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mine is still working like new.....................

Nice looking rig, Tom....

I agree. 30lb. test Trilene Big Game on all reels, 12lb. flouro. leaders in the spring, then switch to 20lb. for riggers later on in the season.

Woody, My planner boards are home made. ...$10 material cost per board. My first mast was a length of old closet rod with an eyebolt at the top and 2 old coat hanger hooks .... I wrapped the line around the hooks by hand :roll: . It doesen't have to cost a lot or be fancy, it just has to work. A bag of JOLLY realeases is about $12. The guy who makes the releases has an Ontario, N.Y. address. try this number: 524-2626. ( 713 Boston Rd. ) This can be an expensive sport only if you let it. I've been working out of the same boat for 11 years now and keep adding / upgrading toys and equipment a little each year. Sometimes we have to "eat the elephant" one bite at a time. It looks like we have a bit in common, I used to have a home in Walworth, and I'm a mold maker. I can PM you some pics and dimensions of my boards if you like. Let me Know. Jim S.

The information posted below was written by Capt. Steve Drave of KING ME Sportfishing a few years back and was lost from this sites archives when the site was hacked a few months ago. I am re-posting Steve's article for the Newbies who would like some insight into Lake Ontario brown trout fishing Jim S. Lake Ontario Brown Trout Fishing: Well the time is growing shorter till spring arrives. Soon we all will have our boats shoveled out and in the water. Time for spring Browns. You send out your planer boards and start to set lines. 3 rods set off the starboard planer and you start to send out the second rod off the port board. “Fish On!â€Â

I second the Furuno FCV620...Got my first trip of the season Friday with this unit and was more than pleased..... a ton of features and easy to use. The Furuno website has a nice tutorial on this unit .

Thank You...

Spun the hub on a 19p merc prop Friday going through the debris field off the Genny. Any ideas as to where I might get it re-hubbed??

Made a set of boards in 1990. ...still going strong. Best $20 I ever spent for fishing gear.. Best advise I can give to someone making wood boards, before assembly, coat the boards with boiled lindseed oil. 3 coats, drying well between coats. They will never absorb water. Mine are made from #2 common pine .

Hodges Marine Electronics is selling new Uniden Solara DSC radios for $90 no sales tax. Check their website. I just picked up a new Furuno FCV-620 sonar from them. Great customer service ! ( they will even buy your old electronics) http://www.hodgesmarine.com/VHF-SSB-Marine-Radios-s/5.htm

SOLD!

SOLD

I think they are sold...... I'm waiting for the cash to arrive. If not, you'll be the first to know.........

What color is on the cup side ?

Garmin Fishfinder 240 Blue, dual frequency 200/50 kHz. with surface speed and temp. 500 watts RMS, 4000 watts peak to peak, 1500 ft. depth. This unit is 3 seasons old and has been removed from the boat and stored inside during the winter months. Excellent condition, cables, front cover and owners manual included. I have a copy of the manual in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader) I can e-mail for you to check out. $100. Firm, you pick up or pay shipping. Jim Stephany [email protected]

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I use the same hook setup as Skiener..... can't remember the last time I lost a fish. Tie your own rigs...... here's a "how to" link http://www.fishingkites.co.nz/fishingknots/snell_fishing_knots.html

Try this http://mypeoplepc.com/members/johnandmichellekruse/pacificnorthwestoutdoors/id9.html

I'm headed off to the Caribbean in a few weeks for some R&R and stumbled upon this fishing video....... it sure gets me in the mood... :shock: :shock: :shock: Jim S. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/463441/girls_saltwater_fishing/

Shellback, I saw the boat you're talking about. That boat has more hours on it than I'd like. I'm turning 50 in 2 weeks and wanted to get one more new rig as my "retirement boat", not that I'm ever going to stop working. I've caught lots of fish out of my 17ft. deep vee the last 10 years, and dropping 30K to get a foot wider and 3 feet longer didn't make much sense to me. My wife, on the other hand wants to bite the bullet and go for it. She has no trouble spending money.. ...... One of the hardest things in life to learn is "when is enough, enough ?" Bigger house, bigger trucks, bigger boats, 200+ cable stations, plasma screen TV's, gota have, gota have, gota have............ It's not having what you want, It's wanting what you have..........

The wife and I went to the Syracuse show with the intent of making a deal on the 19ft. Starcraft fishmaster. We couldn't believe how much the prices went up. :shock: :shock: I just bolted a new Traxstech track system on the old Starcraft and will add a new Furuno sonar in a few weeks and keep the other $25,000 in the bank. I can't justify that kind of money to fish one day a week.

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