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It depends on your speed and what lure you pull. The 18 pound stuff does go deeper than the 27 pound test,mostly because it has the same amount of lead per yard (grains of lead as they call it)as the 27 pound test while it has a noticable smaller diameter. I would go for 60 feet for the full 10 colors.

Hey Big Dave ,get out of the way you big glutton,I want some too!

There is a trim tab right behind your prop that is adjustable. It looks like a little rudder and there is only one bolt that holds it. Loosen that bolt a bit and turn that trim tab a bit to the right,then tighten the bolt again.That should help her to go straight

The Whale tail as you call it is just fine and it is not your problem. It may be your propeller or the way you divide the weight in your boat. As for the propeller, it may be too worn or too damaged or just plain the wrong size for you your rig as you have set it up. You must check the owners manual on your engine and find what the ideal rpm is for your engine.Then compare your real time rpm to what it is supposed to be. Another thing that may help is "trim tabs" these adjustable tabs will help you get up on plane faster. Then there is the weight thing. Make sure you do not have water soaked foam under your boards. this can add hundreds and hundreds of pounds of dead weight to your boat. There are a lot of other factors, but this is a start.

It is the 85% ethanol that has only about 66% of the energy that pure gas gives. If you go to fill up with 85% you will also find that it is about 30% cheaper than the regular 10 % ethanol mix. The only people that like ethanol fuel are the corn farmers and processors. You will be hard pressed to find even one politician left or right who likes this ethanol thing. What they do like is getting re-elected and messing with the mid western farmers lobby is political suicide for any politician and that is why the ethanol scam is still there. And Vince no matter how much you dislike our current administration,they did not start it, nor do they want to continue it. Our previous president encouraged it, but also he figured out that it's a hoax,that's why he started talking about switch grass ethanol. Although I am sure that Rush Limbo will accuse Obama of being guilty no matter what. ( he has advertizement to sell) I don't really understand why the farmers are so gungho about it, if the ethanol thing goes away they will get subsidies for leaving their acrage laying fallow. Cornelis.

Today I was told by someone that instead of paying for something,it would make him happier if I take a kid fishing. I do this a few times a year and often I invite the father along as well Anyway, the smile on the kids face is just about the best way you can get paid back. Here is one of those smiles.

Do you mean that it is running at a very high RPM? Or is it a short shaft (15 inch) hanging of a 20 inch stern with the prop just a bit out of the water?

I do not know the maps that you talk about,but if any of them have the possibility of download into your computer, you will have the ability to use them for a computerized log and in addition you will be able to plan a trip at home and download it onto your chart plotter..

Nice going !!!, Now you have woken Glen from his winter hibernation, pretty soon we will see pictures of Richard with icicles hanging from his moustache.

If you are running a Johnson/Evinrude in the 35 to 50 horse range (not commercial)and you run a lot at sustained high speed you want to try a 78 instead of a 77.

I did some searching on the net and came up with this result. http://boatfishing.co.za/viewtopic.php? ... 1364#p1364 It makes me consider this fish finder for my boat. It might just be my ticket.

Patriots 27 Giants 23 total 50 cornelis.

I can fish the derbies independently when I have the time.

Until I saw it mentioned in another post yesterday I did not even know that they exist. I found a new one online yesterday for $538 and it has a larger screen and more pixels than the Furuno 620. $200 less than a 620 is attractive ,but I do not know what service or what troubles come along with it.I would love to know if it allows me to see the riggercables under my boat in the middle of the screen,similar to the view one gets on the Furuno. Does anybody have any experience with this fish finder or the company that makes them and are they made in the USA? http://www.si-tex.com/SVS-650PR.pdf

What did he wear when he walked on the water?

Hello Nick. It's good to see that you got your charter business going, All the best with it. Your point about failing knots is well taken and I have moved away from the splicing idea. I now have 6 leadcore rods and reels.2 10s 2 8s and 2 6s It will just have to do. The leadcore off the planer boards has been very good for browns, Cohos and steelhead on lake O ,but also on Owasco Lake where on 10 and 8 color lines at 2.2 while zigzagging I have managed to catch at least one brown on either sawbellies or small stingers every time in about 40 to 60 foot of water over 90 foot. If you feel like doing some fishing on Lake Ontario just send me a PM. I still owe you a 14 pound steel head. Cornelis

According to the DEC,mercury is not so much a problem. The problems are MIREX and PCBs. THE DEC advice is for children and women of child bearing age not to eat lake O fish or very little. Brown trout over 24 inches should not be eaten and the same goes for large lakers, but short lived, younger and smaller fish are fine to eat like once a month. The DEC usually harvests a bunch of fish and removes a few internal organs which are tested for dangerous chemicals. They report that the situation is getting better all the time,ironically the invasive shell fish is responsible for filtering a lot of the poisons out of the water. As for mercury,according to the Sierra Club Magazine, the tuna you get in a can has about 100 times more mercury in it than salmon does. Cornelis.

You have a PM. Cornelis.

An Aluminum 20 foot Starcraft islander cuddy would be your ticket. The Aluminum hull means that it is light and easily trailer-able, while the cuddy structure ensures a safe ride in 4 to 6 footers because of its high front and sides A Boston whaler is great ,but while stable and safe,it offers less protection from those nasty waves when you cut them on an angle. An open console is an invitation to get soaked to the bone. Cornelis.

Olcott is fantastic all year round.

I have it from a reliable source that a Seth green like setup with a heavy duty ugly stick can be jigged successfully with sometimes double hookups. I have done the wireline troll and jig combination that is standard use for stripers out in Cape Cod bay out on the lake with very good results. And yes when a salmon hits that lure it will send a shock wave right up your arm. Come to think of it,instead of using my Cape Cod gear,it would probably work with any copper setup

I fish solo most of the time and the extra rod just about doubles my catch. When my fishing buddy comes along, we fish 2 down riggers,2 dipsy divers and 2 lead cores off the boards. This is a great spread for a 19 footer. It makes me feel like being on a twenty something footer with a tournament spread. I love it! Cornelis

With planer boards you can run leadcore off the sides which often translates into brown trout which when suspended are higher up in the column than lakers, while copper is usually at the same depth as your down riggers

Probably the first good thaw which will send slightly warmer water from the creeks into the lake, or a sunny day in March that will warm up the water just a little bit. I am hoping for a day that has both a bit of sun and slightly warmer water in small pockets. It will be soon, so you better get your boat in tip top shape and get a good system to ward off reel rude charter boat captains who will cut right in front of your boat acting as if they own the lake.

Last November (Thanks Giving) We caught some smallies that were not so small. In 42 degree water, 30 feet down over 40 feet of water with brown trout lures and targeting brown trout ,we caught 2 smallies and one came in at 3.3 and the other 4.10 pounds. They were suspended and following a school of shad in the rip line of the outflow of the creek at ship builders. If you are looking for big smallies in cold water you should expect to find them suspended. Both were caught on leadcore at 6 and 8 lengths off the side riggers. Cornelis