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  1. J.D.
    Fishing out of a 17 ft. aluminum Starcraft since 1996... pick your days, watch the wind. My opinion, there are always fish to be had inside 150 ft. of water... brown trout along with lakers and kings mixed in close to bottom in the colder water. We have to change tactics and presentations to match conditions. I've fished out to 600ft. in my little tin boat, and been blown off the lake on a 10 meter Trojan.... wind speed direction make my decisions for me. https://www.windfinder.com/#10/39.5000/-98.3500
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    Same for me...
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    There are a lot of low hour, "weekend warrior" boats out there that haven't seen much water. Winter is on the way, guys don't want to store a boat they hardly use. Good deals can be had... Make sure you drive before you buy..
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    Sorry..... lures and both reels are sold. Downrigger rods are still for sale.
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    yup.... add $5 and I will ship to your door..... lower 48
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    Lures and reels are sold... 2-downrigger rods: 1- 8'3" Light Action, 1-8'6" Medium Light Action, $10 each PM me... pick up near Braddocks Bay
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    PeaLaunch Rates Peak Season April 15th-October 15th $10 weekdays $18 weekends Off Season October 15th-April 15th $6 everyday Season Launching Pass $219k Season April 15th-October 15th $10 weekdays $18 weekends Off Season October 15th-April 15th $6 everyday Season Launching Pass $219
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    Purchased from here many times, great products.. https://www.ebay.com/str/madrivercustomfishingtackle?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
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    I'll agree with that statement. I was running solo a few years ago, early spring, rigger was down 4 ft. in 8 ft. of water East of Braddocks Bay off Crescent Beach. DW- SS Chicken wing...... just over 16 lbs.
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    https://www.michiganangler.com/
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    I've been blowing through there on plane the last couple of weeks.... the water level is still high but dropping like a rock, so will be idling out with the trim up until it gets dredged.
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    That rod, along with the great memories of your dad make you luckier then most.... Your post reminded me of this video.... special to me, as a young boy I was called "Jimmy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZhReSOP9w
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    Use this link... the wind direction and speed updater every 10 minutes.. Use past data to determine if conditions are getting better or worse.. https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=olcn6
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    When you flip the switch to auto, there is a plastic "flap" that makes the cable retrieve slot in the rigger narrower. the stop bead hits the flap on the way through and trips it back to the off position. Make sure the flap is moving when you turn the switch to "auto". I use 2 stop beads close together on my Scotty's to avoid any problems. Scotty customer service is excellent. One of the counters on my 15 year old rigger fogged up and was hard to see. I sent an e-mail to them and got a phone call the next day to clarify my problem. 2 new counters sent to me free of charge, no questions asked. If you need help contact Scotty and they will set you up. Normal cable return opening Switch in "auto" mode, "flap" narrows the opening, stop beads should hit the flap and trip the switch and turn the rigger off
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    We were out of the bay 7:30 to 10:00 fishing a bit East from 45 to 120. Same conditions as Whaler1. Stacked spoons between 20 and 80 down. One steelhead 28 down on a white NK-28, and a tiny Atlantic 35 down on a two face UV stingray, both off the probe rigger. Divers never got touched. Still a beautiful morning to be out.
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    I have a 1996 90hp. Merc 2-stroke, my tach was also inconsistent. On the back of my tach, there's a switch that rotates using a flat head screw driver. The numbers on the switch match the number of cylinders in the motor. My outboard is 3 cylinder, so my tach is set on #3. That way the same tach can be used on a number of different motors. I rotated the switch back and forth a dozen times to clean off the contacts, finishing back on setting #3 and the tach returned to normal operation. This may not fix your problem, but it is the easiest thing to try first.
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    https://baybridgesportshop.com/rooms
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    I lost one and got a replacement from: http://www.tunasreeltroubles.com/
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    Scotty 1099 Depth power. Perfect for my 17 footer...
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    R&R spoons... I have both of them in my spoon box.
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    Prof T, When I first got my boat, it had the lower casting platform in the back like the picture below As I started to spend more time on the big lake, I ripped out everything but the splash well and rebuilt the stern to full gunnel height. The snap curtains on the corners each hold a battery, and the storage compartments go all the way to the floor. The picture also shows my "lazy old man minnow bucket holder" so I don't have to bend down all the time to get bait.. LOL (fishing buddy shown for scale..)
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    I'm running a 17ft. Starcraft I purchased new in 1996. Ready for season #27 in a few weeks. Easy for me to handle alone trolling or casting from the bow. Scotty riggers, Raymarine auto pilot, Depth Raider, GPS, DSC radio, Furuno 620 sonar, bow mount electric with autopilot feature.... everything I could ever want or need in a small package..
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    Still using the original D/R that came out over a decade ago, same probe, same coated cable.
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    It has to be a downrigger problem. I installed D/R and coated cable when they first came out at least a decade ago. Still using the original cable on a Scotty Downrigger. Perhaps you have a pulley that is not free spinning and it's rubbing the coating off.
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    https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=trolling+spread+diagram&atb=v275-1&iax=images&ia=images
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