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    Mexico Bay

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    I run 5+ miles out of Sandy Pond every day in a Smokercraft Ultima 192. May be 1 ft outside the channel but 4 ft out there if the wind is north or south. If it is west you know what is there immediately out of the channel
    I fish anything under 4 ft and never had a problem. When they start to get towards 4 ft I leave. Depending on where you launch and wind direction it may look good out a short distance but sloppy out 4 to 5 miles


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    Sea nymph help

    in This Old Boat

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    When I had a leak in my sea nymph I had trouble finding blind rivets (closed end) at any of the local marinas. I ordered them on line but had to buy a min amount. I believe it was $75 or $100. Bought the big heavy duty rivet tool at Harbor Freight. Lots of 3M sealant around the rivets and all is fine.



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    5.7 l 350 mpi 2003 mercruiser low pressure fuel pum

    in This Old Boat

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    I had a 5.7 mpi inboard that had fuel pump issues. Maria told me it was the pump. MARINA Ordered pump and waited for delivery. It didn't make the usual running noise when the key was turned on but not started. I decided to look at the wiring diagram and there was a fuse but it wasn't obvious where it was. I took the wires off the pump and wired it directly to the battery. Voila, the pump ran and the engine started. Now, find the fuse!. It was in a fuse holder on top of the engine. It had a 8 amp fuse where I believe a 12 is needed. The fuse was partially burned and would make sometimes make contact when cold but open when warmed up. I wont go to that marina any more after their diagnosis that would have cost about 1200 bucks and still not solve the problem. Wont mention any names. Try jumping directly to battery to see if it runs before spending big bucks. Don't remember wire colors but there is a connector on the pump itself. You can disconnect there and wire directly. Use a fuse on your jumper. Sold the boat a few years ago. Check the wiring diagram on line if you don't have it.

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    FLEAS

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    My flea solution works well.  Remove a bit of line from your reel.  Put on 150 ft of 50Lb test line than 10 ft 0f 25 lb test fluoro before the lure..  I use the cheap stuff from Wal mart. 50 # Shakespear or Omniflex.  $3 a spool of 150 yards.  So that is enough to do 3 reels.  A buck a reel.  Sometimes good things are cheap!!  The fleas cannot hold on to the thick 50 lb line down to the ball.   Never had the 50 break yet and did not notice any reduction in strikes.

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    Nautilus Smart Tabs

    in This Old Boat

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    Installed them and they work well. Completely took care of my porpoising problem. Now i can run at half trim with no proposing. Would run before at full down trim and still get proposing. Paid 99 for them directly from Nautico. Are factory blems but I don't see anything wrong with them. Going to order a set for my Sea Nymph GLS 175 also. Highly recommended.


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    Fish hawk probe, scare fish?

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    I just installed a X4D this spring. It shows on average of about 18 ft less than the rigger and sonar show at 100 ft going about 2.7 mph. Of course less depth at the ball will be less lost in actual depth. The sonar shows 100 ft because the weight is actually that distance away from the transducer but lost 18 ft of depth from water resistance. If my other rigger is set a bit higher or lower, I do a quick ratio from 100 ft to get a somewhat accurate depth.

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    Flies, not the fish catching kind.

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    I tried a concoction I found online a few years ago. Consisted of pine-sol, dishwasher liquid, vinegar, ammonia and water. Sprayed it around the boat. Did keep em off for about half an hour. Had to spray often. Smelled terrible and made me gag. Also noticed a major drop in fish strikes probably due to smell on equipment so I stopped using it.

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