danjr

Thanks I look forward to the pictures. Were is the boat located? I am located just south of Rochester in Caledonia and wouldn't mind looking at the boat. Could you supply the hours on the rig? Thanks PY89

Could you give more info on the boat such as engine type, outdrive, hours as well as pictures? I am potentially interested.

Thank you!

Dan

Streeter in ontario does a nice job with fish. SSafran has had a couple done by him and they were very good.

Thanks Tom!

Nice fantail steelhead! First time I boat one of those baby's it's going on my wall. Beautiful fish!

Tom,

Do you have Pictures. Thanks!

Dan

Fished this rig Many Many times with Jack. To all that are interested this boat has better equipment than many of the charter boats I have fishing in. The electronics are top notch, down riggers, gear and everything else is the best you can buy. This boat is super fast as well. GREAT tournament boat. I would buy but the problem is I have three little girls and three weddings and college to pay for. Can't sneak this in with the slush fund .... Jack I will miss the rig! See you Saturday!

Dan

Tim,

Great information Thanks! I just have a feeling that we are into something very big when we pull the floor out.

Take Care,

Dan

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the advice!

Longline thanks for the link. Funny thing was I actually replied to that post. :roll: I wonder if loss of hair leads to loss of memory. :shock:

Jimski,

Question we have already replaced the "gimbal bearing??? " this is the bearing with the rubber doughnut in it that attaches to the lower unit. So would this be a sign of bad engine stringers? Never thought of this so thank you for the heads up.

I will keep you posted as this project comes along. Thanks

Okay Guys,

My Dad (dan sr) and I are going to tackle a rotted floor in our 22 ft thompson. We also have a little rot at the transom end by the bilge. Any advice on how to tackle this project.

I know that this has been talked about before but I wanted some opinions on what to do if the stringers are rotted as well and also if it is a good time to look into gas lines and wiring. I do not want it to get too big because we would like to have the boat on the water before salmon season.

Please suggest on flooring types wood (plywood), coverings (ie vinyl), treatments, fasteners, adhesives etc. Thanks!

For background the boat is an 83 and currently has a wood floor that looks like it has been replaced once already. I am worried that when we lift that floor we are going to have our hands full. :roll:

Thanks,

Dan

Not proud of this but nonetheless funny!

We were out 400ft of water off Oswego and I have the sudden urge to take a dump. I couldn't make it back to port (we do not have a head in the boat) so my father hands me a SMALL bucket and a plastic bag and proceeds to almost laugh himself to death as I struggle with the idea of going over the gunnel or in the little bucket about to crap myself. It was bumpy out deep that day and the water was cold so I elected the bucket. To add to it we did not have any toilet paper on the boat so I had to use a paper bag that we had some frozen meat in. :shock:

Very close to one of the most embarassing things I've done in my life. Taking a dump in a tiny bucket in rough seas while trying to keep on target at the back of the boat. At the same time my father is telling me I'm gassing him out between fits of laughter. At times we call the boat the Brown Star for obvious reasons. Let's just say I'm better prepared now.

Dad's with their Kings from 2006

My father with a nice late fall king off oswego!

My father-in-law with his very first King!

Sometimes Jimmy Buffet comes out to fish with us.

King Me was using them when I fished with him during the Sodus Pro-am. They were working fine. We did not have fleas at the time though becasue the north wind had the low temp up in the water column. I do not know if he is still using them.

I would think that fleas would be a pain with them.

Medical device/equipment sales for me.

Thank guys congrats to you as well. Let's just hope that the salmon season treats us just as well.

Good season for the jr and sr team:

Here we are with 06 bow bucks. Both were shot at the same time in consectuive days in the same area. Nov. 3 and 4 at 11:30am. I passed 7 different 1 1/2 year old bucks before I shot him. 20 inch spead, 210lbs dressed (on scale)

My father also had to down a 5 point that was shot in the hindquarters (big hole looked like a rifle shot) on the first day of gun season. I passed a 6 point and a 4 point on the first day of gun. Missed a running doe with a muzzleloader.

My father also shot two doe as well. One in NY and the other in PA.

Yup Jack has Vectors. They are built like a tank. Great Rod holders. I think his only complaint is the switch location. Which is on top and sometimes get bumped by accident. They are very fast.

Jack you out there??

Yup no doubt Andy's rig sweet! That's why my father (dan sr), Shorthanded (jack), ssafran (steve) and I usually do a trip with him in the spring. Plus the guy is a blast to fish with.

We hopefully will be up there the first weekend of the LOC so let's plan it then.

That wilson french bartender with the garders is hot. :shock:

Later Guys!

Yankee, Bill no doubt we should get together and have a couple pops in Wilson. I do not think we are bringing our boat up this year because of some repairs we need done in the spring so we will be loving life on the Candy big rig.

No Billy Ray Cyrus on the jukebox though Yankee my heart can only ache so much.

Later,

Bill,

You name the time buddy. It would be nice to see that rig up close and personal. Might just write a check. :shock: Seriously if your ever looking for a warm body let me know.

Turn it up!

When I am running out and running back in...... Old Van Halen baby. (Got the bug from Candy)

Other than that:

WolfMother

Godsmack

Chilli Peppers

Kid Rock

Rage against the machine

metallica

audioslave

Bosephus!!!!

and many others

And then Dan sr. gets ahold of the radio and its all about the Honky Tonk! :roll:

Only problem with PT wood is that it has a tremondous amount of mositure in it. Make sure to let it dryout for quite at while before you seal it with resin/epoxy etc. Otherwise that moisture will try to escape and it will bubble up the sealer, flooring etc. Plus it is more prone to warping and lifting because of the moisture and can delaminate.

Let us know how it turns out! Good winter project!

Blacks for me. Fast and consistant setting for the release. I have tried scotty's as well but I think the current in Oswego pulls on my rigs and at times has caused my torpedo weights to plane and cross eachother. It does not do this with the blacks. I think becuase the blacks are allowed to swivel freely on the rigger wire and are not directly attached to the weights pulling on the tail and causing directional planning when down deep in the current.

Maybe I wouldn't see this if I bought a bigger boat with a wider beam. :roll: Gotta stick with the blacks for now!

Yankee I as well have the penn 345GTI. It's a huge freeking reel with a slow retreive ratio but it's built like a tank. I ran 400ft of the 45lb last year and did okay. One thing I found is that I prefer running it on a big board as opposed to the inlines. To much drag when you fight that board in and we lost fish. I had a tangle at the end of the year with it (PITA when you get tangled, expensive too) and have some more left. So I plan to put mono in between each 100ft section so I can adjust depth that way. Hope to get 500ft on the reel. I have 300yrds of 30lb fireline for backing. Shrink tubing is a great Idea but I am paraniod about putting the copper directly into the clip off the board line so I planned to use mono. Do you know if copper is okay to clip in an offshore planer clip? Thanks!

Oh ya I use a short Diawa heartland rod thats used for leadcore. Works okay but I would like a little more backbone to it.

BTW I'm not sure you remember me but we met and had a few pops with you and your dad up in wilson during the derby. We were fishing with Candy on a charter that day. It was me, my father, shorthanded and ssafran (steve) We fish with Andy every year. Hope to see you up there again in the spring!!

NYforests,

Good Point! I run about 50ft of mono off the wire for slide divers. I attach the mono to the wire with a 80# spro power swivel. This swivel will go right through the guides and into the reel. I only use this set up when the fish are not aggressive. It also works well for staging kings. Sometimes they like to hit if it's off to the side a ways and back from the dipsy.

It's a bit of a pain to set but once you get used to it gets easiser. Just watch out for breaks on the mono and make sure before you clip the mono in the SD you let out at least 5ft of mono for a buffer. This acts as a "snubber" so to speak. I have learned from some expensive experiences that those hits can be visous. :shock:

Good fishing!