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I am selling my 1978 Penn Yan Tunnel Drive. It is in very good condition. All runners and ribs are in very good condition. The engine has 300 hours on it. It comes with two cannon downriggers, new this year i put on Moor Sub-Troll system, Autopilot, new last year cd player and speaker. The trailer is a 1988 shorelander trailer in very good condition. Asking $4500.00 or best offer. Please feel free to call, email or text with any questions as i am sure i am leaving some stuff out. 315-806-1950 [email protected] thanks, Joe

Hi guys, I am looking for a decent price on a slip on sandy pond or maybe henderson harbor. Does anyone know of a private individual with a slip for rent for the season? thanks again, Joe

thanks for the info guys. I will check out all seasons. thanks todd.

Hey guys, Have any of you used the cabelas depthmaster combo for copper? If so what model should i go with and what size copper/backer? Any info would be appreciated as i have never used a copper setup. Thanks, Joe

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone fishes down near the mouth of the salmon river out of a canoe or small boat during the thaw for browns

Hi guys, I have noticed on some fishing gear websites the rod and reel combos are listed as being a lead core setup. Would the lead core setup and copper setup be the same? Thanks, Joe

Its nice to see a fishing show that is about the great lakes. I just wish they would show more fishing and less of the people and fish after they were caught. Show is very choppy, but with that said it is better than no show. just my two cents

Hey guys, I think i have decided to go with the bigfoot 9.9 for my kicker on my 22' penn yan. Should i go with the 20 or 25in shaft. I was thinking about getting a mounting bracket that raises when not in use. Any info would be appreciated. Also still looking for advise for attaching to rudder on the tunnel drive. Thanks again, Joe

Thanks guys. George, I will give you a call sometime early this spring.

Hi guys, I moved up here about six years ago. I have been trying to learn how to troll for the last few. I have only caught 1 king. We usually go out about 40 times a year. So needless to say my sons and I are beginning to get very discouraged. I would like to get a charter out of the Sandy pond area sometime in June to show me what i am doing wrong. Any info on charters in the area that would be willing to do that? thanks again, joe

Hi guys, I plan on adding a Mercury 9.9 kicker to my boat this spring. What model do you guys recommend and what would be a good mounting bracket? Also any tips on connecting it to the steering on the tunnel drive?? Thanks again, Joe

I have been just been using the swivels that come with the spin doctors. I have not been releasing the clutch, so that should not be it. I have been setting them around 20'-40' behind the ball. I will shorten up there. We go out of reiters marina on Sandy Pond. I will try off of Port Ontario. Thanks again!!

I am still trying to learn the art of trolling with downriggers. I am having trouble with my flies getting twisted up with my spin doctors. I have been running with about 22"-24" leader that comes prerigged on the atomik flies. My trolling speeds are between 2 - 2.8 mph. Any tips you guys might have would be great. Also my sons and I fish out of Sandy Pond and are still looking for our first fish trolling. We have been out fiver or six times to about 300ft with no luck at all. So any tips you may have would be very much appreciated. Thanks again, Joe

ok, thanks guys!!

I am not sure if i was picking up my weights. I was showing what i thought was bait fish around 80ft down but it wasn't all the time. That is why i figured it was bait fish and not the weights. Plus i figured if i had 175ft of wire out on my downrigger i had to be down deeper than 80 ft. Any more tips?? thanks again!!

If i had out 175ft on the downrigger with a 13# torpedo trolling at 2.5 mph at the probe about how deep would i have actually been?? thanks again!!

Hi, I am still very much a rookie fishing on lake ontario only boating 1 king. I have just installed a new sub-troll on my boat. went out fishing the other day and had to let out 175ft on the downrigger in 200ft of water to get down to 53 degrees. I am using 13# torpedo to help with blowback. I do not think this seems right. If this is normal how would i know exactly how deep i am? Oh, my trolling speed was staying right around 2.5mph at the ball. We were marking fish around 80ft but never tripped a rod. I am very new to trolling on the lake so any info would be very much appreciated. Thanks again, Joe

Doesnt seem like stiff enough punishment to me!

thanks guys!

With the almost closed sandy pond channel i am looking for another boat launch close. Does anyone know the water level of stony creek. I have a 22' penn yan that draws 16" Does anyone know of any other ramps near sandy pond? Thanks, Joe

I have a 22' Penn Yan that draws 16" tried going out of the pond. water level is 10"-12" for about 20' on one section of the channel. Did not try going around the island to the north side but it didnt look any better. We did make it out to the lake but my two boys and myself had to get wet and help the boat along. Not my idea of fun at 6am and 33 degrees. I have paid for the full years slip, but according to the Sandy Pond Channel Maint. Assoc. it doesnt look like it will be getting dredged any time soon!

Thanks for the info guys! Joe

Hi, I am still new to fishing with downriggers and have what i am sure is a silly question. I am thinking about getting a Depth Raider speed/temp unit. I know that it needs to be mounted to a downrigger with coated cable. Does this mean you cannot attach rods to that downrigger? Or in other words will i need a seperate downrigger just for the depth raider? Thank you all for all you help, this site has been very informative.