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Foster, I will get back to you when I return home from Kentucky on Monday.

I'm going with the same game plan. Except, I will end the day farming.

Tom, I will be out in the AM. I know he is looking for someone to go with. Give him a call.

Scott, He paid $1100 for the unit. He also had to put a different style steering cable in.

Come on Tom, your a cook, not a mechanic! :shock: Why do you think Jeremy asked me to help him install it!

I don't run snubbers either. I run 30 lb. Seagar with spoons and 50 lb. Seagar with flasher/ fly rigs. If you are cracking off fish, the drag is too tight or your main line (if it is not wire) is too light. Don't forget to use a high quality swivel on the wire. No stretch + cheap swivels = lost equipment.

The unit I installed on Jax's boat runs off it's own compass that is mounted in the bow of the boat. He has a Simrad AP14. I have the Sport Pilot Plus and it runs the same way. I would buy the Simrad in a heart beat. It is really easy to install and seems well built.

Big John Otter Boats. They will out perform any other brand of boards in rough water.

Can't see the pic. Nice fish! Congrats.

If it is an older Evinrude, try new coils. My buddy had the same lack of power issue with an older Evinrude and changed the coils and was back in business.

Cannons and Scotty's are the top brands on Lake O right now. I run Cannons and love them. Scotty's are cheaper by a long shot. I'm not a fan of belt driven riggers. That's just my opinion.

I'm selling both mounts and plates for $40.00. Local pick up only.

I'm selling a Diawa Accudepth 47. I'm looking to get $30.00 for it. Local pick up only.

Nice pics Rob. Too bad you have your son rooting for the wrong NY baseball team! :shock:

Remember, this was a charter boat. It has seen a lot of time on the water. If the engine is original, it may be close to the end of it's life span. I would also want a more up to date survey. Alot can go wrong with a boat in two years!

I have Diawa Sealine SG47 and SG27 lc's. I have had most of them for 14 years and have been awesome. I had one drag clicker go after 13 years and Diawa sent me the part for free. I had some of the original Accudepths and got rid of them (I did not like the drag). I do not know about the newer ones. Shimano Tekotas are super reels but expensive. I have a buddy that runs Okumas and has had some problems with the ie. drags skipping, handles bending, and plastic screens falling off line counters. My vote would be for the Diawa SG47lc's. Super reels with a history of quality. As for changing reels, I have my Diawa Sealine 27lc's on Diawa Heartland 7 1/2' rods with 15 lb. Maxima line for spring boards and riggers for browns and steelhead. For flea season and kings, I go with my Diawa Sealine 47 lc's with 30 lb. Ande pink with 20 lb. Seagar leaders. For flasher/fly combos, I don't use a leader off the 30 lb.

I tend to stay away from the pack when I have my copper rods out. Run the junk rods off the big boards (not inlines) and that should give other fisherman a clue to what is going on. As for sailboats, a road construction arrow would not help.

West marine makes a fiber glass color restorer. It takes the chaulk off the gel coat really good. I have tried using a buffer and it did not do as good of a job as doing it by hand. As for the canvas, Starbrite makes a canvas protectant that works great.

Fish the North end of the lake on the West side on drop offs. I like Deep diving Bomber stick baits. I like running the drops from 18 - 30 FOW. Cover lots of water weaving in and out on the drops. The tiger musky will be along the weedlines in the North end. Cast spoons, spinners, and jerk baits along the weeds.

Bump = Bring your item back to the top of the list of for sale items.

Sandy Creek Marina went up to $4.99 a gal. last night when I was down at the boat.

I would buy a Penn Yann in a heart beat. If the boat is older (no matter what brand) do yourself a favor and have a marine survey done on it.

I started this same thread 2 years ago here and it got deleted. Anyways, Sandy Creek Marina was $4.79 as of Wednesday morning. Hopefully it has not gone up.

Chowder, You will need a Penn 345 for 600' of copper, 300 yds of 50 lb. backing, and your leader. An offshore inline will not work on 600'. You can get away with 300' of copper with a spoon behind an offshore but it does not run that great. You also have to modify the release by adding a rubberband. You are better off running it down the chute or off of big boards.

Try this link. http://www.pennyanboats.com/fiberglass.htm There are some nice Penn Yann boats here. If I had the money, I would be buying the first one.