capt ace

 Here's both sides of the uv 2 face e-chip. We did not do all that well with it on the east end. Given where the temps were most of the time and the water color, whites and whites with green did much better for us.

The x4d needs the newest head to display actual depth. The x4 will work with the newest head that goes with the x4d but will not display actual depth.

Nice Job.

 We run black 15lb sharks . They really have their place when fishing deeper in the column with over 140ft of cable out or more. Also, if you check out the shark website you will notice that the price has come down considerably from where it used to be.

  http://www.sharkcannonballs.com/superstore.html   When fishing really deep the sharks exhibit the least amount of blowback among all the rigger weights that I have used.

Looking for a Lowrance RIM 200 power supply cord for my radar.

Thanks,

Jimmy

I have two seasons on the X4 and was very pleased with the reliability. I have since upgraded to the X4D and must say that it is a great product as well.

Prior to the X4 I ran a Cannon SNT with coated cable. The nice thing about the Fishhawk is that I can run it on any rigger that I choose. This works great when scraping bottom as I can run the probe in the center position out of harms way. I can also run it on an outdown rigger and fish it in temperature if I so choose. Very versatile!

  Our team was very active this past season in most if not all of the Lake Ontario tournaments whether they were open communication or not. Communication really had no influence on why we wanted to fish them. In fact, some of our team members prefer closed communication over open, but not all. We fish the tournaments because we enjoy the competition and all that goes with it. If there are differences between one end of the lake to the other regarding this matter, so what?

  I think one of the biggest reasons that the east end of the lake numbers are down has to do with economy but also the time of year. I know personally as a charter boat operator that June is typically a very slow month for charters. Come July however,  business starts to pick up all across the lake. With this depressed economy a lot of charter captains are finding themselves having to take the "sure" money by running charters and getting paid. Having to rely upon winning a tournament to cash in is just too risky. Let's not even talk about the costs associated with participating in a tourney in the first place and all that goes with it. 

 To the best of my knowledge there were no open communication violations in those tournaments that were run that way. I sure would like to see where Mr. Hilt's got his information regarding this matter to support him making a statement like that.. Perhaps he would like to chime in.

  When it all comes down to it, it would be nice if we could all just get along and knock off the B******it. 

 Finally guys, the sign ups are available for the west end pro-ams.

 I was able to speak with Mike Waterhouse via phone and Bill Hilts Jr. via e-mail and they informed me that registration for the West end Pro-ams should be up and running by the first part of next week.

Thanks guys. My team has been wondering as there has been no official way to enter as of yet. There is a lot to plan to attend these things as you well know. Hope we hear something soon.

Has anybody heard anything?

Hey Jeff, last I knew A&P custom tackle still had some along with some of the knock-offs. His phone number is 518-283-5920

Sorry Rick. Just cabin fever I guess. Love ya too! Brother.

Hey Rick, let me chime in here.I like to have all my reels filled to the top for reasons that you mentioned, but I do use dacron backing, specifically the Cabela's Musky braid.I fill all of my my wire spools off of a bulk spool of wire for both my 20lb and 30lb wires. Depending on the reels I use determines what size dacron I use. On my 20lb 600lc Shimanos I use about 800ft of 30lb dacron for backing. On my 700lc Shimanos I use 125lb test dacron for backing. The nice thing about using dacron is that it doesn't absorb water and rot like mono does so you don't have to change it every year. It lasts for a good long time. I have 600lc's that have had the same dacron backing on them since the 600lc's first came out.I do not use a 1000ft of wire to fill my reels, more like about 650ft for the 20lb rigs and 800ft for the 30lb rigs.The very few times I have been into the backing, the knots and the quality and integrity of the dacron backing stood up just fine. The money I save on not using as much wire more than pays for the dacron I use.A 10,000 ft spool of wire gives me 15 reel fills of 20lb wire. That's 5 extra reel fills. What's a 1000ft spool of wire go for now a days?(x5) AND I don't have to change or worry about my backing going bad on me!

For connections with 20lb wire/30lb dacron, I use an overhand knot in the wire and then put the dacron through it and tie the dacron over the wire with a uni knot. This goes back to the Chip Porter days. For connecting wire to 125lb dacron I set the dacron up for an albright knot, put the wire through the loop and double back the wire on itself twice and pull it tight through the dacron loop, then trim. Tim Brommund is right about trying to put mono on wire, the wire will cut the mono if you pull hard on it. I have an article on my website written about using larger capacity reels and their benefits(with the math reasons why) if anyone would like to check it out. It's in my informational section.

Longline I'm still tryimg to formulate a theory as to the cause. I know when it has happened during the season as there seems to be a time frame that is common. I'm thinking more in line with why certain attractor patterns work more better during certain times of the year.

Flybuster can you pm me a pic. That would be awesome. I would love to have it for my article, with your permission of course.

On the copper to backing we use a spro swivel. They are getting pretty expensive!! On the leader to copper end we use an albright knot. Shrink tubing is OK on the backing end.

 The reason why the copper breaks on the backing end if you don't use a swivel is because of the stress that is put on the copper connection evertime it is reeled back on the spool. Because the copper has memory(twists in it), it does not always go back onto the spool the same way. The swivel allows the stress to spin out on the connection relieving the stress. Havn't seen a need for a swivel on the leader side. 

Thanks for the compliment Shadster. A friend of mine made a great analogy. He said it's just like flying a kite. They can be pretty erratic until a lot of line is let out.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ace-Charters/134117926659711  Here is an article about how attractor flies behave with different setbacks. you may be surprised.  My webmaster has taken I'll with be down for some time so i am not able to get my articles uploaded to my website.

I have to tip my hat off to Bert's. I have been using them on my charters for as long as I can remember. In fact, I've had them on both of my charter boats. They are user friendly, especially for the kids. A youngster can grab the rod and pull it to a vertical position with ease. It is so much easier to get the rod out of the holder when the rod holder is vertical. Another real important consideration is that Bert's stand behind there products 100%. They have replaced rod holders for me that have taking a beating from years of dipsey and king salmon abuse with no questions asked, free of charge. I like it when I can by one product and never have to worry about having to buy it again.  

  Hi John, thanks for taking the time to read my article. i'm glad you enjoyed it.

  As far as speed goes, my SNT at 2.4 is the same as a Moors at 2.25mph. Fishhawks can be a little different as they are adjustable(my SNT is not). The Fishhawks I have compared to by going side by side, boat to boat, run at about 2.8mph.  Rest assured that if there is a boat doing fish and I'm not, one of the things that I will do is match speed boat to boat if possible. This can be the answer at times when speed is an issue. That 2.4 speed is not carved in stone, either. It changes sometimes day to day or hour to hour. The 2.4 is just a place to start. Later in the season fishing staging kings we may troll under 2.0 mph to get bites!

  As far as the spacing, a lot depends on the depth of water. Typically,we like to keep them at least 10ft apart both vertically and horizontally in the column. Be advised that sometimes "less is more"!!!  When running riggers we only run three and at times drop down to two if we're not getting bites. One trick that we do is to either drop or raise the other rigger when one goes off to the level the other one got bit at. This is a great way to double up on your rigger bites.

  Some days we only run one attractor with spoons all around it or all spoons. This is more true when the temps are up in the column and we're fishing in the thermocline.     

  http://www.acecharters.com/phpform/index_article_flasher_fly.php       Here's a link to an article sharing my thoughts on fishing attractors and Attomik flies. I would appreciate any feedback both positive or negative. I hope that most of you enjoy it.

Check this out. It could help you. Remember you can always leader down for more finess.

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Here's some food for thought.It includes some info on the Solttera.