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  1. codybuehler
    I feel for you guys up there. I only had to move 4 inches of snow down here in PA to move my boat out!
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    Does it have power tilt/trim? Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    It was amazing. Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I just talked to them. The guy on the phone (very nice and knowledgable!) said I should be good the way it works now. He said if performance on the water wasn't enough, give him a call back. I was surprised that there wasn't an automated system when I called and a real person answered. Good deal. Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    That's an ingenious little part. I will get ahold of them. Thanks! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I am installing a controllking on my Tohatsu 8hp kicker. The directions with it say to hook it to the manual throttle linkage and turn it enough to give some play. Is it fine to remove the hand throttle linkage and use the controller linkage as the sole means of throttle control? Has anyone had any success or failure this way? I will keep the manual linkage in the boat for emergencies. It goes back in easily. I could only adjust the manual throttle enough to be able to use 7-9 on the controller dial. Anything above 7 would torque on the servo bracket. Without the linkage, I can use all the way up to 9. (9 being full throttle and 1 being idle.)
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    Sold! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Thanks for the info this far. I read somewhere about the break in and using conventional oil. As long as it has the fc-w on it, and isn't from the bargain bin, should be good. Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I just bought a brand new Tohatsu 8hp 4 stroke motor. It comes with no oil, so I am trying to figure out which oil to use in it. I was going to get Royal Purple Synthetic 10w40, but I am shying away a bit. The owner's manual for the motor says not to use synthetic. There exact words are, "use of synthetic oil is not recommended in 4-stroke outboard engines. Outboards use raw water cooling systems and using synthetic oil may prevent the engine from reaching sufficient operating temperature." Is there any truth in this? I know synthetics are more efficient, but that efficient? I have no issues with using either marine grade conventional or synthetic. I just thought I would put this out there for some input from people who are more knowledgeable than I. Thanks!!
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    Moor Subtroll 900. I bought this from a fellow member in June of last year. I only used it a handful of times. It includes the entire kit (Probe, 200' of coated cable, power wire, and pickup wire, see pictures). It worked flawlessly. The probe has some dings on the end cap from bouncing on the gunwale of my boat, but it just has some white showing through the black coating. It is structurally sound. I took the battery out when I winterized my boat, so it will need a new 9v. Moor has the instructions on their website on how to install this. It is pretty straight forward except for attaching the cable to the probe. You will need some rubber splicing tape and cable crimp sleeves(check out Amazon for those). Why am I selling? I have been eyeing one of the new FishHawk systems . I would like $250 shipped, or $240 picked up. That is about average for what I found used systems online for. This one is nearly brand new. I paid $400 for it.
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    PM sent!
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    I was going to post a similar topic to this today, but I will just add to this discussion! I have a 19' Sea Pro cuddy that I would like to put a kicker on. Would a 6hp suffice? I assume that the bigger you go, the lower the RPM's, but it's a balance to where weight and hp need to be. Does a hand tiller or remote steer matter beyond personal preference?
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    Went out on the south end around 7am. We were greeted with wind and chop. I started out in around 250FOW. There were fish and small amounts of bait spread all over. Had 2 knock offs on a white spin doc with no one home down 100'. Moved a bit more shallow and had 2-3 knocks on the downrigger. 1 fish was on for a bit on the cheater, but only for ~10 seconds until he was off. We zig zagged between 75-250FOW all day seeing small amounts of bait and fish scattered everywhere. Finally managed a small LL salmon on a FLT herganator down 101' in 285 FoW at 2pm. The fish in close were stacked heavy, but the weather sucked horribly and they wanted nothing we could throw at them. At least the boat ran great! The currents were also swift. The probe was at 2.25-2.5mph while my SOG was 3-4mph. You could watch as we would hit a side current and the probe would drop to 1.25mph and then come back up to normal speed. It was also 66 degrees on top and 62 down 100 for the most part. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Are you an engineer? Haha! You can't argue with physics. I am going to mix some 6'6" and 7' rods and see how they do compared to my bigger poles. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Good to know. Guess I am headed out shopping tomorrow! Thanks!! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I guess I never really mentioned how I would be using them. I am going to be trolling with them. Your info helps, though. I assume I'll have plenty of space to be able to play the fish a bit. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I have a bunch of Okuma downrigger rods, Eagle claw downrigger rods and Shimano TDR rods. They seem to be overkill. I was thinking of switching out a few with Ugly Stik GX2 rods, 7' or 7'6", medium and medium light actions. They are rated for 10-20lb line. Would these be adequate? I assume you can reel anything in with any rod, it's just a drag and time game to a point. I wouldn't fish kings with an ultralight stream rod, but the huge downrigger rods seem to be taking away a bit of the fun. Thanks! Cody
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    Went 7 for 10 or so. 4 rainbows, 2 salmon and a laker anywhere grom 1-6lbs. Had a few other takes, but no one home when we grabbed it. These took fish today: FLT chicken feed on the rigger 61' to 81' and on 10 color leadcore. Had a fish on the 81' rigger break a 12 lb leader. Not sure what it was, but it came up to the top, shook and away it went. It was hammering the rainbows today, so it possibly was a good one. Wonderbread spinny with a green/blue fly on a white prism dispey out 180. A hot pink DW at 81' took a nice bow. Mtn dew spin doc/green fly took a laker and salmon at 101' and 61'. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Launched out of watkins around 7am. Drove up above Hector Falls and setup in 375 FOW. Lots of fish in the 50-70 range. 15 minutes in, took a small hit on a mtn dee spin doctor/green fly at 61'. 16" LL, back in he went. A bit later, 61' rigger with a FLT chicken feed took a big hit. 20" rainbow. Then, the mtn dee doctor at 101' took a 6lb laker. No fleas, lots of weeds! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    You north guys are animals! Next trip I will be up to that end. We threw everything at those fish today and only put one in the boat. Some days you're the dog, others you're the hydrant. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Found lots of bait in closer also. Got one skippy landlocked. Hooked up bad, so in the box he went. 16". My boat looked like a crime scene. He bled all over, flopped a few times and blood wad everywhere. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    We picked up a 5-6lb rainbow out deep (over 400'). Lost it at the back of the boat. 55' rigger with a FLT spoon. Green glow something or other. We are back on the east side north of hector. Lots of bait. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I'm headed back east now. Water is relatively warm a ways down. 60' is still 63 degrees! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Started on the SE side by the painted cliffs at around 120 FOW. Some bait, enough marks to give it a go, all scattered between 35-70'. Had 1 knock off on the 60' rigger. Very few fleas, lots of weeds. Decide to head over to the west side and stayed out in ~250FOW. Fish numbers are less if you head in or out much. No bait, but fish again scattered 50-90'. Had 1 knock off so far, no one home. Less weeds on this side and no fleas. The screen shows the fish moving around between the riggers, but so far nothing had caught anything. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    👠Beautiful brown! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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