Misty IV

Do the remaining rod holders have any cracks around the allen set screw?

I remember it all too well. August 13, 1998. I was fishing solo out in my, at the time boat, 18' Starcraft center console. I was between Catfish Creek and the power plant in about 120fow, manual downriggers were down around 90. The one release fired and the rod snapped up. I still can hear the "whoosh" of the tip. As the reel started screaming, I remember thinking to myself "Oh ****, oh ****". I started reeling, while trying to crank up the riggers by hand (I could only afford manuals back then). About 5 minutes later, the fish surfaced about 10 feet from the boat and took off again, peeling line. I got it to the boat again, but it wasn't done, as it took off again. Finally, after about 20 minutes total, I netted the fish...but it didn't completely fit in the cooler I had back then; about a foot of the fish was sticking out. I picked-up and ran into Lighthouse Marina to have it weighed. When I got there and tied-up, I can still remember the look of a little boy standing on the dock with his dad as I hefted the fish out of my boat and started walking up to the main building. The staff came out and was happy to assist me. The King weighed 33lbs, 2oz and measured 42 inches long. LM offered to hold onto it until I could get back to pick it up. As I returned to my boat, the dad with the little boy asked me where I caught that fish. When I told them, the little boy turned to his dad and asked if he could take him there to fish. I returned to the general area, but only had a few releases the rest of the day. I retrieved the fish later, took it back to the house to show the family and neighbors, then took it to Fish Wish in Pulaski to have it mounted. The fish now sits above the fireplace at the lakehouse. The Fall LOC started a week after I caught that King. I watched the leaderboard, and my fish would have been the top fish for 7 days had I caught it a week later. The same day I caught my King, the NYS record Coho was caught about 1/2 mile from where I was fishing. All in all, a great day!!

Thanks for all the help. I ordered the pinion gear and a new roll pin (just in case the old one breaks coming out). Hopefully have the kicker running again by next weekend!

Thanks for all the help! I'll check out these suppliers this evening and report back.

I need the pinion gear for my 6hp Johnson outboard's recoil starter, as it snapped last weekend. Can anyone possibly provide the correct part number for it? Model number of the outboard is 6R-71G. Places I'm calling say it is not available or is obsolete. Thanks!

I run a 1971 Johnson 6hp as my kicker. Been in the family since new and was handed down to me. Only change I've made over the years is change the prop to a 3-blade model. Better control and thrust over the stock 2-blade prop. True, it is a 2-stroke, however it sips the fuel.

Wow, never thought I'd get this type of reply!! Awesome responses!! Seen a few listed I may have to add to our stock

A friend and I were discussing this earlier. Thought I'd start a "fun" thread and see what everyone else says. When it comes time to snack while you're on the lake, what do you reach for? Personally, it is sunflower seeds and trail mix for me.

http://www.ijc.org/en_/ These are the people who control the levels of the lake. There is a battle going on to retain the current water level plan, called 1958DD. The IJC wants to enact a new plan, called BV7, which would cause catastrophic damage to property owners and marinas along the shoreline, especially when there are the major storms out of the north and west. The IJC doesn't seem to care about us, despite every single NYS county along the US side of Lake Ontario rejecting this plan. The politicians in Albany have no idea what they are possibly going to allow. They don't live or work along the lake. They do not have a clue what catastrophic damage will occur if BV7 is allowed to pass. I've attached a link to an article from the Democrat and Chronicle which does a good job of summarizing the issues of this proposed new plan. I have a contact in Oswego who has been following this since day-one when it appeared about 3 years ago. The plan was already shot-down once, yet the IJC is attempting to pass it through again. While parts of the plan sound good (ie. higher lake levels for getting our boats out of channels and into the lake), in the big picture, our marinas would be under water. Properties along the lakeshore would be swept away when the storms hit. I own property along the eastern shore and, comparing the current 1958DD regulated water levels to the proposed BV7 plan, even at the highest water level, a storm's waves will NEVER breach my storm wall and flood out my lakehouse under the current 1958DD plan. With the BV7 plan, a big storm would have the waves crashing on my front lawn, with water running through my living room and out my back door. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120603/NEWS01/306030049/Water-levels-plan-Lake-Ontario-St-Lawrence-River-sparks-debate?nclick_check=1

We need to keep an eye on things. I've gotten word that the planned project to put turbines in Lake Erie is a "go". The same thing seems to exist there that we dealt with initially - nobody was aware the pinwheel projects were a topic. Seems a large chunk of them are planned to go up between Erie and Buffalo. Way too close for comfort, if you ask me!!! And, reports are that the residents are FOR them. I've not heard much response from the fishermen...possibly because they do not know about them. Can anyone from the western end of the lake advise if they've heard more about the Lake Erie project?

Nice Browns!! Can't wait to get up there!!