lineman49

  Wow, now that's a total rebuild with lot's of work, nice job, congrats!

  Apparently your garage wasn't too bad!  Good going.  lol

  Nice!

 Sounds like a good day!

  Super day for the little guy!

  Use an old rigger/planer board release tied or taped to the handle works also!

  Looks good!  Where does the FF/Gps mount, not much room under the windshield?

I was told by the Auxiliary Coast Guard that they don't want you to keep the old ones because if needed in a panic you could grab the old ones & they might not work in an emergency & could lose valuable time.   I do keep the old but in a different spot & would grab the newest ones first. I do test some of the oldest ones every year & have not had any fail yet. Some date back to 1998. keep them hi& dry!

  Get in touch with Fishkiller he fishes Ohio every spring he might have some info. for you.

  Ok, thanks!

  Nice fish!  which launch did you use?

eafd30, my set up is like Fins. hi off the water, releases slide right out/down  & works great.  that is a Big Jon mast & pulleys Fins has.

  What's going under that piece of bow plywood, storage area ?  Tackle boxes, life jackets, miscellaneous debris?  lol

  It's going to be too nice to use & get fish slime in it!   Strictly a showpiece!

11 hours ago, stoneam2006 said:

Top notch...awesome job

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  X2  really looks good!  Better than the pros.

  The coax helps

1 hour ago, gasman2438 said:

That coax thing is NOT crazy I HAVE WIRED A LOT OF BOATS AND I RUN COAX TO THE GRAPH AND VHF RADIO IT KEEPS ALL INTFERENCE FROM OTHER UNITS OUT.. CENTER +++ SHELD,OUTSIDE - - -

THEY DO NOT DRAW A LOT OF POWER AND IT REALY HELPS WITH STATIC.

X2  I had to use coax to stop interference in my fish finder(lowrance) & radio also.  Also have run wires inside a rubber garden hose to help with static,& it works.

  Nice walleye chop/drift.

When I trailer down the road I tie the 2 riggers together from side to side to secure them & they don't wobble or bounce around as much. Also X2 on checking the nut/bolt fasteners once in awhile. Preventive maintenance never hurts.

 This is one beautiful looking, well kept boat by the looks of it.

 I have been running  my big jon's on gimbal mounts for the last 10 yrs. using 10# wts. with no problems at all.  Also can be taken on & off easy when not needed.

 I have had good luck with the  Dura last from Auto Zone also, going on 3-4 yrs. on the last ones I bought.  Also buy the newest ones on the shelf. I have found walmart's to be 2-3 yrs. old on their shelf check the date stickers.   They put them on the shelf & forget about them.

On ‎4‎/‎1‎/‎2018 at 12:31 AM, LakerTaker said:

PAP, I think these are old Cabela’s walleye runners / deep divers made by the Bill Norman lure company. I don’t think they sell them anymore. You can still find a few on eBay.


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  I have some of the same. I think they are from Cabela's or Bass pro.  They were sold as their own brand a few years ago.

  FYI, just a heads up,  I have the Berkley rod racks in my little boat & the foam part will compress after a while & does not hold the rods real well.

 Nice lights, did you get them locally, just wondering?

 The land across from Niagara University was sold to the state & was/is to be used as a park. That maybe  would be a good place to put a launch. But I guess it would depend on the river current speed there.