J.D.

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.

Firefox and Thunderbird e-mail....2 years now.... THE best

Nice Stuff. My order's in...

I guess we are all the same...... just dropped 6 bills on a new Traxstech track system............. starting to get very tired of the snow.......... :evil:

I've stacked riggers for a bunch of years before dipseys and leadcore were all the rage. The only time I stack now is to get 2 lures deep with longer leads. To tell you the truth, it doesn't make any difference. The key is to do it the same each time so you don't get tangled up. I run 2 downriggers off the sides with the bottom rod in the 'rigger holder pointing out sideways. The top rod goes in a holder pointing straight off the stern. I just have to remember to pull rods from the center of the boat outwards, and I'm always pulling the top rod first. Just my 2cents

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I have 2 Cannon universal swivel bases for sale. The top plate has the hole patterns to fit most makes of downriggers. I've had Cannon, Big Jon and Scotty's mounted on them. Base is 4 1/2" square, top plate is 5"by 6", 2 3/4" high. Very good condition. Upgrading to a track system so no longer needed. $80.00 for the pair, you pick up or pay shipping. Thanks, Jim S. [email protected]