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You'd have to win PowerBall to fish all of these. I guess most have to pick and choose for the entry fees they can afford.

We run the Twinkie Rigs solo or behind Hot Spot 11" flashers or Salmon Slashers (as Spoonfed-1 said) and have always had good results with meat. Color on the Twinkie Rigs is a personal preference.

Ray, Glad to hear of the progress - will still offer our prayers for your Mom's recovery. Clarke

HUH?!?!?!?

Did you get it from Lake side welding??

Glen, Aside to this thread ...... does the 50 show the rigger balls regardless of depth fisihng??

Second what Spoonfed-1 said regarding the wire and what Chowder said about the 7' rods. We run the 10'6" Daiwa Heartlands with Daiwa 47LC reels and like them but I hear those 7' rods make short work of the salmon on wire.

Thanks, I was thinking of line twist being a problem with the shrink tubing over the swivel - that's where I was going. Billy V - The copper actually broke as the power pro backing knot was perfect. I hope I still have it so I canpost the photo.

We need to connect our backing to a new 400' section of Atomik copper since losing all 400' last fall on a huge fish. Never had this happen before - especially on a new reel spooled and bought from Atomik and we had run this 400' rod less than 6 times. The copper broke right at the knot where it attached to the backing. I will attach a photo if I still can find the piece of backing I cut off to have it evaluated by more knowledgeable people than us. From reading the numerous posts and viewing videos from Fish Doctor I see a Spro swivel, Palomar knot on the power pro backing end and a haywire twist are used. My question is will it make a difference if we put heat shrink tubing over the 2 knots and the swivel or should it be left uncovered (swivel action and all being the determining factor? Thanks in advance, Clarke

One additional thing... you can be an observer for an amateur team but not a fishing team member.

Rick, What everyone else said and more. Sounds very positive!! We continue to keep him in our thoughts and prayers!! Clarke

Tom, Any hint on the cost of the entry fee amount??? Clarke

The saga begins..... First year of the $1k/day derby everything went fine - $1K/day for the largest salmon as we all know. Second year (the bankruptcy year) was an expanded version $1k/day for the largest salmon, also paid $1500/week for the largest trout. IMHO this is where he went wrong. We - team waterlogged - were one of those who "won" the daily prize but were never paid. Smitty, Kevin and I boated the winning fish and Smitty even got a call telling him he was the winner (many other details to the story as well) and he should receive his check in the mail the following week. In the next few days the bankruptcy notice was posted on the web site but good old smitty's name was still there as the winner...and never any check. There were guys from this board who paid entry fees after he stopped payouts!! Dave Henderson was the guys name -- from Canada. Hope this new endeavor is more true to their word if it comes off. BTW - I can PM the details of our "win" if you like as it was an unbelievable story. In a nutshell - the grand prize $20k fish for the fall derby that year was disqualified plus the $1k/day fish which made us the winner of the $1k for that day in August. Clarke Gee - maybe Dave Henderson will get a conscience and pay those that won and never received their $$$ - NOT!!!!!

Rick, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family for not only a speedy but full recovery on BIG RICK's part. Keep the faith!! Clarke

Only major point about the Scotty riggers is the footprint on your boat. We run Cannon but would love to go to Scotty downriggers....but with the limited room at the back of the 19 ftr and the limited area the footprint is to large. Clarke

Paul, Huge congratulations. Sure doesn't look like a newborn in the photos. Like the old joke goes..... He must get his good looks from his mother....because I still have mine!!! Befroe you know it you'll wonder where the years went!!! Clarke

Guys and Gals, Don't miss this one!!!! Jan is meticulous and this boat shows it. Well maintained and runs great. Have fished on Jan's boat too in the Pro Am's with Rusty Rat and other times. It is a fish catching machine. A real steal at that 13K price. Clarke

Rick, Not that this is really applicable to the fishing thing.....but I had a pants belt that was left in the cabin of Rod's boat for a couple weeks and the heat (elevated temperatures)of the enclosed cabin let the adhesive holding basicly the leather laminations together let loose at the poiint where the bletl was folded in the belt loops. Clarke

Trolling Keuka, That is correct for all licenses with the exception of lifetime licenses. All liftime license fees are still available at 2009 prices until 09/30/2009. See copied text of Important Notes below from DEC website and link: Important Notes: All Lifetime Licenses and 2008-09 sporting licenses will remain available for the previous fees and with the previous age requirements through September 30, 2009. http://www.dec.ny.gov then go to permits and licenses then sporting licenses then see sporting license fees you're there

Eric, You old dog you!! I didn't think you got any older!!! Happy Birthday. Clarke

Like Chowder we use the iFinder H2O black and white. Love it and very accurate. Need to get a depth contour card for it though. That is one thing we miss. Clarke

Ray, Have a happy birthday!

Andy, For once I have to agree witih Ray. We use the black spray on plasti-dip. We suspend the weights from a saw horse with a metal coat hanger or other wire and give them several light coats for premium coating. Just remember this is rubberized and any little nick in them will cause extra bubbles/agitation in the water some thinking that will repel fish. Clarke

Glen, Very glad to hear everything worked out and there was no disaster. Things can go very wrong when people in general don't stay calm and think things through before taking severe actions. I am happy everything worked out and you had a very respectable finish in the Pro Am. I really enjoyed your comment about the 9:30 sinking time. It shows what a great sense of humor you have and cna breathe easy having survived a perilous situation. I have to agree with you on the skill and professionalism of the Coastguard men and women. When we needed assistance on Luck Enuff a few years back in the Oswego Pro Am they were totally remarkable. We (people in general) don't give them enough credit or respect for what they do. all most can do is think why are they hassling me when they get stopped for a safety check. I for one am glad and respectful that they are looking out for my (our) safety. Glad you, your crew and craft are no worse for the experience. Clarke

Chowder, Which Scotty releases are you using? The Power Grip Plus Release is large and easy to handle with its streamlines shape. Includes a tension adjuster to double the holding power. Line release can be attached to the weight or the cable allowing line stacking. The Mini-Power Grip Plus Release is a compact version of the Power Grip. Great for walleye, trout, kokanee and Spanish mackerel. Clarke