Sk8man

Beautiful fish Dylan but if you intend to release them next time hold them underneath the head area rather then inserting fingers in the gill area itself and holding them horizontal with only the minimal handling necessary also can help them survive. If you kept the fish no problem but something to consider for next time if you are into catch and release.

Gill-T W feel for ya man...I think these posts underscore that .....luckily these scum are the minority but when it happens to you it sure feels as though the "violation" is a huge problem. We all wish you the best of luck in recovering your motor.

He took one of your browns Ed

I think what may have happened is that they wanted to get away with using the same display parts from the X4 for the X4D screen and transfer rather than redesign the whole display so they substituted the digital information on the screen in that 'placeholder" and then they took a lot of flack for not having the surface speed info so they then redesigned the display and added some features and changed the color of the screen. They really should have also changed the numerical designation of the new unit as well so that it would be clear that the new one was different in function from the "old" one.

on the tumbler it is what I now use to do it takes a little longer but does a great job.

It should work fine I've used it many times in the past I just rinse them in dish soap (Dawn) afterward and then dry them real good

Nice going Nick and nice fish! The new boat must have been pretty comfortable with the wind etc. today. I was fishing Keuka for perch and it was pretty windy and cold this morning in my friends open boat

WTG It is gratifying to know that they are in fact still in here....I;ve been having a hell of a time getting them the past couple years. You obviously have them dialed in and that is great.

Some years back at Seneca Lake State Park someone stole a kicker by using some type of a powered saw to cut the whole transom section out where the motor was hung ruining the boat as well. Unreal the lengths these scum go to....

A couple thing come to mind when considering diver color (s): Are you trying to use them as "attractors" or as something to get the lure down deeper without a whole lot of attention being called to the diver? When the fish are aggressively biting it may not make a difference. Most of my divers are painted black (with spray paint designated for plastic as the other stuff doesn't adhere well) but I also have some that I have left alone that are brightly colored. Some of my decision regarding which to use depends on water clarity. If the water is real clear (as it usually is these days) I use black, if it is murky or colored up I use brightly colored divers that may help call attention to the fly or spoon trailing behind it. Much of the time I use my Deeper Divers in 124 mm size because of the wide depth range (i have bumped bottom at 150 ft with them on wire) but I also have the small and mag sized Luhr Jensen's for shallower presentations and most are black. The rationale is that black is a commonly seen object color in the environment and it also highlights well against the lighter colors of the sky presenting as a strong "shadow" figure in the water which I think may not "spook" the fish as being something unnatural.

Nick I'm pretty sure it is 7/8 inch to 1 inch rail I have 10 of them or so on 1 inch rails

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For those folks new to or considering Seth Green (rig) fishing the best way to get a handle on it is to actually see a rig already set up and ask questions about it. A real good place to do this is at Fishy Business and the phone number and address are in my above post. Fishy is a real old school rig guy with a whole lot of experience and he is always eager to explain or discuss rig fishing with folks. Other than actually going out with someone and fishing rigs it is a very good way to get a quick handle on the basics and then put your own twist to it.

You're right Jason. I'm looking forward to it for sure especially after this brutal winter.