Adm Byrd

Sk8man, Sounds like it might be your answer!!!

I love my Furuno equipment, had my first one from 1986 to 2008 and obviously new one is many times nicer. With that said it appears for the most part everyone is happy with the one they are using so there are several good choices out there. Pick a name brand unit and don't look back. Bob

Yes, bought 2 this year, one at a time, work better than downrigger rods I used previously. Landed a few mid teen salmon on them, I'm sure there is a better rod but I'm happy for the money spent on them. Bob

Type or copy this in the search box on Ebay: PennYan 225 Outrage Make sure you check out all the photos, particulary #6. I've never seen one of these! Enjoy, Bob

Just picked up a 21' Tournament with a 4.3 Mercruiser and stand up canvas, boat is a virgin other than where a downrigger had been mounted at each back corner. I have a 9.9 Merc kicker with throttle cable kit on an OMC bracket and easy steer, 4 downriggers, outriggers, Moor Subtrol, Furuno fish finder & GPS, VHF radio and an auto pilot to install from my old boat. Would love to see photos of how you laid the equipment out on your Penn Yans. Going to be a great winter project! Bob

We where out Monday as well and half our fish came off free sliders, leadcores & shallow dipsys, we landed all kings but only one mature. Even the small guys where out of temperature, largest bait pods where up high so maybe that was the reason. We ran 350 - 600 fow.

Found it this past weekend and hopefully pick it up this week. 1989, 4.3 Mercruiser, new canvas, almost virgin inside!

Glad you got out, beautiful fish. How are the fleas? Bob

The 2nd time we cleaned wasn't as bad as the rest of the times but I can't say if depth was a factor. Bob

After a couple of mechanical shakedown trips to Seneca last weekend (I even got skunked both times) we finally got the Admiral Byrd on the big pond this year. Lesiurely starting at 6:30 we headed out to 260' and set up a couple of downriggers and dipsy's along with a leadcore for good measure. We made our way out to 500' and turned back in, cleaned the fleas and switched stuff up, even put the 10 color leadcore down 30' off a rigger and that hit a teens king on a Finger Lakes tackle UV spoon. A couple hours later and we picked up a nice steely on a green / orange / silvere spoon behind a dipsy and small silver dodger out 200' on 3 in 260'. Another cleaning and we got going south again and picked up a king on an echip flasher / fly combo out 300' on 3 in 165'. We never had a solid mark or pod of bait on the screen and the fleas sucked. Off the water around 2. Not bad for the first trip to Lake O this year. Bob

pictures?

Gary, I haven't seen you in years, hear about you once in a while from Les. Speaking of Sk8man you really need to start commenting on his posts, members on here are starting to respect him for all his BS! Your one of the few who know his true abilities and can remember when he was just a guy not catching fish, wait, he's still one of us, I forgot, could only remember all the north versus south noise. Gary, technically aren't you from the south and you do catch nice fish! I suppose I better sign off but watch for Les to junp all over me for this clarification. Bob Hope to get out with you & Les sometime this summer.

I am looking for a 1 piece 48" boom for the Penn 600 family of downriggers, preferably within driving distance of Clifton Springs. Thanks, Bob