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My opinion is the convectors are one of the best reels you can buy for the everyday fisherman. They take a beating and hold up to Kings very well. They can be serviced. Okuma's line counters work well but not the best out there. I started with the magna pros as well still have a few and cant wait to retire them. They are ok to start with on a tight budget and get you out there but really suggest save your money and buy the convectors. The convectors have a way better drag system over the magna pros and comparable to higher end reels. I'm not a fan of Diawa reels but that is more of a preference and they are that in between price that you may be looking for. Just a suggestion. Now if your looking for high end reels then I suggest the Shimano's Tekota reels. They are pricey but they will last you a life time if maintained properly. Their drags are out of this world and the line counters don't miss a beat. Only problem is they are twice the price as the convectors. Now for size I like have a mix of 30's and 45's. This time of year I run 20lb test with a fluro leader. 30's are perfect for 20lbs test but as soon as the fleas start up I like the 45s paired with 30lb test. I tend to run the 45s on my riggers anyways. Both work great though. As mentioned above Brettsplace on ebay probably has the best prices around for Okuma reels.

Luanched out of taughannock yesterday and tried finding some perch for a bit with no luck but we were seeing a lot of salmon so we switched things up a bit. Landed a couple nice ones on the ulta lights near the boyscott camp. That was fun! On a bad note I can't stress to you how low the water is right now. I launched my 18footer but used the minnkota to get out. The water is really low to launch and the bubbler line was pulled up from some one hitting it so be carefull. Its not too bad after you get past the docks. They just dregded it out Treman I attempted to launch but my bumper was in the water and the boat was not floating I think it could be done but I was not taking the chance and my boat only needs a little more then a foot to float. I did hear of someone launching out of Deans but I have not been up there. Hope this helps.

I'm running a 105 amp alternator on my boat. I don't run out of juice:) [ Post made via iPhone ]

Not sure but I saw the park guys working on the air-ratters today at tremans marina. [ Post made via iPhone ]

Do you still have the 600 lc reels. If so let me know [ Post made via iPhone ]

As said before, copper is very soft so you can run it through just about any rod that has good back bone, but there is a lot more surface area on copper causing more friction. Which makes it much harder to reel in. Some guys like roller rods to combat this but they are pricey. I prefer Okuma classic pro Copper/leadcore 8'6" rods. I have 2 and they work very well and cost about $40 at local tackle shops. I just saw them in Dicks the other day. For your second ? guys do use big church boards and other inline boards to run copper. I think All Seasons Tackle in Pulaski had some big inline boards for copper. I run mine off the big boards with shower curtain hooks and rubber bands.

I have to agree with chowder! I've killed fox with head shots out to 100 yards very effectively but its a short range gun and I strongly suggest head shots if you can manange it. Coyotes can be difficult to put down so 50 yards head shots should put them down every time but if a 22 is all you got to work with then be my guess to take a little longer shots. You can't get them if you don't shoot Again I highly recommend the CCI Stinger or the Stinger Segmental rounds. They are much hotter round and you can get a little more distance out of them but they go for $60 to $70 a brink but they last a long time if you just use it for hunting. I usually buy a couple of brinks of the Remington thunderbolts for plicking and just having fun. Carlson dead yote choke tube paired with the hevi shot is what I use I have the Rem 1187 26" vented barrel. Its really is a mean setup! Be safe and Good Luck!

If you don't want to destroy the pelts, I would suggest a full metal jacket bullet. They are designed not to expand. They are accurate and mainly used for target practice or even punching through body armor. Down side is that they don't expand and can be less lethal, but when your putting the force of a 243 behind it no problem. With the 243 I would chose either a 55gr to a 70 gr bullet. Again, FMJ's were not designed for hunting but they are very lethal and I think they work great on coyotes for saving the pelts. I killed a lot chucks and coyotes with the hornady VMAX and it is one of my favorite bullets. I highly recommend them but they expand rapidly which I love but they do tear the pelts up a bit more. Hope this helps! Good luck

22's are great for head shots especially hunting at night were you are aiming for the eyes. I love the quikshots made by CCI. I think they are called Stinger Segmentals now or something like that. They get the job done. I live in area where I can't use a rifle during deer season so I'm forced to use a rim fire. Personally, depending on the landscape whether is going short quick shots or open fields were you can observe them approaching I will choose my gun. I like the 12g with 3in Hevi shot Coyote rounds. They are expensive but with the right choke, I forget the brand, I can reach out 70 yards effectively on a coyote. I like using my 223 AR for my open areas or longer shots. The 22 only comes out when its deer season or I'm hunting near homes at night and don't want to wake anyone up. When I take others out, one has a shotgun and the other has a rifle. The guy with the shotgun usually gets the kill Hope this helps

I can't find much information on this subject. I have a 85 23ft sportscraft merc I/O 3.7 engine. No powersteering assist. I lost steering the other day and used the kicker to get back home. Its got the Big T gear box which I'm positive thats what broke but the cable is not in that good of shape either. So I want to replace it all. I can't find much info on the Big T system or much of replacement systems. Any suggestions? I was looking at the NFB no feedback systems but it looked like they were more for outboards. Again, I not finding much info on any forums which is making this frustrating. Thanks for any help on this subject.

I thought it was going to be the 17th and 18th. At least that is what it says on the one stop toarnament connection

I run the 3 rigger setup as you described with no problems. I do have long booms. No problems. The only thing that can be hard with this setup is landing fish. The rigger is alays in the way.

Down speed at the ball is what we are referring too. It really helps you to catch fish more consistently but you can catch lots of fish with out it. Typically GPS and downspeeds have a .5mph difference. GPS reading faster. Some days there is very little difference and some days I got over a 1 mph difference. Determining how far you run your lures off the ball depends on how deep you go down, lure and what fish you are after. Some guys use this 100 ft rule. 50 down 50 ft out. 70 down 30ft out. I think its a little crude. I tend to run flasher flys 10 to 20ft off the ball. 80 plus I tend to shorten it to 10ft. Spoons I like to run 15 ft plus at the ball. I ran 20 ft off the balls the other day. As for releases I love blacks releases. I started using rubberbands this year with them. Use what you like. Keep them a bit tight for better hook sets.

Don't be afraid to contact EZ Steer directly. They did great by me. I ordered directly from them but they also gave me some info on local deales as well.

I did not fish this weekend But great job to those who did!

The fish finder issue you are having sounds to me like a power issue. Make sure your connections are good and the battery is fully charged. I just had this issue with my dads hummingbird this late spring and he kept swearing up and down it was charged. It wasn't. It still could be a number of things and you might want to talk to the manufacture for more info. Most of the manufactures have decent customer service. Well you got some of the best guys who fish these lakes to give some good info to you. I run 30lb mono on my riggers all year with about a 5ft flurocarbon leaders. I tend to run 10lb fluro for spoons and sticks on the fingers lakes. Now when I hit lake O I switch over to 17lb fluro for the kings but I run 10lb fluro sliders and cheaters and rarely have a break offs if the drag is set just right. But I did not change my leaders out since my last lake O trip and been running 17lb stuff. We did really well on the browns yesterday. Fluro does make a huge difference so give it a try. Now for the cold fronts. For me I have noticed lake trout action slows big time, but I tend to do better with the silver fish. Don't ask me why. Also, the day after a cold front I find the mornings are slow but around 3pm it will pick up a bit. The fish got to eat some time. I don't let cold fronts stop me from going fishing. I don't fish Seneca very often. I fish Cayuga. One of the Seneca guys once told me "fishing Cayuga is like shooting fish in a Barrel." Just sayin Keep at it and good luck! You will figure them out soon enough!

Thanks everyone. I can't wait to go out again for them. I ran 1.8 to 2.2 down speed mostly and it did not seem to matter what speed we went. They were just hungry. Temp was 55 down 70ft on the Southend. Weeds were ok but we did find a few massive clumps that snuck up on us. There were some fleas but not enough to effect anything. I need to get autopilot next

I have the eagles and run mags dipsys and standard with no problems for over a year now. I also run Okuma classic GLT dipsy rods. All 10ft. I run the GLTs on one side and the eagles on the other when I run 4 rods. Its just my preference though.

Well I have not had my boat out on Cayuga since the Cayuga LOU and before that it was the Red Cross We launched at Treman and I tried starting my big motor but turns out one of the batteries was dead , but I had a enough juice to start the kicker and off we went. It was just Steve and I so I ran a 4 rod spread. 2 dipsy and 2 riggers. I decided to use all small Stinger spoons. Huckleberry being the one who took the big brown on the slider well out of Temp. We stayed shallow. First we were picking small LL's and LT but as soon as we found the Browns it was mayam after that. Just typical brown trout fishing. 1 rod goes then a few more pop after that. Anyways a rigger popped and steve grabbed that rod then a dipsy fires I get it and as I get that one the other dipsy fires. Steves yells to me this is a good one I get mine next to the boat and its maybe 3lbs and go try and get the other one but Steve said get the net panicing. So I grabbed the net and I was . We got it in the net and Steve said "I mounting his FAT A*S ON THE WALL." This is a first We kept circling the the area and we kept boating 5 to 9lb browns. It was just amazing that we kept pulling them in like that. This might have been are best trip on Cayuga this year. We were on the water for a little over 5hrs and we boated we think 19 for 26. We could not write them down fast enought. Most of the ones we lost were good size at the back of the boat. We did manage a small bow. It hit a slider on the rigger which also had a small LT So we got are first Grand Slam Everything was released except the big brown and 1 small brown for the Grill. 12lbs 5oz a little over 29in. Just real awesome color to this guy.

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Congrads Wes! They do look a like and I struggle a with this but I think your dead on. No question about it brown on the left and salmon in the right. As you mentioned the head and tail are the dead give away. I suspect a lot people are mistaking these big salmon for browns. [ Post made via iPhone ]

I run my copper on the boards as well and run 4 dipsys. My outside I have put on a 3 setting. I have not had any issues with setting lines. Now I do have this one issue often enough that is worth mentioning. When you are putting the copper back out there is a chance that the dipsy might fire and dam the copper is in its path:) usually Im quick enough to get the copper out but not everytime. It just adds to the excitement. [ Post made via iPhone ]

I run 10 ft rods with mags dipsys zero problems. I run the okuma glt pros and your favorite eagle claw rods. I personally love the rods but it's all about your preference. [ Post made via iPhone ]

Nice Job once again