Fishstix

This didnt happen to me but its a great story. A buddy of mine had a pickup truck with a gun rack in the back window. He had a couple fishing poles on the rack rigged ready for fishing. Well he ended up with one of the "ladies of the evening" and she happened to be wearing a bulky sweater. When she got out of the truck one of the hooks got caught in her sweater. My buddy said as he was driving away he heard the drag clicking off,he cut the line and let her go. True story.

NUT ... A couple yrs ago I bought her her fishing licence,sighned her up for the 1k a day derby,both LOC derbys.She never went out even once. To hot ,to cold ,to rough,To calm ,to early, to late .To long ,to far. Jeez I wish I could read all of the posts.

Reel Escape thats another good thought. Im thinking this is going to be a nightmare. They must make a dual battery,dual engine switch.

Hank the owners manual does not have the info I need. One more problem Ive been thinking about. I have dual batteries with a battery selector switch. Ive read somewhere that you should not connect both engines to one battery.for the reason that both engines may be running at the same time. Could burn the stator out.... Do you have a schmatic for dual engine,dual battery,single battery selector switch? My battery switch is OFF 1 DUAL 2 Also all my electronics are fed off the main engine key. Will it be alright to have that key switch on when running the trolling motor? Am I making more of a project of this than I need to?

I got my control box in, kicker mounted,fuel hooked up ,most all wiring done.Problem is I dont have a picture or instructions for hooking the cables and brackets to the front of the motor. Anyone got a service manual or instructions on how to do this? I would imagine the adjustments are critical. My email is [email protected]

AHHHHH sounds like Chaos is getting serious on this fishing derby stuff. My suggestions Line.. 30lb wire 1000ft rod.. blue diamond 10ft roller reel... Tekota 600lc rodholders... Berts There are other ones out there that work just fine. But for me this seems to be the best.I basically use my dipseyrods as much as I use my downriggers.So they get lots of action. For years I ran penn 330 reels and diawa rods . I used a clip on the rod linecounter.I usually start with 300fett of wire out and go from there. Thats a lot of winching. I used to lose a lot of gear the first few yrs of wire fishing.Now ive got the tackle loss under control.Better knots,smoother drags etc. Chaos before you go much further Ill take you out fishing in my boat and show you what works for me.Early spring fishing will probably be my only fingerlake fishing. with the exception of your derby. Ill probably skip the memorial derby on Seneca.

Im in the 2% area. Awalys will be. The notorious WILDMAN got a campsite next to me this year. It should be a riot.Great water ,a few less fish,lots fewer people. Lots of big fish caught there everyyear. I hope its my turn this year during a derby.

Good question. Ive been looking at the optima batteries at $150 a pop I wounder if they are worth it.Ive had good luck with interstate batteries. Not so good luck with NAPA batteries.

I guess I wont have any pictures or be able to finish my thread. My computer with photoshop and all the goodies is broke again.Im in no real hurry to get it fixed either. A little progress report . Ive got the fixed bracket temporally mounted.I have to remove it to caulk it up as its to cold for caulk now. The measurement from the top of the bracket to the waterline is 24" That means I need a long shaft kicker.It puts my cavation plate 1" below the surface. My throttle and shift cables are 18ft. The dealer says measure the length and add 3ft. for gradual loops. I will also be adding a hour meter. Its supposed to be a easy add in .Yellow wire in the harness to the meter ,then back to ground.

Yea we tried to get some trash talk going . It was just in fun though.I suggest the best legal one man limit per boat. Wins period. No difference between how many are in the boat or how you fish. troll. jig. bait. etc. I havent looked in a couple years but I think its 5 fish ,3 lakers plus 2 trout or salmon .Someone please correct me if im wrong. Also some type of time period daylight till say 2 PM Weigh in at 3 PM .One day would be enough for me also. I can aways make Sundays but Saturdays are aways questionable. Keeping it simple and having fun is the object. Just a suggestion for a one man limit.{that I think is 5 fish} 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.

Dont worry Hermit we have had these kind of threats before.We know how to handle em.Counter measures. Hell or high water wont stop us.

JD Im not getting any younger and the fishing probably wont get any better.I made the plunge a couple yrs ago and took out a 2nd mortgage on the house.I seen the Islander back against the wall 30k. It seems like yesterday they were 19k. The Trophy's were over 30 also.

Go ahead trash ol me and Hermit. Just remember "Look em over but don't overlook em"

Gambler, thats what I thought.

Two pieces of 1/2 inch one is 9 1/2" x 7 "other is 10""x12". Two pieces 10 1/2 " x 9 1/2 " 3/8 thick. I wont mention where I got it over the crap I got for my" places I wont do business with thread" Live and learn.....Its OK to lose.

When I went to the Syracuse boatshow, I left in shock. I wasnt boat shopping but I thought the prices were crazy. Prices up 20% or so it seemed.

I am planning on mounting a new HT8 hp Yamaha on my boat. I am going to do a picture as I go series . Just to let people know of mistakes that can be made trying to make this work properly. I am going to use a fixed mount bracket that I ordered from the left coast. In other boats Ive had those spring up hinged contraptions I had a guy cut his finger off trying to get the motor up.[No Stinger I dont have pictures of that]. The new motor I am installing has power tilt. I have to get the bracket mounted so I can measure and see if I need a long or extra long shaft. Also I will be setting it up for remote control. First mistake.... My boat came from the factory with four bolts in the back for mounting the kicker bracket.I got online and found the dimensions and pictures for a fixed mount kicker bracket.I got the aluminum cut . I was going to take it and get it welded and just for the hell of it I held the pieces up to the bracket holes and it would not fit.TOO SMALL OF MOUNTING PLATE. I did not realize that there are different size bolt patterns for different kicker brackets. 1st mistake $120 bucks,dam aluminum's high Fixed mount bracket welded and powdercoated,$326 delivered to my door. Pictures coming soon. Any one who wants to add, jab or ask questions please feel free to. This is supposed to be a fun thing.

Hey hermit , with all these guys signed up we can start late and finish early! How many coolers should I bring? Funky walker,dirty talker..... Figure out that code CHAOS.

Im changing insurance companies right now . Going with progressive. I have to list all my equipment on the boat for the deductible.Ive got a box in the cuddy with unopened spoons and stickbaits. Its probably 12" by 14" by 6" high Its overflowing now Ive got about 3 dozen new spoons to add to it.This dodger fly kick Ive been on has added a whole new dimension to tackle inventory.

Ill just put one of the fancy LOU united stickers on the side to cover up the scratches.

Trails on all times. We dont usually use FOW for location. We use the longitude and latitude grids.Unless were in tight.

I didnt mention the HT8 w / remote and bracket.Still working on that project. I have the bracket ordered. I have to mount it. Then measure to see if I need a long or extra long shaft. Big panic now to get it done in time.

Skeiner You still lookin for a close up shot? L&M he doesnt need any encouragement. BTW I dont have any L&M pictures.It seems like a little bird should drop some off. [email protected]

Is anyone comming down this way from the Clayton area in the next couple weeks? Im in the process of purchaseing a 8hp outboard from Clayton Marine. If it could be arranged ,If someone was up that way and could pick it up for me Im sure we could get something together.I have not paid for or 100% committed for the motor yet but Im 99% sure the deal is going to fly.My only time to get up there is a Sat or Sun. I figure it would take me all day to drive up and back.If someones interested ,let me know...