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    LOTSA School and Niagra Fishing Show

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    This was my 3rd year attending both the school and the show.  It's amazing how it's growing.  Hat's off to LOTSA and all volunteers involved with this event.  LOTSA is hands down the best club I've ever been a part of. 

     

    Jerry, Bob, and Russell were outstanding.  Their passion for the sport was obvious throughout the class.

     

    Lance Valentine's sonar class was also a "must attend" event.  It was eye opening to say the least. 

     

    Great job LOTSA. 

     

     

     

     

    replacing copper with weighted steel wire line

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    To the original post...try a sharpie or bright fingernail Polish to mark wire. I picked some of the steel up at the show also. Just wish I would've seen the u tube video 1st. Would've done the 200 not 300. Sinks the same...why waste the room on the reel. I wonder if anyone ever tried the wire backer trick on regular copper? My guess is it'll sink the same as the weighted steel. I'm thinking 1000 ft wire and 200 weighted steel should fit on a saltist 50 or tekota 800 or similar size reel.

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    I would like some opinions on autopilots, pros,and cons, do I attach it to kicker motor or boat i/o. Thank you

    in This Old Boat

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    Raymaeine and simrad both make a tiller pilot designed for sailboats. They also work on kickers and run well under $500. No gingerbread but will keep you on a straight line. Rays is the st1000 or 2000. Planning on adding one to my 19 ft this spring. Read about it on hull truth a few years ago.


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    Trail camera reviews

    in Big / Small Game

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    If you aren't in a hurry to purchase watch ebay and all major retailers. Cabelas just had the new strike force elites for $80. Trailcampro.com is best places to buy for warranty. They give a 90 day return and 2 year warranty on all regular price cameras. They also test all cameras and post results. I generally buy from them unless someone has a great sale or I have cabelas coupons.

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    Trail camera reviews

    in Big / Small Game

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    I run cameras 365 days a year. Most brands I've run last about 2 years before issues start. My most recent cameras have been problem free for 2 years now so thought I'd share with lou friends. Browning strike force have been the best for me. The only issue I've seen is when battery life is below 50% I start getting black pics at night. Fresh batteries resolve the issue.

    What do you guys run? And how reliable are they?

    I've had bad luck with Bushnell, hco, covert, and Moultrie.

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    WHLS - BIG WATER DERBY

    in Tournament Talk, Shows, Events & Seminars

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    It doesn't look like you are personally capable of covering your own derby. You close early on the opening day and your leaderboard still is not updated. No wonder the weigh in stations are dropping like flies.

    I am a very positive person. Positive this is a joke! The good news is you won't have to pay out on any Lake Trout because Gambler is right, this ain't the LOC!

    And the plural for derby is derbies, not derbys.

    So dude, you have 9 posts since 2010 and half of them are bashing this derby?  Why?  Most of us try to post useful information once in a while to help others catch fish....kinda why this forum got started.  All you seem to do is complain about a derby you probably didn't enter.  We get your drift, you don't think this particular derby is your cup of tea.  Thanks for sharing.

    WHLS - BIG WATER DERBY

    in Tournament Talk, Shows, Events & Seminars

    Posted

    Thanks for putting this together Troy. We won the grand prize and steely and we're thrilled with the prizes. I didn't realize hot much meat was there until we broke it down to freeze. 72 packs should last us the season. Playing hookey will be in every event you put together! Glad to see you got a weigh station on the west

    end...much more convenient for us. Hopefully we'll put a couple more fish on the board in the next round! BTW I simply called my order in to Dreamweaver to redeem certificate.

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    Alaska Trip

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    rv site is abcmotorhome.com , sorry.

     

    I second the seward boat trip...how many opportunities do you ever get to see whales?  Pretty awesome when they surface right by your boat.

     

    We did a 7 day glacier cruise from Vancouver to Seward...then the train from Seward to Anchorage...then 7 days in the camper.  Some of the best days of my life.  

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