be out of temp. this time of year, so I saw no need to head deep without taking a look inside. We hit a small brown on a 4.5 watermellon Apex, and 2 kings, 19 and 26 lbs, both on a chrome Pro Troll paddle with a aqua fly 70 over 90. All in all, a decent morning for 2.5 hours of fishing.

Newbee Eric with 26 lb. king

On 9/8/2017 at 7:53 AM, ERABBIT said:

I also got one of these helps a lot.....

Ironwood 0081 Top-Snapper Fastening Tool

Makes snapping boat covers and tops easy Dual stainless steel blades to align and fasten inside and outside snaps Ideal for unsnapping snaps without damaging the canvas Works on corroded snaps and shrunken canvas Easy-to-grip rubberized handle Lifetime warranty

X2

We caught a stubby little brown last year.... nick named him Leroy...

Maybe something else left a hole there, and these are purely cosmetic to cover the old hole. I've done the same thing on my boat to cover old flush mount rod holder holes..

I still use them. dodger/squid, and  flasher/fly.... gives them an option.

3 hours ago, best57 said:

Thank you for your help. I was wondering what length dipsy rods you use on the smaller boat. I'm imagining anything over 8 ft would make landing fish difficult in a small boat.

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I've been running 7 foot downrigger rods, and 7 1/2 foot wire diver rods for a number of years now. I think it's easier to get leverage on a fish with the shorter rods. My wire diver rods are 2 piece musky flipping sticks from Bass Pro at $25 a piece, add a twilli tip and good to go. If I'm fishing down 70 ft. or less I use Slide Divers with 20ft. of 30 lb. test mono attached to the wire with a #8 Spro Power swivel. I can have a longer distance between the diver and lure, but the diver sliding down makes netting easy. Deeper than 70 ft. I switch out to #5 Chinook Divers with 6 to 8 ft. leaders between diver and lure, harder to net on a small boat, but worth effort to get the divers deep. I've been using 50 lb. test mono between the Chinook diver and the  lure, easier to hold onto when hand lining the fish in. If I run a spoon, I add a fluorocarbon leader to the  heavier mono.

This is what works FOR ME...... lots of ways to skin the cat...

I can relate... I've left the toggle switch powering my autopilot on, but picked up on it the night before going out. Plugged the charger in overnight, and was good to go.  I double check everything after each trip now.

Rob, I fish out of a 17 footer, and run the program you describe. I stack the riggers 10 ft. apart with the probe 'rigger deepest in the cold water, then run lines up every 10ft. from there. One wire diver on each side, one deep, and one in the middle of the spread.  This is just a starting point,  fine tune the program from there. It's a very manageable program for 2 guys on a smaller boat. 

The Pirate spoons are junk, they never catch fish..... send them to me and i will dispose of them for you....

I would consider Scotty  Downriggers. They use a gravity feed clutch to lower the weights, only use power when retrieving. I've had the short arm 1099's for a number of years and love them.