ReelPower

In Ohio, where I live, Parents can be held liable for the crimes of their children up to $5,000. Of course, there's the blood from a stone problem. I don't know if New York has the same law on the books. You could make the parent's lives difficult even if they can't pay. Garnishing nothing is still nothing, but if they work you can take a cut after a judgement.

$8,000. Working great. Just got a pressure wash before heading back to the dock. Had the rig out to the border and back on Sunday (Erie): cruising nicely at 30 m.p.h. gps and trolling like a dream.

I like the way the PP cuts through the water...less blowback. I have about 25' of mono or fluoro albrighted to the terminal end. I use 50 lb PP. I think it helps to see what happening off the ball due to the sensitivity. I have 30 lb big game rigger rods ready if fleas get ridiculous.

I forgot to mention the sale also includes a set of 28' x 8" pine heavy duty planer boards stained flo. yellow. I upgraded to the Amish Outfitter composite boards and the one-year old pine boards stay with the rig. Not bad boards. I pulled a couple jet forties or three deep divers off 'em effectively.

New price and upgrade on the riggers: $8,500 with the cannon Mag 10 electrics (2) and the cannon Unitroll manual riggers (2). I forgot to mention the old Raymarine Sport Pilot autopilot on the boat. It works (as good as the old sport pilots can). Its control stick is busted but the unit powers right up and takes the wheel: it is set in the middle of "correction" range on the dial of the control stick. Its handy for trolling when all hands are needed on deck or running point to point. It can be finicky for low-speed trolling and I usually don't turn it on. The boat trolls pretty damn straight just by itself with bags out. It is functional and can be useful when needed.

When releasing the ball make sure your rod tip is beyond the ball/release, i.e. over the transom and away from the boat. This will keep the main line in the proper position as the rigger decends. If your rod tip is in "front" of the ball, i.e. boatside, the line can get twisted up if the ball spins or some other funky thing happens. The black's release will not spin, it will swivel freely on the rigger line, IF your main line is properly positioned beyond the transom and rigger line on the drop. Good luck...I like the blacks alot for tension control and the ability to crank the rod down once set without misfires 100 foot down. Jarrett

$9,000.00 w/four manual riggers.

Pardon the grime the boat is hauled out for a mid-summer cleaning. I'll throw in the four manual riggers as part of the sale. Mag 10s available too. Jarrett

Still have the prop.

Lifetime freshwater hardtop, great mechanical condition good exterior condition. Set up for great lakes trolling. GM 5.0 230 h.p. & OMC Cobra w/trim tabs. No hour meter but very well cared for by previous owner and myself. Runs great, trolls down to 1.9 m.p.h. w/trolling bags out. Cruises at 29 m.p.h. tops out at 35 m.p.h. Original cabin cushions are in very good shape. Full swim platform w/kicker mount and anchor pulpit. Dual seat, built-in tackle compartment, ice box and sink set-up. Sleeps three. Outdrive serviced start of 2009 (seals, drain, fill), new zinc anodes start of 2009, tune-up start of 2009, two new marine batteries start of 2009, rub rail replaced/maintained 2009, electronic ignition conversion, new ESA switch and tune-up 2010, new trim tab lines and resevoir 2010, new rear LED transom lighting 2010, new aluminum seven rod rocket launcher 2010, new Bomar hatch 2010, new transducer 2010, new Powertech 15 x 15 stainless four blade prop 2010, new impeller & impeller housing 2010. I have all or most of these records. Comes with Big Jon planer board reels and pulleys (2009) set up off the hardtop with 250' 500 lb. spectra planer board line, four Craig multi-directional aluminum rod holders, four Tite-Lock multi-direction rod holders, four standard flush mount rod holders, two net holders, two angled upright rod holders, Garmin 182 GPS w/ Erie/Ontario Blue Chart chip, Lowrance x510c 4000 watt color fishfinder (new transducer), head unit for Fish Hawk thermo troll (probe available), four Cannon low profile swivel downrigger mounts (two Cannon Mag 10 electric, two manual Cannon Uni-troll and two manual Easi-troll riggers available), Uniden VHF radio, cassette player/radio, cabin lighting, LED transom lighting, rocket launcher, fuel filter & spare filter, vapor-lock preventer, perko switch for the batteries, rear snap canvas, fluke anchor & 125' rope, porta-potti, spare three blade aluminum prop in good condition, dock lines, four life jackets, cooler off the swim platform, misc. parts/tools and the owners manuals for boat/engine/ outdrive/most accessories. Also included in the sale is a 1988 Escort galvanized trailer in decent condition - good tires, frame, lights and brake actuator but the surge brakes need fluid and maintenance. I trailer the boat 2x a year over 250 miles each way without any problems so I haven't bothered with the brakes. New winch strap and trailer jack 2010. All Ohio registrations current. Boat is docked or on trailer in Eastlake, Ohio depending on what I'm fishing for. Covered and serviced each winter. Boat hails from Michigan originally. I'm selling to get into the 27'-30' range due to expanding family. Boat includes dockage through the end of 2010. Its ready to roll. $9,500 Contact Jarrett Northup at [email protected] or (216) 780-4266 for inquiries/pictures.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Reel Power ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): 5th - 8th Time on Water: Thur. 1:30 - 9:30, Fri. 2-8, Sat. 2-8, Sun. 6-11 Weather/Temp: Sunny, gusty, some cloud cover Wind Speed/Direction: Westerlies, Northerlies, Southerlies Waves: 1-7' Surface Temp: 73-76 Location: North and East of Olcott LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): Only needed for the tow =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 22 Total Boated: 15 Species Breakdown: All kings, one brownie Hot Lure: Moonshine, NBK Stingray, copper & orange no-name Trolling Speed: 2.1-2.8 Down Speed: 2.2-2.8 Boat Depth: 80-135 inshore, 520 offshore Lure Depth: 50-120' ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Had some weather, mechanical and tactical problems in Olcott. Thursday morning arrival, afternoon fish. Bumpy westerlies kept us inshore. Picked a couple of Kings up, 8-10 lbs., a couple shakers. Inshore by the power plant, 105-120 fow, on bottom or close to it, Moonshine spoons. Friday morning blown off by 5-7' Northerlies. Afternoon inshore as waves died down. Picked a 17 lb, a 12 lb and a 6 lb. King inshore, along with a few shakers. Same general program as Thursday except black dippy with orange/copper spoon was also gettin' hit. Lost a huge King after a twenty minute fight...pulled out the split ring on the business end of the Moonshine spoon. That one really hurt. Sat morning was perfect for the offshore run. Got one mile out had an electrical gremlin disguised as a fuel issue. Kudos to the Olcott volunteer firefighters who towed us back in with professionalism. No Boat US operators or private tows available. Boat US dodged a $ bullet on that one I think I will ask them to send a check to the firehouse as a donation. Jim at The Boat Doctor got my electrical problem straigtened out asap. Put it on the trailer, hauled it to Jim, he chased current for twenty minutes and away we went. Thanks Jim! Sat. afternoon fished inshore with confidence after Fridays result. Not happening, a couple small kings. Went offshore to 520, 28/29 line. Things got rough quick but caught and released two nice steelies and a kept a 8lb. king before having to turn back inside. All on black dipsy fished 159-180 out, I forget the spoon colors. Sunday morning made the tactical error of trying inside again. Offshore was rough but would have been possible. Strong southerlies. Caught a small but keeper king and a little brownie. A couple of shakers too. The offshore bite was the best from what we could gather. Lots of big steelies mixed with occasional juvenile kings or a mature. Good bait inshore, some good browns were taken in about 60 fow. Temp. on bottom in 120 - 80 fow was 48-52. Fish we cleaned were eating smelt with a healthy smattering of alewives mixed in. We observed plenty of bait tight to the bottom and figured it was the smelt. We had a great time but could have been more productive offshore with better luck on our side.

How did you revive the 82 year old?

Thanks for report Kgone I will avenge you with the matures when I make the pilgrimage from Cleveland to Olcott on Wed. Sounds like I'll be fishin' deep. Anyone got a report off the Bar?

If you are docked at Newfane I will be there this Wed.-Sun. and could use an extra net. I'll look for you at the docks maybe you will still have it available. Jarrett

Thanks gonna be up in Olcott this Wed.-Sun. Very helpful!

TNX...googling how to tie the overhand loop knot asap.

I'm prepping for the annual Olcott pilgrimage August 5-8. I was thinking about my flasher/fly connection and the proper action for the fly. Would a single snap from fly leader to flasher be the best way to put action on the trailing fly? Would the the fly "whip" more while the swivel on the front end of the flasher handle any line twist? Or is the snap swivel connection the way to go? Flasher/fly game is pretty new to me so pardon the potentially stupid question. Jarrett

Thanks Gill that's some interesting migration info. We don't have any upwellings in bathtub Erie so I guess I better pay closer attention to the wind direction when fishing off Olcott. I haven't factored that into a plan of attack before. Just one more variable to plug into the equation.

Does the cold water flow opposite of the surface currents, i.e. a strong southerly wind will blow the warm water towards Canada and draw the cold water in towards the American shoreline?

I'm an Erie guy who fishes Ontario twice a year from Dalhousie (spring) and Olcott (late summer). I see that the Canadian north shore is having a nice streak of big fish. In some posts anglers refer to the movement of Kings from North to South as the season goes on. Is there any known migration route that the fish take in the Lake? Are the Canadian waters more attractive to Kingers in the early summer? I love fisheries biology and I'm curious what insight any of you veterans have on how these fish migrate or whether they stick around their "home" ports.

I've always had good luck with Lowrance products. Broken transducer but it was old. The Mark 5 pro is my next upgrade for a back up finder/transom viewing. I also thought its features were well ahead of the competition for the price.

Blacks here with braid on rigger lines albrighted to about 30' flouro at the business end. The braid's sensitivity lets you see a small shaker and the black release won't trip when the rod is cranked down, so long as you set the tension properly. When fleas are bad sometimes I have to revert to mono.

$175 before I have to go the ebay route.

Oh that post! Thanks Ray. Never heard of an ultrasonic carb cleaning before...sounds cool.

I bought a Michigan Wheel Apollo stainless steel four blade 14 3/8 x 18 pitch new this past springtime. Great perfoming prop, good bite and docking manueverability with good top end. Used about a dozen times. No dings to speak of. Uses standard Flow-Torq or XHS square hub kit (not included). Problem is I need a 15 pitch to get my old chevy 305 to spin the correct rpms at WOT. I'm replacing the 18 pitch with a 15 x 15p Powertech ele (Michigan Wheel doesn't make a 15 p stainless four blade or thats what I'd go with). I have the box and original invoice from Prop MD. $190 shipped regular mail to your door. Paypal please or local pickup if you happen to be an Ohio LOU member like myself.