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No problems with interference even when I'm running all three transducers together : structure scan, 83/200hz sonar, Fish Hawk Also have an Airmar 50/200hz B60 thru hull mounted about 3' ahead of these and only get a little interference on the graphs if I try to run both sonars together at 200hz, still doesn't bother the Fish Hawk

Another great Salmon Slam spending time with some old friends and making new ones. Met up with Tom, the vet who was on my boat last year, on Friday at Arney's and he must be a glutton for punishment because he wanted to get back on my boat again this year. My boat was having some mechanical issues so I teamed up with Sammy Gee on his boat and we made plans for Saturday. With a Small Craft Advisory posted for after 10 am with a strong west wind and 2-3 footers we planned to head west out of the chute and troll into the wind for awhile so we could surf back when the waves built during the day. Sammy thought that was the best plan even though he thought the fish were East of the chute. Everything went well and it wasn't long before we were hooked up with our 1st king on a Green Dolphin down 85' over 175 fow. Tom was on the rod and it didn't take long for him to get the hang of it. The pressure was off, we had one in the box We bloodied the deck on Sammy's new to him ride And we bloodied Sammy's leg just for fun It's a good thing we had our medic on board just in case Next up turned out to be a Steely on a wire dipsy out 300' with a blue mirage fly which Tom handled like a pro. This fish won the steelhead division by .03 lbs. We ended up boxing 2 more kings, both off the riggers down 90-110, one on a glow gator and the other on a carmel dolphin. Now the waves had built up to 3-4 with some 5 footers mixed in for fun and we decided to pull lines and motor in. Even though we had headed West the wind had pushed us East and we now found ourselves East of Port Bay, Sammy was right, he had found the fish. But now we had a long ride back to Sodus into the wind, good thing we had Tom along to take us in Lunch was waiting for us when we got in and I had time to catch up with some guys I'd met in prior years. Every vet I talked with told me how much days like this mean to them and that they look forward to this every year. Thanks Nick and Theresa for putting this all together now for four years. Thanks to all the sponsors who help make it possible with their donations. Thanks to Arney's for taking such good care of us while we are there Thanks to all the volunteers who give their time to make it happen Thanks to all the veterans for their service Can't wait to do it again next year

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Here's the link to a chart comparing several brands of wire that was posted on GLA back in 2012. http://www.glanglerforum.com/forum/showthread.php?12613-wire-line-question/page2&highlight=wire+test I've used AFW wire both 30# and 20# test and never had any break offs from a fish. Doesn't matter what brand you use when it gets into one of your other lines, especially copper.

Nick I'll be there again this year, wouldn't miss it, always a great day with some special people. Anyone who's even thinking about participating should jump in, you always get back more than you give from these guys. Roy

I have 2 Lowrance HDS units, one with a 83/200 transom mount transducer and the other with an Airmar B60 thru hull 50/200hz I don't see any interference from the Fishhawk even when I'm running one unit at 83 hz and the other at both 50 and 200 hz, split screen. As you can see the Fishhawk and 83/200 transducers are mounted close together. The B60 is also on the same side about 3' further forward. Only time i have a problem is if I try to run both transducers at 200hz by mistake.

The trip mechanism works just like a LJ Dipsey except it is all metal, there's not any plastic. They seem to be more consistent once you get the trip pressure adjusted and the weights stay where you put them. I haven't had any problems with the leader getting scuffed up but I could see how it could happen if they spin at all when you're deploying them. They are all stainless steel so the outer edges can be a little sharp. I let them creep out against the drag so they go out slow, you wouldn't want to power drop them.

I have Lowrance 3G radar on my Penn Yan and mounted the dome directly onto the middle of my hardtop with excellent results. Because I trailer a lot and was concerned about height I didn't want to use a raised mount so I checked with BOE Marine about the placement and followed their recommendations. The most difficult part of the install was cutting a 5" access hole in the ceiling of my hardtop to get to the mounting hardware under the radar dome. I installed a 6" led dome light to cover the hole You will probably need some kind of heading sensor to overlay your radar onto your chart, this makes it much easier to understand the radar returns and saves you space on your screen. Your external gps antenna might have a heading sensor built in if it is like a Point 1 or maybe you already have one for an auto pilot and can network them together.

Here's a picture of another set up The pulleys are made by Cisco. I like that the side plates are machined out and the sheave is actually recessed into them so that the line cannot get off the pulley and caught between the pulley and the side plates. Originally had BJ pulleys and had some problems with them but their reels have worked fine.