TrophySeeker

I am also looking for a marina on Sodus Bay. Would your recommendations change for a 28' single screw inboard?

I have 2 of the GM-100's shown here: http://www.traxstech.com/Gimbals.html Shoot me a PM if interested.

I am not familiar with your model, but the older Cannons had a large wire-wound resistor on the circuit board in series with the motor in the down circuit that would cause the motor to run slower going down than going up. This significantly reduced the motor torque in the down direction. Any binding of the motor mount seems to significantly hinder the performance of the motor, and additional load could cause the resistor to overheat and burn out (open circuit). A crack in the case will cause this binding. I'm not 100% sure, but you may want to check voltage on both sides of the wire-wound resistor with the switch in the down position to see if this may be causing your problems. Good luck.

Nice. Let's discourage one of the classy contributors... Thanks for that.

If it doesn't have the grounding point for the cable, then it probably doesn't have short stop, so there is no need for concern.

Surprisingly enough, I've found the pencil eraser to work pretty well. Haven't had much luck with any liquid cleaners.

I have a few of these available. $30 each set.

You are running 2 full keels? I think most of the guys that have doubled these up are running one full and one 1/2 keel. I think 2 full keels might make the make the otter boat sink, causing stress. I planned to add 1/2 keels to mine this year, but when I called Big Jon they wanted $90 plus shipping for them. Yikes! I thought that was a little high...

I may have some info for you after next time out. I am currently running 2 Sub-Trolls. However, one of the Sub-Trolls was using the Depth Raider antenna, which is a much larger diameter. I too would lose the signal on this unit over 80 feet. I've had no problems with the other unit using the Sub-Troll antenna. Against everything my engineering mind tells me, I did try wrapping a wet paper towel around the Depth Raider antenna and it worked! I am switching out this to the smaller Sub-Troll antenna, so we'll see if that helps. I won't be out this weekend, so maybe the following weekend I will have more info for you.

Team Trophy Seeker (Jim, Greg, Joe, and Scott) would also like to thank Scott, Keith, and Rob, as well as everyone else who was involved in this event. This tournament was very well run, and a lot of fun for us. This, for me personally, was my first tournament, and was a pleasurable experience. Our team really liked the informal, laid back style of this event. We look forward to participating next year. But damn - you guys sure have a helluva population of mosquitoes over there...

This is the one I use. Big Gull is listed under the Province of Ontario. http://www.navionics.com/LakeList_HMPre ... RegionID=5

Quick question. I read the rules and didn't see anything, but thought I'd ask. Is it permissable to have ice in your fish cooler? I know some of the pro-ams frown on this (for some reason).

I agree with Tim. Although I don't hate the Blacks releases, the Scotty pinch pad releases just plain work, and are brainless to set. Easy to have newbies help set lines. Also, the comment about seeing shakers is spot on. I do have a Blacks release on each rigger, as they provide a way to terminate my probe riggers, and the shaft of the Blacks provide a spot for the Scotty clip that will allow rotation.

89 Force. Hmm... I believe that was designed before unleaded gasoline? Before you spend any money for parts, I would recommend you do a compression check. The leaded gasoline Force motors are notorious for piston coking. Hopefully, if your problem is in the starter, possibly the ground connection is corroded? I wouldn't think the problem would be the starter itself, but I am no outboard mechanic. I did live through a few Force rebuilds though...

I do have one. I hope this isn't true as well, but their web-site is down...

Scott, Team Trophy Seeker just signed up via PayPal. I didn't see a place to add comments for Team Name, so look for payment from Jim Bischoff.

Yes.

I am experimenting with running 2 Speed/Temp units this year. We'll see how valuable that is later this year. You won't be able to do this with X4's. I am running 2 Sub Trolls. I bought the second one used for a backup if needed, but decided to run it.

We caught fish in Polls Bay (Harmony Bay), right out in front of Kirk's at the last marker, the mouth of East Bay, and the south shore of East Bay. Also a few other random spots that I probably couldn't describe. I also normally fish the little island just east of the inlet to Kirk's, just west of Williams Island (South Sister Island), but that area was getting worked pretty hard by other boats. Did try trolling stickbaits a little bit at dusk, but the skeeters were unbearable. Walleyes seemed to be hanging out on the shallower reefs, 5-10 FOW. We were drifting or slow trolling (<1 MPH) floating jig heads with crawlers and bullet sinkers. Again, I don't normally fish up there in June, so others may have better info.

I just got back from Gull Lake yesterday! Had a tough week of fishing, but managed 2 fish fry's and brought home a limit, so it wasn't all bad. Had pretty decent weather, drank a few beverages, and hung out with some of my Canadian friends. This was my first June trip up there in many years; I usually go in September. The Canadian Conservation Officers were inspecting all vehicles towing boats crossing back over the 1000 Island Bridge. Fish were very finicky...

I asked that same question to Curtis Kell, and this was his response: