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yes they are. Howie

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New price.......$120.00 NEED TO GO Howie

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Pair of manual Walker Downriggers complete with swival bases , 40" booms and weight retrievers' $100.00 firm plus shipping or pick up. I can also bring them to the LOTSA event on Feb. 26th. Contact - 716-702-4252 or 716-491-9225 Howie

Are they suppling the beer..... Howie

I tried to get on the Pro/Am and you have to authorized to get on it. Anyone know why? Shade

Spend the money you will not be disappointed. Milistrand is good wire and Pete at http://www.greatlakesoutdoors.com has a ggod price on a 1,000 ft spool. Shade

Happy B Day ..............enjoy the day Howie

Rob, The numbers I gave you are based on 2.5 down speed pulling a spoon. If you run a Spin Doctor and Fly...more resistance less depth...more speed less depth.....slower speed more depth......."0" setting more depth.....higher setting less depth. I took a Walker 107 and ran it in 50' of water at 2.5 mph with 30# wire, (no lure, no flasher). It took 148' to bounce off the bottom. I took the same Walker out to 70' and it took 205' to bounce off the bottom. Bottom line there are a lot of variables...speed...line...currents....bait types...type of diver.... # setting.....on and on. Go out and experiment. Howie

Rob, To get your line down 40' deep with MONO you need to let out 140' of line with the Dipsy on a #2 Setting. To get your line down 40' deep with WIRE you need to let out 120" of line with the Dipsy on a #2 Setting. The Precisaion Trolling book does not go past 50' depths with Mono. Rule of thumb is devide the amount of wire line back by 3 and that will be your depth + - 10%. This all based on #2 setting, deeper on #1 shallower on #3. My $.02. Howie

Anyone that does not go to Hank up there in Sodus are da fools This guy has got his ducks in a row and knows how to help the fishermen. Thanks Hank Howie

Rick, I have lived near Lake Erie all my life and it has only been the last couple of years that the Lake has melted down before the boom is removed. Normally the boom is not removed until the second week of April or until there is under 200 sq. miles of ice on the lake. The lake is not totally iced over yet. There are pockets of water out there. The west end is totally froze over but the lake is a lot shallower in Ohio. The downside of holding the ice back is the amount of ice and garbage that comes down the river and plugs up the Niagara bar. I believe it was Cold Steel that had to switch boats last year because a log got wrapped up in his prop. Even with the early melt off on Lake Erie last year we had a great season all year in Wilson and Olcott. Vince can give you a better pic then me. Howie

How many days is the tournament reserving the space for and what will the cost be? Shade

I never had a tangle around my main line. Most of the time the fish will hit the slider,at least that has been our experience. When a fish hits your pole that has a slider set up, leave the pole in the rod holder and reel quickly to remove the slack. The problem comes when you net the fish because you have 2 spoons. The spoon may get caught in the net. Once you have boated the fish remove the slider from the main line and retrieve your spoons. It is not as bad as you are picturing it, try it and you will have more action. If you want to eliminate any tangles we have b2 poles set up exclusively for sliders. Remove you snap swival and slide a beed on the line, use about 12 feet of line and tie an Albright knot to attach both lines together. This will disallow the bead to go past the knot. Depending on how long your rigger poles are is how long you want the leaders to be. Reattach the snap swival to your main line and when you run your cheater attach it above the beed and make that leader about 6" to a foot shorter then your main line. This will avoid the spoon to get caught if the fish hits the main line. This difficult to explain you need try it to understand it. Howie.

Slapshot, Cheaters or sliders add an additional lure to your pole. Take your spoon and set it back 10-15 feet, hook it to your release and sent it down about 12 feet. Take a leader about 10' long and on one end tie a snap swival and on the end tie a snap. Attach your spoon to the snap swival and the other end snap to your line. Toss the lure into the water and contiue to send your rigger to your desired depth. At around 15' above your release a bow will be in the line and that is where the slider will stop. This allows you to run 6 lures with only 2 poles. Shade

What are the prices? Shade

Great Point Tall Tails... Howie

Hawk, When letting our your wire with a dipsy make sure you have your drag set so as the dipsy goes out nice and slow. You do not want it to free wheel but you want it to drag out easy. Once you have met your distance we wrap a zip tie on the pole with a offshore release. Take the release and attach it to your line so this way you can loosen your drag a bit more. Also make sure your tension screw on the dipsy is tight enough. Turn the screw very slightly and each time pull to see how much tention you have. Again, when sending down your riggers let the drag do the work. You want to make sure the release it tight enough and once you hit your depth pull the line with left hand a reel to take out some of the slack so the pole has a nice arch and the rod tip in close to the water. The problem with the ball is it is facing the wrong way. If you are using the weights I think you are, stand in back of the boat with the head of the ball in your hand facing your body ,the curve should be facing the boat. I believe they are lead weights I would take a hammer and straighten the tails so they are straight and eliminate the problem. Shade PS: I sent you a PM

Thats my point Tim. We run 6 as well and occasionally 7 when my brother joins us and I run boards. I will put one on each board, one wire set on 1 1/2, off the port, flat line, lead or copper, off the starboard and 3 riggers. Most always, even with the 4 of us, we run one down the shoot, 2 off either boards or wire and 3 riggers. Howie

Congrats.... You guys are doing a GREAT JOB... Howie

I agree Tim but for $16 grand if I have to tie a wire rig around Dan Marinos throat and stick a hook in his azz so be it. Howie

Tim, I agree to a point. Michigan also has more borders touching there waters which increases the number of anglers and a variety of DEC regs. I do not know much about Lake Michigans regs but I do know they boat a lot of small fish. We are fortunate to only have NY and Canada on Lake Ontario. I would like to see the rule to read more like , If you have one or two licensed anglers on your boat you can run a max of 6 rods, 3 or more 2 rods/angler with a max of 10 rods. My reasoning is if you and a child, you your wife and kids or just 2 buddies with kids fishing, you should have the option to run a 6 rod max. Just my opinion. Howie

Most everyone runs straight wire without backing or leader. Shade

The 2 dual rod holders in the last pic are they for sale or are they part of the riggers? Shade