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ReelPower

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  1. Nicely done, I enjoyed your reports while herding my children, clients and employees. Need to get up there soon for some sanity...until then know that the guys stuck at home or in another state really appreciate you sharing.
  2. Wow hard to find 485 out of Wilson! You run east? Thanks for your reports these last few days.
  3. They rock out with lots of live misic in the summertime. Always enjoy our trips there.
  4. Isn't there a 30' Baha sunk and standing on end that general vicinity? I remember Capt. Vince describing the wreck a few years ago.
  5. Run off a fuse panel and make sure you have excess capacity to connect future toys, such as planer board reels. Don't skimp on wire.
  6. If you are buying multiple lines from the same carrier you may escape the survey issue and saves bit. My State Farm policies don't require a survey it's an "agreed value" policy which is what you want for an old boat.
  7. The GLT's are not durable...heavy action, short and powerful ugly sticks are a signature charter rod IMO.
  8. I run a 9.9 Mercury Bigfoot 20" shaft off the swim platform of my 89 Trophy 2160. Actual shaft length is 21.5" on those. Gear case sits just below or at the hull depth due to the deep v. It also sits back a bit off the platform which must help. No major cavitation issues in seas less than 4'. Above that can be a little problematic but that is usually the limit for trolling fish ability on my little rig. When I replace it with a power tilt model I will go with a 25" if one is available, but 20" has been completely workable on my set up. Just make sure that gear case sits below the hull when in use and don't skimp on the kicker mount, they get beat in rough water.
  9. The guys at Michigan Motorz are very reputable, I purchased a new 350 block from they and they installed it too. Great customer satisfaction from what I know. Your looking at about 4k when all is said and done IMO unless you have good mechanical skills and the right equipment.
  10. Many captains and rec boats use Amish Outfitters 500 lb. spectra. Indestructible and relatively smooth. I would never go back to Dacron. Use a snubber with the spectra, also sold by Amish Outfitters, UV resistant nearly indestructible. Some old school Erie walleye guys used huge lengths of weed wacker line. Stretchy and smooth. From what I hear it blows up plastic planer reels. Metal is the way to go anyway, see Cisco Fishing Products line up. Yes spendy but you will destroy other brands with time. I use cheap Home Depot mini carabiners attached to all my planer releases. Adds weight, less drag and easier to use. I highly recommend the purchase. They zip down the line.
  11. For that size boat a 15 hp is a good call. Put on an Adventure Marine bracket.
  12. Ouch they tore you up! Wish I was docked there now.
  13. That's a great looking reproduction. I thought a trout fry survival argument was about to ensue...
  14. Great initiative! I wish I could have contributed some snouts earlier in the summer. Clips are becoming scarce but western basin has a decent number.
  15. Here: http://cart.gltsupplies.com
  16. I had a 22lb. Carp take a husky jerk at night fishing top water over 20 fow. Thought it was the state record walleye for quite awhile. Lake Erie power plant.
  17. Kanektok river, western AK, fall 2001
  18. If the screen is blank after 30 minutes an no action it's time to pack up and change your depth range. Folks in that area tend to troll north to cover the depth ranges and because the current can rip e/w.
  19. Atlantics are in the Salmo (trout) family and have been known to cross with their close relatives the brown trout: ^ Youngson, A. F., Webb, J. H., Thompson, C. E., and Knox, D. 1993. Spawning of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): hybridization of females with brown trout (Salmo trutta). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 50:1986-1990. Jump up ^ Matthews, M. A., Poole, W. R., Thompson, C. E., McKillen, J., Ferguson, A., Hindar, K., and Wheelan, K. F. 2000. Incidence of hybridization between Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., and brown trout, Salmo trutta L., in Ireland. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 7:337-347.
  20. Capt. Rich helped ID it on a separate tackle thread...killer fly was A-Tom-Mik L200 Hammer Live Series.
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