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I should learn to read.  Maybe then I wouldn't make you put you info down twice.  Daughter works again on Wednesday.  Will send you info then.

Message me your contact info.  My daughter works at a post office.  I will ask her to get me the shipping cost and let you know.

I've got a head only for a Lowrance X-85 that I do not need and would be willing to send to anyone who needs it.  The xducer is epoxied to the bottom of my hull and the plug on the power cord is no good so I'm not really interested in pulling it out.  The whole unit was replaced with a Furuno FCV-585.  If anyone needs a head that worked last time it was used and is willing to pay for a "if it fits it ships" box from the post office, it yours.

If I was a MOD I'd delete this post! Those things drive me nuts!

Drive my wife nuts too!

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Age and treachery will always overcome youth and enthusiasm.

I had that happen to me 35 years ago on a PA 7 point.  I shot the deer on openng day just after noon with my then 7 year old son along with me.  The deer fell and we approached from behind.  I touched the hind quarter with my rifle muzzle and the buck jumped and ran.  There was a blood trail, so son and I went back to our stand and sat for a half hour.  We then blood trailed the buck about 80 yards through some scrub pines and found him lying dead down the hillside.  Thanks for posting.  It brought back a pleasant memory I hadn't had for a while.  I'm taking my grandson with me Monday on opening day of PA rifle season to make more memories.

One of our best combos last season was a 42nd spinny with a moonshine smitty fly.

As far as knife sharpening goes, invest in a Work Sharp knife sharpener. It put a edge on the cheapest of blades and are fast and easy to use. Check them out at Cabelas

I used to think I knew how to sharpen a knife until I got a worksharp.  Now I know what a really sharp knife is.

I've used these before:

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This is our setup for the Chesapeake Bay. For Lake O we add a pedestal to mount an out-down rigger.

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Picture was there and then it went away.  I will try something else.

I ran 48" tracks between the two sets of gimbal mounts. I put a downrigger in the back gimbal and a rod tree for the boards in the front one.

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I've read there are plans but no money.

Son and grandson will take care of "our" stuff.

My first NFL game was October 3, 1953 to see the Pittsburgh Steelers host the NY Football Giants at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.  I was only 5 years old - it was my birthday - and my Dad and Uncle Max thought it would make a great birthday present.  There are still a few things I remember - like the uniforms on the Steelers, the wood goalposts and the Giants quarterback - Charlie Connerly.  Not much else except the Steelers won.

As a Steelers fan I feel your pain.

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Nice.  Hope some of those fish make a run up the Chesapeake around Thanksgiving.

I took the BoatUS online course because I have BoatUS insurance and they offered a 10% discount if I had a boating safety certificate.  I thought the 6 hours invested was worth the savings.

What worked best in 2013 - FLT King of Sting

What worked in 2012 and again in 2013 - Moonshine Carbon 14

What worked in prior years and not so much in 2013 - Caramel Dolphin

Is it something as simple as a relay?  If so it might be just a few dollars and a few minutes to repair.  My 1992 100 hp Johnson burns out a relay periodically and the change is simple and relatively quick.

I had coated cable that was on its third season when we got wrapped by a big king and about two feet of coating got badly nicked.  I couldn't find a replacement coated cable so I went to the Torpedo cable.  I could not get it to work right so I sent my wife to Buffalo to get a spool of coated cable and changed it back.  I guess I really don't know what I am doing with the torpedo cable, but I didn't like it.

Back button does not work on my desktop using IE on XP but does work on my laptop using Firefox on Windows 7. Also works fine on the mobile app.

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Our best spoon this season was a Finger Lakes Tackle King of Sting - mostly in the standard size but it also took some shots on the mupped up magnum.  Next best was Moonshine's Carbon 14.

We made five trips between August 1 and September 8 for a total of 17 fishing days. We measure a good year two ways. First it was a good year because we could fish at least part of every day we were there. Can't beat that. Second we caught fish every day but one and we had three runoffs that day but couldn't keep anything hooked. Another measure of a good year. We are already planning for next year.

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It's OK to let it out Capt Carl.  You don't have to hold back.

Another tough one for our last weekend at the Oak for this year.  We seemed to have another Lake O noob each trip this year, but this time we were honored to take out an Oak veteran - Jack Rossman of the Agitator.  Jack had some health issues earlier in the year and did not get his boat in the water this year.  It was a real pleasure to have him on the boat for our last trips of the year.  After fishing inside for a little with no results, we ventured into Jack's favorite waters and hit the 34 line Friday and Saturday where the guys pulled in 12 steelhead on Friday.  We did not get as many on Saturday - our bite shut down early and we had three steel and one two-year-old king and a couple of drops early and then nothing before the building seas sent us back to the harbor at noon.  The bite was mostly spoons and the hot one was orange crush.  Other bright colors worked as well.  We did have a few bites on a white spinnie with Mt Dew tape and a white fly and on a chrome spinnie with green tape and a green fly, both out 220 on a 3 setting.

Li'l Bit is home now and I will be making some minor modificatiions to the track system to get her ready for the fall striper season on the Chesapeake, as well as changing out the tackle.  We will be anxiously awaiting our return next summer to the Oak for what has come to be a fun filled time of year for the whole crew.