J.D.

Troutman, Are you still making 8lb. balls? I would like 2 for spring brown fishing.

Thanks, Jim S.

running out of a 17ft. Starcraft for the last 20 years.... pick your days for wind and waves and you'll be fine.

Here's a link to a guy who fishes Lake Michigan in a 16 foot aluminum ....... this should get the blood moving..

Tuna Tom rebuilt 7 old Diawa 47 lc's for me 2 seasons ago. Did a complete teardown, clean, inspect, replace broken/worn parts, upgraded all the drag systems..... $190 and I now have 7 reels that work like new with way smoother drags.

Jim S.

Tuna Tom re-built 7 of my old Diawa line counters 2 years ago... also upgraded all the drags. Great service, great prices.

http://www.tunasreeltroubles.com/

Picked mine up at Hodges Marine Electronics

I work as a mold maker in a shop in Rochester. We have used the Dri deck squares as floor mats for at least 10 years... coolant, oil, metal chips, grinding grit, and constant abuse.... this stuff wears like iron.... I think the mats will outlast your boat !!.... easy to take apart to re configure or clean.

Check this site out..... http://www.tuffcoat.net/utmindex.htm

Fishing Report

Your Name / Boat Name: Jim S. / J.D.

TRIP OVERVIEW

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Date(s):8-5

Time on Water:7-9 AM

Weather/Temp:

Wind Speed/Direction:

Waves: flat

Surface Temp: 74

Location:

LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):

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FISHING RESULTS

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Total Hits:4

Total Boated:

Species Breakdown:2 steelies, 1king, 1 unknown

Hot Lure: spoons

Trolling Speed:

Down Speed: 2.5

Boat Depth: 120 ish

Lure Depth: 45-60

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS

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Got a chance for a quick 2 hour trip solo this morning, Temp. bands are very tight, 44 degrees to 60 degrees in less than 10 ft. Found Bait and fish in 120 FOW, and cris- crossed through a big school of bait until I could get something to go.... Couldn't get the wire / flasher -flys to go today, all fish came on spoons on the riggers, 40- 60 back. NK mag bloody death took a mid teens king, blue and yellow Stinger mag took a steelie, DW SS green gator took another small steelie.

Good post Capt. Vince.

I was thinking the same this spring. My brother in law is a marine mechanic, so he got my 1996 Merc outboard in March. Everything made of rubber on the power head - fuel lines, return lines, fuel pump, etc. was replaced with new products that can withstand ethanol. The fuel pump looked to be breaking down, as did some of the fuel lines. .... better safe then sorry..

Fishing Report

Your Name / Boat Name: Jim S. / J.D.

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TRIP OVERVIEW

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Date(s):Friday 7-8

Time on Water: 3hrs

Weather/Temp:

Wind Speed/Direction: East @ 5/10

Waves: 1ft.

Surface Temp: 68

Location:

LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):

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FISHING RESULTS

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Total Hits: 9

Total Boated: 6

Species Breakdown: 3 kings, 1 steel head, 1 coho, 1 laker

Hot Lure: mix

Trolling Speed:

Down Speed: 2-2.4

Boat Depth: 130 / 220

Lure Depth: 60 / 80

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS

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Fished Braddocks to the lighthouse Friday AM

Good temps @ 70 down, some bait, and active fish swimming in and out of the spread. Both wires and riggers were working today, green or white flashers with green or hammer flys, NK mag die hard, purple and black Apex all took fish. Steel head and laker were 6/8 lbs. all the kings were 12 / 16 lbs. Fleas were a bit of a pain on the wires but still fishable.

Good luck this weekend !!

Fishing Report

Your Name / Boat Name: Jim S. / J.D.

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TRIP OVERVIEW

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Date(s):July 1st.

Time on Water:11AM to 2 PM

Weather/Temp:sunny high 70's

Wind Speed/Direction:NW 5-10

Surface Temp: 67

Location:North of Braddocks Bay

LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):

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FISHING RESULTS

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Total Hits: 5

Total Boated:4

Species Breakdown: 2 lakers, 1 steel head, 1 king

Hot Lure flasher/fly

Trolling Speed:

Down Speed:2/2.4

Boat Depth: 170/220

Lure Depth: 90/ 120

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS

Lots of bait and fish off Braddocks in the 175 ft. area. 55 degrees with 120 ft. of cable out. Wires were the best, 300 out on a #2 set, green Pro Troll with a green glow fly, and a green and black Spinny with a green and black fly. The only touch on the rigger was the Steel head 110 down, NK green gator. The king was 17lbs, the other fish ran 5-8 lbs. A few fleas on the wires, but nothing to cause a problem ....yet.. Perfect day to be on the water...

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If I ever owned a center console, I would buy one of these.......

http://www.fishmaster.com/

Thanks for posting! ( nice website too.) We've been to St Maarten 5 times as a cruise ship destination, but have never taken the time to set up a fishing trip. We are planning to "stop by" again this time next March, so perhaps some tarpon fishing will be in order.

Again, thank you for posting.

Jim S.

This is how I make my fly's

http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/tips/making_flys_directions.htm

Jolly Releases........The ONLY releases used with my big boards since I found them in 1992...

You might want to check this site out for more info....

http://www.marineengine.com/boat-forum/forum.php

I has 5 old 47 LC's re-worked by Tuna Tom last winter... with the drag upgrades they are smoother than they were when new. fair prices and great service.

Shellback, No thanks on the Ridgebacks....

I'm looking for a pair of 8 LB. down rigger balls for spring fishing. I have a pair of 12 lb. balls I will trade even up for your 8 pounder's.

Braddocks Bay / Rochester harbor area.

Thanks, Jim S.

Is there a way to copy the lights and add them to holiday e- mails ??

SOLD pending payment.

Cleaning house, 30 trolling spoons: 3- Stingers, 3-NK C'5, 3- NK 4D's, 8-NK mags, 13-NK 28's. some used, some new. $65 plus shipping

PM or e-mail

Jim S.

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Selling 2 Tite-Lok #5710 Multi-Lok rodholders, mounted to Trax-Tech #A-600-6 Universal rod holder bases, fits Trax-Tech and Burt's track systems. Original square mounting bases are included. $75 for both plus shipping.

PM or e-mails

Thanks, Jim S.

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Gentlemen, I’m having trouble connecting NMEA wiring between 3 devices and getting them to work together. I’ve received help from the wiring wizards on this forum before, so I’m sure some one can set me straight this time…. Thanks in advance.

Sending GPS data from: Humminbird 785c Chart Plotter.

Red to batt. +

Black to batt -

Data wires: black, white, red

Sending data from the Humminbird GPS to:

Furuno FCV 625 echo sounder

Red to batt. +

Black to batt -

Data wires: yellow, green, black, white, blue, orange, brown.

Sending data from the Humminbird GPS to:

Raymarine Sportpilot Plus autopilot.

Brown to batt +

Blue to batt. –

Data wires: red, black, yellow, and “screen�? ( I think they mean the shield around the wires ? )

My biggest confusion is how to connect the ground wires. I am not sure about connecting any of the data ground wires together, or to the negative side of the battery. I believe I understand the “data out / transmit “ and “data in / receive “ part of the equation.

I’m hoping some one would take the time to give me wire by wire connection help and a better understanding of the necessary ground connections.

Thank You very much

Jim S.

Here's the link to the weather station on the Summerville pier at the port of Rochester....... Looking at the wind direction and speed for the last few hours helps me with a go / no go decision...

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=RPRN6