Broadhorizons

Chris, I'll meet you at Sandy if you want? We'll do your boat and I'll pay the launch...

Best moment this season... Christopher from NYC (Fireplug's Fresh Air kid).

Have ya tried Brewerton Boatyard?

Happy birthday man!!

300 yds of 50# powerpro and 300' of 45# copper will fit on that reel nicely.

And in anticipation of your next questions...

Mine is set up as such...friction taped arbor--300yds PP--double palomar knot and 150# Spro heavy swivel--trilene knot and 10 feet of 50# mono (for board or release attachment)--trilene knot and another Spro--haywire twist and copper length--haywire twist and another Spro--trilene knot and 30' of 20# or 30# floro leader to terminal swivel.

Always attach your board or release in the same spot on the mono so you know where to look for wear, cut and retie when needed.

The 300 copper takes a lot of fish throughout the season on my boat.

If it happens before April 30, I'm in.

I had one I got rid of this Fall. Took the motor and controls off and towed it to the landfill. I wanted to keep the trailer too. I got to the landfill, went through the scales and towed it to the top of the pit. Backed up to the edge, unstrapped it from the trailer and the operator gently set the loader bucket on it to hold it in place. He had me drive off pulling the trailer out from under the boat. Then back across the scales. It was an 18' glass boat and disposal weight was about 1100#. I had to make sure to get all the oils/fluids out of it before they would take it. Cost $40.

This was a NY landfill though.

Keep an eye on GLA also if you don't already. A lot of rodholders seem to go on there.

Jeez, he's gonna have to grow the beard longer to match his head after this one...

Yeah, Hank gets all my stuff too.

So where does this change stand? I tried reading the 7 pages of BS so I may have missed it if the update was there. Probably won't change my fishing technique anyway, just wondering.

I own Traxtech equipment (tracks, adjustable and fixed rodholders, downrigger swivels, net holders, and planer reels) and love it. I've used Berts adjustable rodholders on a friend's boat and like them too. The only reason I chose Traxstech over Bert's is I like the textured finish of Traxstech better. Cannon didn't have the new rodholders when I bought and Cisco's were too expensive.

Check out all the major brands and get what you want. I don't think I've heard a bad thing about any of them, Cannon, Bert's, Big Jon, Traxstech, or Ciscos. I'm sure you can't go wrong with any of them.

Good luck,

Who's are you asking about?

Oneida is rough going. Sleds and wheelers are getting stuck all over. Lots of snow and slush. Guys aren't moving around much. I've heard fishing is decent though, just tough getting there or finding fish.

Wow, that's a steal. About $20 less than just buying the reel. Too bad I don't "need" any.

I'd put it on the dash where you can see it from the back also. Both units have displays that can be read from the back of the boat.

Where do you get the Jacks? Saw them in Fish Doctors videos but haven't seen them in any shops.

I have never ran a Blacks on my boat but have used them on others. I have no opinion on them.

I have ran Chamberlains and like them for certain applications. I will not use them for running paddles or other heavy applications. What I don't like about them is that the strike-side tension is maxed out at 4.5 pounds.

I like a heavier tension for Lake Ontario for better hookups and fewer false releases when running paddles and down and outs. I don't mind releasing the rod on smaller fish.

So, most of the time I run Scotty's with the 30 inch lead so I can really see the fish bounce the rod if it can't release it.

I haven't had to replace a drive but I'd be really skeptical of a rebuilt drive on Ebay for $3-400 when a remanufactured is probably $1500 to 2000 and new is more than that. I'd talk to a reputable mechanic before I look to replace the entire drive, it may just be a seal or something similar.

I thought I noticed some water in mine this past summer when I changed the drive lube for the 100 hour service. I talked to "a reputable mechanic" about it and we decided to just monitor it and he did a pressure test on it at the end of the season. When it was winterized, there was no water noticed but it hadn't been ran as long since the 100hr service, so we are going to monitor it in the spring and then see if we need to look into it further for bad seals.

If you don't change the drive lube as part of the 100 hour service, I would strongly suggest it.

I've heard the same as Borderline. I was also told at Mayhoods in Norwich that the guns will be hard to get inventory-wise until the move is complete.

Now that's a "barnwall shot".

I agree with Paul fully. It is called species population oscillation (boom and bust cycle) just like every other animal, rabbits, fox, beaver, grouse, and many others. As the deer population skyrockets because of poor management (non-doe hunters) and limited hunting area, the deer population will boom. As such, the predator population will grow but lagged slightly behind the prey population. When the predator population can overtake the prey then they both will crash and the cycle starts over.

Where ya from up north? You'll probably enjoy not having 24" or more of ice in February.to drill through. I fished quite a bit at Chateaugay, Franklin Falls, and around Plattsburgh while I was in college there.

Blowback is angle of the rigger cable that results from the drag from the water pulling back on the downrigger cable/probe/rigger weight. The more blowback, the further it is pulled back from straight down behind the boat. Cable thickness, probe size and rigger weight (shape and weight) all have a factor in the amount of blowback.

Chris, I've been very happy with the Simrad AP12R I had installed last spring. We had to "cut out" for it under the helm but it is much better than the old AP the boat came with. When did you get the new boat, was it from Sodus? Give me a call some time.

Great fishing. I like the Canadian fishing shows much better than US shows. I get sick if the bass fishing drama.

I run them with the regular size slide diver on mono also.