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You're being too nice when you said hydraulic info is vague. They su-k. Check your PM's. Kevin

Just did a EV-100 install in Sept./Oct. on 25ft Pursuit w/ 250HP Yammie. Got the commissioning done and a shakedown run before pulling the plug. Did the install myself, but had help on the hydraulic line bleeding. Can't wait to get back in the water. I fished with a buddy last summer who put one on an older 27ft Pursuit with twin inboards and it handled it fine. Good luck with your decision

Yup, that's the place. I bet you haven't done much of that this year.

Is that an octopus?? That is a great day of fishing

If you're in the Rochester area try S&R Bait/Tackle in Sea Breeze. The owner tries to stock as much trout/salmon stuff as he can, with very good prices. If he doesn't have what you want he can order it. Stop in after 4 PM weekdays or all weekend when the owner is there.

Very nice!

For spring browns our go-to plug is an old Rebel naturalized brown trout 3 1/2 in out on the board with a rubber core sinker if needed. I've got 2 left. When they go In muddy,stained water same size Bombers or Challengers, anything bright. You can probably tell my age by those selections. Gonna give some new bay Rats a run this year

Bear Creek. How can you beat Ginna's influence in the spring along with other creek flows and structure to boot

On the Home page upper right hand corner search "fishing spring browns". That will bring up numerous posts to answer your questions

Man is it ever!!

Well it looks like the jury is still out on whether mono backing is needed. I have been using tape and haven't had any issues but I like Sk8man's comment on preventive maintenance. I think I'll put some mono on as I respool. Like rbochan said, who doesn't have some cheap, crappy mono lying around.

Mono backing on braid,wire & copper Ok, I need opinions. I just got 2 reels back from Tuna's Reel Troubles after having Dragmasters Drag upgrades. Great service and quick turnaround. One of the reels had about 150yds of braid backing that I left on after removing some old wire. There is a note on my invoice that says "Whenever using any type of braided,wire, or copper line, ALWAYS make sure you back it with at least 20 yds. Of mono backing before tying to the spool. This is CRUCIAL to how your drag system,line counters, and clickers work. We can't stress this enough!! Does everybody or anybody do this. I use braid for backing on my coppers and wires but no mono under that. I thought the braid as backing was enough. Comments?

How sad but true. LOL

Ok I gotcha now. My confusion rose from the fact that Vetting was looking for ideas to store reels only I think.

And you would do what with these?

Auto pilot for sure. I just installed a Raymarine EV-100 on my 25' Pursuit with a 250 Yammie in the fall. Did not get a chance to fish with it before going into storage but got it working OK. Install was not to bad - with a some help in bleeding the steering hydraulic lines. Go for it. Thumbburn said it perfectly- no more yelling "Keep it straight"

Good luck with the upgrade Chad. So you're saying if we don't notice any changes that you've successfully upgraded. LOL. Thanks for all of your efforts keeping this site top shelf. Kevin

Could those be the locations for those USGS buoys that were out there in 2015. I count 4 of them, and I recall 4 buoys in those depths. Me and a few other boats I know of snagged the cables of those with dipsies if you got to close.

Sounds like a great idea. I would be interested in attending. Anything to help my catch rate. It could use a kick-start most days. Kevin