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My 2018 Fishmaster 196 came with 2 rear seats which I don't use. They have not seen the light of day so I'm considering selling them. They look like the attwood seat shown below. Pics of the actual seat and post also included $350. shipping would be extra but I'd imagine these are better suited to meeting up vs shipping. I could arrange to meet in or near Mexico NY. I travel to Mexico on Rt 81 so anywhere along there would work too for meet up.

Regardless of who controls what but there are 2 key differences this year. First is they did run higher water when they could over this winter. It helped but is absolutely because of the mayhem caused in the past few years. The other which I seem to understand more now is that how much they will run (this time of year) directly relates to the Ottawa river flows. The Ottawa was much more manageable this year. This year for the Ottawa was similar to 18 where there wasn't a lake O flood. 2017 and 2019 were very similar for the Ottawa. I'm not defending anyone, just providing some info.

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Good sign on the bait! This is a good sign too (water level forecast).

If those glow like the Moonshine carbon 14 that Sh*t would be evil ! I'd love to see those spinning in the water before first light.

Dude, where have you been lol. I need a 16# gator..... either one shown is good too! PM me. I'm in

Hey just a thought for you. Your looking for used so used requires flexibility sometimes. I have my 196 set up with a 72" shaft I pilot Minn Kota Terrova that came off my old boat. It works great up to about 3 ft'ers going into them on the 196. I may still put a true autopilot on the main / kicker tied combo. I strongly considered it this winter but its not cheap or easy and after last year's performance of the boat and my Ipilot I put it off so I could spend elsewhere. Performance was way better than I expected. I'm just giving you a data point. With the 196 I had to ask myself how rough I'm gonna ride anyway going into it where I can't afford someone on the wheel. Also, on a light tin boat how well is a traditional autopilot going to do anyways above 3 fters. Perhaps put the $ into a more multifunctional trolling motor or if your lucky that boat you were looking at already has that anyway.

Yup...your a believer. I have a friend with a 300 Etec he bought on a used boat but new-ish motor. He loves it. We are all a bunch of picky, brand loyal opinionated buggers that's for sure. Glad yours is working out. I love my Yammy's!

I'm by no means speaking for @BocceNation but I'll just throw out there that Etec is a fine motor and has their followers but brings a choice for users. Personally I wanted the simplicity of a 4 stroke (IMO). I don't want to have to worry about indexing plugs and oil mix fuel. Granted every motor type has its needs etc. For me, when I bought my Fishmaster new I wanted Yamaha and a 4 stroke. I ruled out one dealer as he only fit Etec's, I was going new I had my choice right or wrong.

While I had no question at first glance and less question at zoom in I'll add some Rainbowimages via the good old google fact check. Square tail on a rainbow.....younger rainbow isn't a sure thing. lake oriented rainbows are very silvery and don't necessarily have the traditional stream rainbow look.

Don't do it! As soon as you buy plenty....they will never work again! The fish are conspiring with the the companies that make the lures. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thought so lol. I did just look up the power flash. Search luhr jensen power flash or rapala power flash eash is a little different. Fishusa has the rapala one for $22.50. seems like a lot of $ but damn it works good... especially on the stuff that doesnt glow as good as the moonshine lures like the carbon 14...which is ridiculously bright glow. If you just go with a flashlight make it a bright one and go over the glow area slow. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

With UV there is nothing to charge. With glow....i definitely hit them with a high intensity flashlight before i send them down. I use to have a great luhr jensen strobe until it died. It looked like a camera flash. You reminded me i have to see if i can get another one lol Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Glad to see the mayor is keeping in tune with the IJC forecast (compared to last year). He can claim covid, but the way its going and the way the Ottawa river is dropping the lake level should be good. 2 years in a row of Wrights landing issues, why would you want to dock there. too bad.

If you are new, don't focus too deep in the consideration of things. Just watch for calm conditions and get out there when they present themselves. What winds do and what currents result vary depending on a lot of things including where you are on the lake. Just focus on the fact that if the wind is coming from an unprotected direction....the higher it is and the farther it can go across open water, the rougher it might be. Currents are not universal.

That's brilliant! Another case of knowing the full story. Plenty of stupid or eccentric out there.....but sometimes its exactly what its suppose to be! While I can be harsh of opinion, as I get older I've realized a delayed reaction sometimes pays off.

30 or so years ago i waist deep at the mexico launch IN mid APRIL with my hand against the drain to stop it while my father searched for the plug and the bilge pump caught up. That mistake was never repeated. Fast forward to last year....im smarter right?....well not always. i let overly helpful friends i was fishing with distract me from my routine. The skeg on my new Yamaha 150 has a nice grind mark and chip out of it as a result of not tipping it up before started to pull the boat out. My fault for not following my own OCD launch procedure. Fortunately i generally pull the boat out slow and watch my side mirror and saw the boat move weird and stopped immediately. Every time i see that skeg it reminds me of the fool i was. Best ever was pulling my driftboat from the salmon river Pineville launch in winter around 20 yrs ago. Ramp is icy and im backing down in reverse AND in 4wd and wearing my waders with korkers on. Mistakes galore. My buddy centers the boat on the ramp...i usually left it to the side until the wheels just kissed the water. I back down and hit the breaks...truck slips...anti locks kick in and the break pedal pushes in and my wader boot clips the gas. Trailer pushes into the boat and off she goes ghost ridin in the pineville pool. I throw the truck i gear...floor it up and onto the bridge....leave the truck and trailer up on the bridge while i break my neck running down a snow bank.....wade out up to my tits and manage to grab the boat by one finger before she was off down the rapids. Probably my worst stupidity moment and best luck of my life at the same time Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Just make sure you always put the plug in the right hole. My father in law had the letters NO in those vinyl mailbox letters over top of his livewell intake on his lund. He saw me look at the transom and came out with the story before i asked. I helped a pair of guys who did the same thing while i was launching my friends boat at a reservoir. It was their first time launching. Im walking to our boat and while walking past look in this guys boat and see water welling up through an empty seat pedistal. He had no idea what was going on. I got him to put the bilge pump on and got his buddy to back the trailer back down. They were lucky and got it on the trailer just enough to pull it out enough to get.the drain hole out of the water then fix the plug. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

The forecast chart (worst case max) has been going down slowly but this latest one shifter it down to a foot below last years max. Good trend https://ijc.org/en/loslrb/watershed/forecasts Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Do you mean everywhere or just NYS? I think it will depend entirely on location plus ability to follow the new guidelines which I feel make sense but have to be locally rationalized to ensure compliance is possible and only go stage by stage from there. By location I mean NYS vs lets say Wyoming. However there is the difference between Rural Upstate NY and NYC. That should ultimately be considered too (separately). Not yet I would agree until this whole plan can be sorted out no disagreement. However we are too big a country to be one size fits all so I will disagree there if you say most logical people think the whole country must wait until every place including lets say.... NYC is ready.