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  1. On 7/27/2021 at 10:53 AM, greenfish said:

    was wondering if on lake ontario ,new york side, 2 people on board ,can i run a 6 pole spread with no downrigger being used for fishing lines or lures ,and run my 4 downriggers ,1 with my fish hawk,and put flashers or hot spot attractors with no lure on my downriggers and run no poles  to DR , has anybody tried this and had success or failure or what is the law for doing this ,is it illegal , LOL, im asking for a friend

     

    That's a good question to ask your ECO or the DEC legal department.

     

    Page 73 in the Reg book has:

     

    Angling Angling means taking fish by hook and line. This includes bait and fly fishing, casting, trolling, and the use of landing nets to complete the catch. • Anglers must be in immediate attendance when their lines are in the water. ⊲ The use of set lines where the angler is not in immediate attendance is prohibited. • An angler may operate no more than 3 lines with or without a rod. ⊲ each line is limited to not more than 5 lures or baits or a combination of both. ⊲ in addition, each line shall not exceed 15 hook points in any combination of single, double or treble hooks. • Snatching, lifting, hooking, and use of tip-ups are not angling.

     

    Would the downrigger cable be considered a line under those circumstances? What's to keep you from attaching a lure to the cable or weight? 

    A quick call will set you straight.

  2. Do not attach the release to the rigger weight. By doing so when you load up the rod the tension on the line will pull the tail in that direction causing the weight to steer in that direction until it can't go out any farther and then reverse  in the other direction until it can go any farther and so on.  Any of the releases that attach to the cable will stop that action. To prove this back and forth movement to yourself lower the weight down 10' or so and load up the weight and see how it pulls the tail off to the side steering the weight so it won't track straight. Pancakes are the worst for not tracking straight when attaching releases on the tail. Also be sure the tail on the weigh is straight so it doesn't act like a rudder or keel. 
    Blacks, Dubro, Chamberlins, etc all work just fine on the cable.

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  3. 6 hours ago, Sk8man said:

    By the way Stan I have never seen one of those rods before. Someone must have stayed up all night thinking that one up:smile:

     

     

    Check out that phone number. 88F22  is the "F" for the number 3. I remember when we only had five digits for a phone number then two letters (digits) were added some time before area codes.

  4. I put this post in the "Tackle and Techniques" section a couple months ago. It was for wire dipsey setup but the same applies to lead core.

     

     

    If you are going to spool a couple reels the easiest way to get a full spool on all is to first spool one of the reels with 1000' wire then top load the backer until it fills the spool. Now attach the backer to the other reel and wind it all on paying attention to the amount of backer so you'll know how much backer to start with on the other spool(s).

     

  5. 1 minute ago, rickv0315 said:

    Yes I may be going that rt. I would probably be using 2 jacks if I did. I see you're a local guy. Tight lines!

     

    If you can jack your trailer to change tires then you should be able to change the rollers.  Good luck with it neighbor.

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  6. I had to do a couple roller replacements on a 19' runabout i/o on a  Caukins trailer once. I did it my driveway and never moved the boat or trailer.  All I did was use a floor jack with a block of wood on the chime on one side and raise the boat a couple inches off the roller enough to pull the old roller off and install the new one. Just do it one roller bank at a time. You may need two floor jacks spaced out on one side depending which rollers you need to change. 

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  7. You guys bailed me out on a spoon ID a couple weeks ago so now I'm looking for some 8" Opti-Dodgers. Seems that Opti went out of business and I was wondering if anyone knows if another company has their die to stamp out the 8" dodger and is making them. I'd like to get my hands on a few if they are around and don't care about color. I'll just color them up the way I like them anyway.

  8. Thanks guys. Good info:yes:. The spoon was resurrected out of my stuff after hiding a long time. Back about fifteen years ago "Musky Joe" gave it to me when I was at the North East Sportsman Show in Harrisburg PA.

  9. Can anyone ID this spoon.  This one looks like a monkey puke pattern and only painted on the top. Would also like to know who makes this blank or where I could get it. It is 2 3/8" and 13/16" wide, plus split ring and hook.

    Mystery spoon top.jpg

    Mystery spoon back.jpg

  10. If you are going to spool a couple reels the easiest way to get a full spool on all is to first spool one of the reels with 1000' wire then top load the backer until it fills the spool. Now attach the backer to the other reel and wind it all on paying attention to the amount of backer so you'll know how much backer to start with on the other spool(s).

     

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  11. I bought it in hast in October because my boat cover ripped and I wanted a cover for dust while it was in winter storage and then to use while the boat is at my house during the season.
    The cover is as brand new as it gets and was only on my boat while it was in a garage during the winter.  I have a 19' Arima HT and bought one size up so it would cover the outboards. Well the cover is way to big for my boat and can't return it now (my bad).  It is a heavy duty 1200 denier fabric, not the cheaper 300 & 600 denier ones. I paid $380.60 in October from Amazon.

    Asking $220.00.  Pick up in the Binghamton, NY area only.

    This is the cover in Grey
    https://www.amazon.com/Budge-Denier-Cover-T-Top-B-1221-X6/dp/B00KG12ODO/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Budge+B-1221-X6+Gray+20'-22'+Long+(Beam+Width+Up+to+106")+Boat+Cover&qid=1616351996&sr=8-5
     

    Picture is boat cover on my boat while in storage.  

     

    Boat Cover.jpg

  12. I did a search here and couldn't find anything about the Octopus, Hydraulic Steering Fluid. I going to be purging and refilling my Baystar steering and was wondering if any of you have used this stuff ?
    I have a Raymarine EV-150 autopilot  installed also so I'll be using a couple quarts of oil to do the purging. Seen as it's made for marine use autopilots I thought that it would be a cheaper alternative ($33.00 gallon on Amazon) to the Baystar fluid at $25.00 a quart.
     

  13. Good topic. The short version is whatever lure you choose they will have good days (or time of day) and bad days. If you are running through fish and not getting hit change something.

     

    Spin & Glows definitely have their place in your tacklebox. I like to make my own and use both, with and without a skirt. They generally produce lake trout but you'll occasionally get salmon and rainbows also. My leads behind a 8" dodger is 31".

     

    This rainbow was caught Oct 3rd, 2020420108674_SGRainbow.thumb.jpg.9c28fec61ad338b06a1568ce1f1c76f7.jpg

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  14. 32 minutes ago, seanc25 said:

    That could definitely work. Do you use a 4' or 8' antenna? Assuming you fold it down for trailering.

    Any idea who makes that mount?

    Thanks again

    Sent from my moto g stylus using Lake Ontario United mobile app
     

     

    I have a 8' antenna and lay it down for trailering. Works real good and easy sneezy.

    I've have one of these on my boat for 19 years now and still going strong.

     

    https://www.amazon.com/Nylon-Ratchet-Style-Antenna-Mount/dp/B0000BXA8D/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=ratchet+style+antenna+mount&qid=1614949047&sr=8-3

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