Todd in NY

My wife used a curved needle and some 50lb test braided fishing line, and did a solid repair job on my trolling bag today. Looking forward to seeing how long it holds up, but I've got some high expectations.

6 minutes ago, sherman brown said:

have you thought about an upholstery shop? they should be able to make the repair in just a few minutes.

I've got 2 or 3 options right now, but thanks for the suggestion!

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

3 hours ago, land locked said:

Have the Amish do it.

As a matter of fact, my friend's mom is Mennonite, and I might ask her tomorrow if she makes it back from PA.

44 minutes ago, Gill-T said:

I hand stitched my bags for repair using a heavy duty needle and Berkley Fireline 30lb. Two years later no problems. 

I'm thinking about doing the repair myself too. I have some extra 50lb braid I can use.

I noticed one of my bags yesterday, that some thread has come apart on the small end of the bag. I store them dry, and in a dry location, so it's not from storing them wet.

Who can recommend a sewing shop that can repair this bag? I tried one shop in Watertown and they said it's too thick for their machine.

Bump

4 hours ago, Steve-e said:

did that and there is no sold/closed option anywhere. There is an edit topic at bottom, clicked that and goes to my post and doesn't allow me to do anything. The dots are at top again, just goes into a repeating cycle. 

Ok, contact member @BlueEye , or another Moderator for assistance.

32 minutes ago, Steve-e said:

Opened up my original add to close and there is no edit choice at the bottom., only at three dots at top right. Clicked that and there is no full editor choice at bottom either. What am I missing? reards, Steve

There should be an edit option when you click on the 3 dots at the top right on your original post. From there you should be able to change your ad from "for sale" to "sold/closed", or whatever you are trying to do with the ad.

For a 17ft boat, it's hard to beat the Minn Kota Terrova. I put one on my 16ft boat, and a friend has one on his 19ft Alumacraft. Another friend has a similar Minn Kota on his 17ft Lowe deep V. The spotlock feature is an added bonus.

If your friend doesn't want a trolling motor up front, I recommend the Lowrance Outboard Pilot cable steer pack. I have one on my Crestliner Sabre and it's awesome. He will need at least a Gen 3 Lowrance HDS or similar/newer model to control the Lowrance AP.

43 minutes ago, seeyawader said:

Thanks guys, I have an I/o so probably stay away

There is a boat that uses the creek on a regular basis. He has his boat in a slip near the boat launch. I'd guess that the boat is 26+ ft, and is an I/O, so navigating the creek is not impossible. But being familiar with the channel helps a bunch.

That boat might even be a charter boat.

As mentioned above, the creek itself is a soft muddy bottom.

On 7/26/2023 at 8:30 PM, Outfishin444 said:

Did a solo trip out of stony creek on Sunday. Morning was a little rough but I set up my troll so the swell was on the transom. Ride out was slow. Marked a lot of bait and fish in 130. Fished two riggers and a dipsey all day. Caught 4 lakers and 2 kings. All spoon bites not a touch on the ff or meat rigs. Also got a late start and only caught the tail end of the morning bite. Good day all in all. Fish were caught on tuxedo, purple clown, and black widow colors. Not a touch on the greens or blues. Am going to do a trip to the Rochester area to visit a friend and take him and his son fishing. Am unfamiliar with the area and if anyone has any good launches or areas to start at please share. Would like to get them on a couple fish. Tight lines guys!

Thanks for the report, good fishing!

1 hour ago, seeyawader said:

How deep is Stony creek launch? Can I get my 26 foot pennyann through the creek? May want to get away from the crowds this saturday

Some of the channel markers in Stony Creek are not very well placed. The channel can be seen somewhat if you look at a Google Earth photo. Some parts of the "channel" are only 2ft deep, so an inboard would be a no go. Some places have a red buoy but no green buoy. Some places have a green but no red. It's tricky navigating thorough there your first couple of times.

I was fishing on Chaumont Bay when this fire happened. I could see the thick black smoke from the fire.

Just curious as to what fish fighting belts any of you use for the smaller or weaker clients, or with anyone who might have a disability that makes it more comfortable for them to use a fish fighting belt. I'm asking about the stand-up type for salmon fishing in the great lakes, not the super duty salt water types.

Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the report, very nice!

Looking forward to the results of their lab tests.

Cannon only has a 12 month warranty on their boards.

1 hour ago, Missdemeanor said:

Nope..... I really put a lot of time into it .... Tons of Bait clouds ... And North east winds haven't helped.   

 Possibly going to try some areas I have never fished later this week. 

I've fished for walleye around Point Peninsula and Galloo Island twice this year and only caught a 15" Cisco. I'm not sure how anyone else is doing on walleye.

21 hours ago, Missdemeanor said:

Spent some time chasing Walleyes.... Ran some deep diving sticks, and some short cores with shallow smithwicks....

   Get out to 40 -45 fow and a 3 color core goes and pulls the offshore board under. Few head shakes and the fish starts swimming at the boat .   I figured it was a big walleye or a big Sheeper... Fish comes up behind the boat and our jaws drop... A fantastic net job by my buddy and high fives... Fish released to live and destroy another anglers gear...

Since you were chasing walleyes, did you catch any walleyes?

I changed out the board yesterday and now the rigger works. The "broken" board looks brand new, can't see anything wrong with it, so I don't know why it stopped working. I'll call Cannon today to ask if I can exchange it for a new board. Highly doubtful, but it's worth a try.

Very nice fish!

5 hours ago, DSM5578 said:

Not to high jack your post but if anyone else has a roll I am also looking.

No problem at all.

But I don't think anyone else will read this closed post to see that you are looking for the same thing.

I highly recommend starting your own thread so people will know what you're looking for.

I got a board from Frogger. I'll try it later today when I get home. Thanks to all!

Coated cable located,thanks!