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Don Supon

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  1. This method resulted in a $9000 insurance claim payout for me when my boat storage shed was emptied several years back. Some items were recovered and the photo evidence I provided to the police helped them identify the items in the thief's possession and resulted in his arrest and 3 year sentence in state prison. This stopped a neighborhood crime spree as he was in the process of relocating to a different part of the city. My insurance company paid the claim as soon as they received the evidence provided to the police and I gave an itemized list of stolen property. The time I spent to record my possessions was minimal. Everyone should do this! As pointed out in the video, a single box of lures easily costs well over $100 + the box. What would it cost you to replace a rod/reel combo? Fishermen have a lot invested in gear, accumulated over time, and are most likely unaware of the total value. Even those who don't have a lot of tackle will be surprised.
  2. 50lb. Seagar flourocarbon in a fly tying vise. Tournament tie. No problems.
  3. I prefer black. Unpainted work OK also, especially after they dull up over time. Blue, silver, and orange have been inconsistent for me. Dipping or painting them with tool handle coatings holds up well.
  4. Makes sense to me too. But I'm disappointed that that division needs to be completely eliminated. Might have been better to divert only the bottom 10 positions to the other species prizes. Steelhead of 10 lbs.+ are still a trophy fish in the spring.
  5. This project will cost you some money because materials are not cheap. You'll need foam, plywood, and carpeting (or vinyl) to build a floor. Then you need seats. A planer mast for the boards mounted up front with the reels mounted aft of the windshield. Bow and stern lights for inspection, as well as required safety items. Can gunnels support the tork of downriggers/ rod holders, or will they have to be reinforced? A battery and box are not in the photo. Nor do I see a GPS/fishfinder. A bilge pump might be handy. Where is the trailer? Rod holders will be needed also. I'm guessing at least $2000 and a lot of work. Have you already checked for and repaired any leaks? This could be a source of pride for you, a real handyman's special, but not an investment project. Good luck.
  6. My Encore is satisfied also. Penetration and expansion very good in deer I've taken in past (not hunting this season). Slugs, however, are five years old. Could that be why?
  7. Should be able to run a search on your computer and get contact information.
  8. In the mid nineties I shot at a buck with a hind foot dangling by some skin and having a terrible time moving. Wanted to end his misery. Short story- I kept the top of the 1 in. sapling I hit instead as a reminder and made a desk stand out of it as a reminder to be more patient.
  9. Weight and shape of ball make a big difference with blowback. You've got to keep the ball in the cone angle to track it (torpedo and heavy). Dual frequency transducers typically show best when solely using the lowest frequency it has. Some boats angle the transducer slightly up in the rear to point the cone more rearward; not as accurate for depth though. Another option is to zoom in on a particular depth zone once you determine where the fish are holding (say 50-70 ft.). And don't forget about speed. Slow tracks best, but that might be too slow for the fish. And currents at depth can move the ball out of the cone also. My HumminBird 700 series shows the ball (faintly) at 80 feet using a 16 lb. torpedo shape weight going 2.4 or less at the ball usually. But it will also show the ball clearly when zooming the bottom in 120 FOW when slow trolling for lakers at ball speeds below 2.0. There is no magic bullet actually. Each boat has to be tweaked to obtain desired results. Stay with torpedo shape and the heaviest your riggers can handle. If 12 lbs. is tops for your riggers, I'd replace them as the starting point.
  10. Found it very funny! But two things were wrong. Hunter states it is still breathing and he doesn't shoot it to end the suffering or possible escape. Then he approaches and touches the deer on the belly side, where he could easily have been kicked and/or injured. This was a very lucky hunter to not have been injured.
  11. My understanding is that a radio which is capable of giving your location in an emergency needs to be connected to a GPS. I think you could do that for around $200 for both. Do radios have built-in GPS now? You'll need to ask. When talking to the Coast Guard at Fort Niagara a couple of years ago about the location function on my radio and how to test it, I was told by them that on Lake O they were many years away from that capability with their equipment. What I have heard over the radio since in a distress call has always been a request from the CG to the sender for GPS coordinates information if available.
  12. Steelhead eggs work best aafter the salmon run ends. Especially uncured/fresh. But you have to catch that first hen. QuikFish lures for Niagara River.
  13. Autopilots are a tremendous tool. Fitted with your boat size and mated with your motor, they become exactly what the name says. You can find many manufacturers (mine is a Garmin) with quality products. Just make your settings and let it steer while you set rods or fight fish. Mine is tied with the GPS and maintains course and speed very well. I fish using my 9.9 kicker (a different model would work with the 135 main motor), and the AP does what I want it to. AP can be used on the main motor and keep a course for you to get from A to B on plane or it can slowly troll for you (if your main goes slow enough) if that is your desire. My TR1 Gold is on an 18' Lund. I fish alone or with one other. Linked to the GPS it will do many functions: straight course, zig-zags, steps, circles, clover leafs, MOB r+l. Throttle control is part of it and allows me to maintain my pattern according to the conditions of the time. The AP will make the boat go to where you direct it to go as long as there is enough motor thrust to combat the wind and/or waves. However, lure speed is impacted if you need to ramp it up to maintain control in really bad conditions (time for me to head in if I am forced to make the lures move too fast). The down side to AP is the cash outlay. They are not cheap!
  14. Couldn't you simply attach all of the leads to one side of a switch and connect the other side to the pos post of the battery? Then flip the switch to OFF.
  15. Skipjack contacted me and wants it. Told him to give you a week or so, then contact me again to see if still available. Up to you.
  16. I have a used cannonlink and daisey chain to connct two riggers to the FF. $100 if you are interested. Send me a PM.
  17. Years ago, I was in my treestand for several hours one morning with a decoy placed in bow range. The area was thick beech cover and had multiple cotton balls soaked in estrus throughout. The neighbor's 2 dogs were the only animals interested, checking out each scent and the decoy. I really was tempted! The neighbor lives 1/2 mile away and often allowed her 3 horses to roam and forage for themselves, claiming they kept breaking through a non-existent fence around her pasture. They destroyed my recently planted field of seedlings and I had to chase them off. These neighbors were trash, and I'm glad they lost the property and are gone now. The dogs were not harmed because they were just being dogs. But if the owners had been present..........
  18. Agreeing with Longline. This boat is too small for offshore fishing. Only application I can imagine would be shoreline fishing for spring browns. It might also work in fall when shoreline fishing for salmon. SHORELINE FISHING is the key application. There might be a rare time when you can get offshore when the water is flat (uncommon); an 18 ft'er with 4 guys had to be rescued and boat towed last spring or early summer when it filled with water near the Red Can.
  19. Rod length influences the leader length from the dipsey to the lure. With a longer leader, you might take more hits. IMO a shorter rod is better when fishing alone; helps to net the fish. Rod action also comes into play there also. Heavy helps the fisherman. Boat size and fishing space restrictions (anything limiting rod movement such as bimini top, etc.) are factors also. You bought 6 ft rods. Sounds really short to me. Most fisherman keep the leader length length to fit the rod length. This would make your leader too short after the dipsey. That will affect how often you get bit. The more seperation between dipsey and lure, the better. Short leaders restrict lure action. You could make the leader length longer to get more hits, but will have trouble at netting time and when storing the rod when not fishing. My rods are 8'6 and are good for most fish. However, fish near 30 lbs. are very hard to land, especially solo. I plan to try to hand line the next one instead of netting it. All dipseys have to be adjusted to get tripping ability. Too heavy and you can't trip it-too light and it is going off without a hit. Thinking the problem you had with the long rod was because the dipsey was set too tight and/or the rod too limber. Try tightening the drag (or thumbing the line)before tripping it, might help.
  20. Light floro leaders to the spoons are IT. And just as important is dropback from the ball- go 75-100ft or more. Find the thermocline and fish where it meets bottom. My best luck is when bottom temp is near 50.
  21. Black dipseys have worked for me. But since I've ran more clear dipseys lately they have accounted for more fish.
  22. Forgot about EBay. will check it out. Thanks.
  23. From a past bad experience with a treated wood mounting board to mount riggers on, use nothing but bolts, lockwashers, nuts,and metal backer plate (if you choose this option). Wood screws don't hold and a backer plate is necessary to prevent nuts from pulling through the wood. Prevent rigger loss!
  24. These are some made-up GPS numbers like you will find on your equipment that has GPS N72.32.716 W51.47.513 The lines referred to in the postings are found in the example. Look at the N numbers. You will see the 32 (that is the 32 line with the following numbers being the portion past the beginning of 32. after 32.999 it will change to 33.000) What Tim is saying is that at Wilson you are starting at the 20 line and have to go N about 12 miles to reach the 32 line. Hope this clears up the confusion.
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