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  1. Fat Trout
    Theres a guy on rt 3 just after fairways and dreams heading from port ontario toward oswego. Hes on the left. Its a house. Generally a number of boats in his yard. He's done work on old motors for people i know. They were happy. Unfortunately i dont know the name or number.
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    Fyi. Sold mine on ebay in a day for $150
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    Thats not where folks are fishing. Just a soft edge where dead fish are accumuating. Looks a lot like an area just above the schoolhouse pool on the north side. You have to walk out a bit to get to the deeper water...fairly wide there.
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    Worth the upgrade? or just as good to wait till an existing probe has an issue. Im sure its better. Just wondering if its sit down a good probe better. I already have an x4d in backup with a dead temp sensor so i may be an outlier in backup status haha.
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    Yeah im hoping seeing dead bait is a sign of good population. Back when i started...dead bait was normal in the spring.
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    I was out saturday. Similar in the 90-180 ft range. 1 dink that we towed around for a bit. Lost something probably <10lbs on a diver that was in the 50ft range and one swing and a miss on a rigger down 85
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    down 140 is gonna be tough with 12's but doesn't change the topic other than yeah if the wanted to come together it will only be worse the deeper they are. Rather than say inside / outside and to avoid confusion....here is some bad artwork. Direction of travel in Red. Blue is force of the water on the bent tail. Green is the direction the front of the shark shaped weight will go.
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    Yes...ive done this with 12s 14s and 16s from BB. I put the tail in a vice and just put a slight kick in the tail and marked them for side of the boat they need to be on. I did this after having my first set do what u are saying and even had the 2 get together once on a 17ft boat
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    I won't say its the reason but if you don't disconnect the plug often there might be some corrosion or contact resistance ...even if slight....in there where the contacts actually touch. I unplug my 24v terrova every time ....not for that reason but just paranoia on any power drains. Localized connection issues can be a thing. poor contact can be a power draw issue and make heat. I had a truck that got weird once on power and it was the contacts....not the same thing but a similarity. I just loosened and twisted them and all was well so I pulled an sanded those contacts and never had an issue again. Not the same for your issue but "could" be the connection. pulling the plug every time could help...possibly wipe off the spades on the plug with alcohol and touch with fine grit sandpaper if you see anything at all on them.
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    The main thing with a slide diver is ability to separate the diver from the lure but slide down close for easier handling at the boat. The main stealth is getting the diver farther away from the lure. A dipsy will do this with a 10, 12ft or longer lead but you need someone to hand line it in. I fish solo a lot so slide divers are better for me. I also have a small boat so even with a crew handlining a bunch of line is a hassle (for me). On my braid and wire divers I have 40 ft of 40 lb fluorocarbon after my main line and before my leader. this is what the diver slides on. 40 ft gives plenty of separation from the mainline if its a consideration. I usually set 15-20 ft from the lure though. The 40 ft helps (in my opinion) close fighting a fish near to the boat as the knot isn't going in and out of the guides a lot. For leader I put either a 7' section of 20lb for spoons or a 2-3 ft section of 30# for paddles which I guess you could argue you don't need but I don't want the diver going right to the flasher The stealth isn't the leader itself other than getting separation between the lure and the diver and overall dipsy / slide diver rigs getting separation from the boat etc.
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    I have 6 of them. They dont bother me....but its a personal opinion thing
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    I put a p66 on a helix 10 last year and like it. I never ran the stock transducer. I came from a lowrance hds
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    terrible scenario. you don't need to name names but it wouldn't be inappropriate to name the derby / contest this happened in. Im sure said derby is aware of it, they don't want issues anymore than the rest of us. They want to promote the inclusivity of having he whole boat be registered....they have a vested interest in reasonable consideration. Speaking in reality of concern helps all parties (us / them) to consider how best to run these things.
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    very true but at a minimum if its not sorted before the catch or not trustworthy with friends it better damn well be discussed on the way to the weigh station. Catch doesn't mean **** without an agreeable witness.
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    this is true and here's something to consider for all....especially knowlegeable private boat captains. I had 3 guys on my boat for the last 2 days. Normally I'm solo /+1 knowledgeable. If you have more guys, you run more stuff and try to be the good guy and teach and "try" to reliquish some control to not be a dick. more explanations, more rigging while you or someone is driving. Tough conditions the last few days in Mexico and I was pushing to get fish. I had zero problems...BUT i approached a few and that was with minimal traffic so my guard was down. **** was deep so "I knew" how long people were running lines.....but my guys didn't understand it despite how much I explained. I have a good sized but smaller boat, my fuel burn is low which i appreciate. This years weather perhaps I don't appreciate so much lol. I know a lot of private boat guys with bigger boats who have a greater (soooo understandable) need for folks to come and help and help with fuel etc. I totally get that and its hard to keep the "good" guys always coming with you. I had no problems, fixed it all and a few times I had to jump in and correct abruptly (a few times) after stating the need clearly (I thought) but your head is on a swivel. In heavy traffic I would have dropped my rod count and type accordingly. Not all think that way and need to do so ....burden especially on knowledgeable captains. Safety is #1 for me and I hope for all but its easy to get distracted. my guys all are good with my super curt and abrupt commands and I warn them in advance but it can be hard to give your buddys both some level of control some level of learning and not be a total dick. Autopilot only makes that more challenging (easy to think all is well). keep teaching...keep correcting....and keep learning as the responsible captains we want us all to be. Oh and its still OK to be pissed at BS when it happens...even if its you....no excuses here. Told my guys a couple times....can't go where we want...have to spin and circle back if we want to go there now.
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