Fishstix

Reeltime You hit the nail on the head.It is a private derby.

I second the ICOM . They also have real good, clear, loud receive quality.

Dual , I run two depthfinders . one to track bottom 200khz and the other zoomed into the range im fishing 50khz.It gives me a big screen to watch. If I was shopping for a new unit I would order a separate transducer to get as wide a cone angle as I could get.

The majic 8 ball is never wrong.

I was going to call Abes today but I lost his PH number. He should know whats going on. No promises Ill be heading up next Thursday morn. If I can find out any more info Ill post it here on the board.

Anyone on the board fishing this? Im in but know little about it. Wildman talked me into it.

April fools

Hermit ,same place at 8am.

Ray its .34 cents, But as long as your buying the beer I wont complain.

Mark it was" Plexus" That I used . I know you don't want to get any sunscreen on the clear stuff either. I would try hot water pressure washer with just hot water ,no chemicals then if that didn't work gradually move to harsher stuff.

As you know I just did a dual battery,dual engine setup. In my search for info.I came across this outfit and sent for their catalog.Their catalog has most all the wiring configuration w/schematics. Also high quality bus bars ,breakers fuses ,switch panels. It explains how to setup DC distribution systems. You cant order out of their catalog you have to go to a dealer. But you can figure out exactly what you want before you go. The catalog is free and its about 130 pages of good info. Here is their site, but you have to fill out the info to get their catalog . Its worth your time. www.bluesea.com

Im in for $9 .63 . But I think you should wait till after the derby. Before you put the name on the trophy.

Email me the picture Ill change it to jpg for you then email it back. [email protected]

I switched to 12 last yr from always running 17. I bought a 1lb spool of 12 and I hope to use it up this yr. Then Im going back to 17. 12 just isnt strong enough if you snag bottom. Never noticed a catchrate difference in the two lines. Im probably in the minority here but Im not at all happy with florocarbon.In my experience it becomes brittle after a big fish gives it a good stretch and breaks on the next one. If the browns are there and they are on the bite speed and color are much more important.

I know the "no Promoses" boat so thats why I added the -15 for charter capts,after thinking about it I should have made it +15 points.Just kidding . Shawn you are welcome.

These are my experiences with kicker motors. W/ why I did the last one like I did. My last boat I installed a kicker with one of those sprink loaded kick up brackets. All I ever did was fight the bracket .Those kicker motors get heavy towards the end of the day. Plus I didnt dare transport it down the highway with the motor on the bracket. One more thing to mess with.Also I let a buddy of mine use my boat and he cut a fingertip off in that stupid bracket. I also think those easy steer arms that mount on the rear off the motors turned into a big pain also. I had to constantly adjust it. It would fall apart at the worst times.This time I got a front mount bracket from Yamaha. So hopefully that problems fixed. As far as how much horsepower you need from everything Ive read your just not going to get much speed unless you can get your boat up on plane. This time I installed a FIXED BRACKET . Its all alumium and powdercoated. You bolt it to the back of the boat and your done. A mule couldnt pull it off. I bought it from a place on the left coast.Around 300 bucks delivered to my door.I also bought a motor with power trim. I bought a yamaha mainly because my main motor was a Yamaha.The motor is set back aways from the back of the boat to allow the motor to tilt forward. I set mine up for remote control with a regular ole Yamaha control box. My autopilot controls the kicker off the steering link from my main motor. Wireing was probably the biggest nightmare. But I finally got it squared away.I run a dual battery, dual engine,With a perco 3 postion battery switch.If interesed Ill tell you how I did it. Ive been thinking about this kicker project a couple years ,mainly for brn trout fishing.I like to get in close. Run the boards in where the waves are breaking.Now I wont have to worry so much about the big rocks.I also think gas is going to get crazier than it already is.

Glad you learned . Your a good guy to have on board. After getting home last night and thinking about it. We probably should have switched to suttons and cowbellpeanuts. With the water so cold the fishes metabolism has probably slowed down and they just werent interested in chaseing stuff wizzin by.Its a ways off but we will have to see what next weekend brings may have to give er another shot. Goin slow.

Hermit were heading out at 9 from Treman. Be there or be square.

Ive been waiting for this report. Im not planning on hittin the water till 9 or so. Glad you caught some. I had a guy tell me once that the lampreys target the brns because they are the slowest swimmers. Im looking forward to a good day on the water. I figured the fish are still deep I dont think we have had a warm rain yet.

Hey Chaos. The leaves out in Virgina yet? Mowing grass down there? Cherry blossoms?

One man legal limit. Each Laker =2pts Largest laker of day =4pts Each Brn trout= 3pts largest brn of day =4pts Each LLock = 4 pts largest of day = 5pts Each Rainbow=5pts Say you catch 3 lakers and one is largest of the day your total would be 10 pts. You get 2 pts for each fish plus 4 bonus points. It would work the same way for all the species of fish. Of course all fish would have to be legal size. You would not need all 5 fish to be elligable to win. Highest score wins all. In the event of a tie the freshest looking, best kept catch wins. Charter Captains start with a score of -15.Welcome aboard "No Promises"

Hey Hermit my trophy room is full . You got room in yours?

I ve got lots of boat work to get done between now and then but I am going to try and get it done.If so Ill launch at the S end CH 68.

Hermit , you have my ok to vote in the polls for me.Ill just roll with the flow. BTW We may have a DEC officer fishing with us.