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This year I went from a 19 pitch to a 15 pitch prop on my Islander. Where before it was hard to go under 3mph,She now slows down to about 2mph. Its not just the lower pitch,its also the lower stress on the engine that allows me to troll at 500 rpm. I still keep my kicker on board ,to use in case of need and as pap said,it will get you back to shore.

See if it does the same when the cowling is taken of the engine. Sometimes there is an exhaust leak under the hood. The air intake starts taking in exhaust gas,and the engine becomes oxygene starved. Also ,pour a can of Seafoam in the tank. It is a decarbing,carburetor cleaning mixture. It may also be a carburetor float being stuck in place and not letting enough fuel through.

A few weeks ago I was careless in shallow water and I lost a torpedo, not the probe heaven thanks. So anyway, I had to get a replacement and being a firm believer in Murphie laws I ordered 4. If I would have ordered one, it would have joined the first one on the next trip out. Now that I have five they will never get lost. I ordered a set from Salmon Slayer Vermont and a set from Trout hunter Watkins Glen just so I could see what works better for me. Salmon Slayer 's product is a bit rounded at the nose,much like the Atommik type, They are black rubber coated, but they do not have an eye at the rear end which are needed when using cannon releases. Price included shipping is $75 and can be paid with paypal. Trout hunter's product has a slightly more pointed nose, there is no rubber coating,but it does have the eye at the rear end. Price including shipping is $70 for a pair. Trout hunter does not do Paypal. Both products track equally well and overall performance is much the same. In the end it is personal preference,but there is no quality difference. Cornelis.

My understanding is that your permanent residence is the deciding factor. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I talked to the guy and he is willing to sell, he wants $850. In my opinion he wants about $400 too much.

I may be the only one around here,but my preference is the Sitex SVS 650. They are right up there with the Furuno 625 but with better graphics. They are in the $500/$600 range and are as good as the $800 Furuno. As for service, After using it for 3 years ,mine had a power draw after it was turned off (it worked fine) I send it back and they just replaced all the guts and the screen for the normal $95 service cost that they charge for out of warranty gear.

Try to get as close to the warm water outlet of the power plant as legally possible and start casting into the forbidden zone with a 2 or 3 ounce cast master.

The main currents in the lake are from west to east. Running a north to south troll often solves the current situation. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

When they had the health trouble thing they moved out of their little factory and then they started again in the basement of their house. But this is also second hand info.

sorry Tim, you are right. That was a senior moment on my end Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Fishing is much the same, service in Olcot is probably a little better for trailer based boats. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I don't know really. They were at the lotsa meet this winter and later I bought some of their spoons at field&stream, but something smells bad. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Its rearing to go. But seriously,there probably is a small leak in the fuel line which only opens up every so often and produces a lean mixture for a few seconds. I would check all the hose connections and the fasteners on the carburetor,also the ones that connect the carb to the block.

I'll talk to the guy and see what I can do

Would you be interested in an electric start,remote control ,charger,longshaft 1979 Johnson that comes of a 19 foot Islander and pushes that Islander at 6mph?

I presume that it does this while you are trolling. If so,can you run it at a slightly higher rpm? Also, it is always a good idea to run the kicker at 2000 rpm for a bit to "clean out the system". I usually do this at the end of my fishing day just to make sure that there is no carbon buildup in the wrong places.

You can use the the front batteries,just make sure that you change from serial to parallel because most downriggers are 12 volt.

Same story here. We went out around 2.30 pm to look for browns. what we found was a scum line in 40 feet of water about a quarter mile off shore in front of I-bay. One side was 45 degrees ,the other 39. On the outside there was a strong current going east at 25 foot down. we went 3.2 gps and 1.3 fishhawk east bound. We tried to go in a bit and that cost me a 12 pound atommik torpedo (i know that's stupid) So I'll need another one. But looking at the positive side,the weather was great and the fish did not bother us. Does that guy from the finger lakes still make 12 pound torpedoes? Cornelis.

Owasco Lake has not been stocked for a while now. Quite frankly,walleye fishing in Owasco lake is a waste of time. The last time it was stocked was in 2006.