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    For sale: One Lowrance transducer HST-WSBL and transom bracket One power cable for HDS series, along with fuse holder. Brand new out of box. Asking $80. Item located in Oakville. Please PM me if interested.
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    Sold, pending payment.
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    The item is still available. It is the Sony Digital Handycam DCR-TRV17 I even have the original owners manual/operating instructions. Let me know if you are interested. I will be crossing the boarder at Niagara, Buffalo this weekend. Can ship US Postal if we can arrange payment.
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    sold
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    I wouldn't use anything less than 12 lb weights. That's what I use and even at 12 lbs I still get more blowback then I'd like. Even the extra pound or two going to 13lb or even better 15lb is way better. Make sure your downrigger can handle it though.
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    Price reduced.
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    For Sale, one Sony Handycam and accessories. Camcorder works on mini DV tapes. Comes with 2 blank tapes, memory sticks, charger, remote control, AV cables, firewire cable, polarized lens, high capacity battery and carrying case. Although it is an older unit, it is still pretty small and in EXCELLENT shape. Was not used that much. No visible scratches. Works perfect - like new. Located in Oakville, Ontario. Can meet somewhere close by. Cash offers only. Will take $50 or best offer.
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    Selling two unused brand new spools of 20 lb Flea Flicker. Paid $40 + tax, will sell both spools together for $20. Item located in Oakville, Ontario. Can meet somewhere close by. Please message me if you are interested.
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    It was a tough year. Cold water didn't help, but my guess is something is going on with the salmon fishery, based on one reason. Baitfish explosion. Less predators = more bait fish. Started last year and got worse this year.
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    Awesome video John! There's two things - clearing your gear and also being able to bring the fish in close enough to net it. A longer rod allows us to use longer leaders on our dipsey SD fly setups, and get the fish close enough that we don't have to hand line the fish. It doesn't look like in that video the line had anything but a spoon on it, so they could reel the fish in as close as the wanted. And in tournaments, we can't spear our salmon to get them in the boat. That would disqualify the fish! LOL. That one was for fun.
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    Longer rods due offer more forgiveness when there are big hits (for the same strength class). Longer rods are good for the outside to get away from the shorter inside rods.
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    My friend did it on a plug (I think lymans) and caught a 28 lb king. Managed to take 7th place on the last week of the GOSD derby.
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    A longer leader is better, but if it results in having trouble netting, you can (and probably should) shorten it up. The leader shouldn't be longer than your rod. So solution 1 is to get a longer rod! LOL. I think your leader between flasher and meat is a little long. I would reduce it to somewhere between 4 and 5ft. Purely because I prefer getting some of that action from the flasher moving through the bait. If the lead is too long it kills the action transfer. After that shorten the lead between the dipsey and flasher. 8' is WAY too long. I don't think I have one lead between those components that is over 4 ft long.
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    tech, you can clip your line close to the ball, with a very short say 5 ft lead.
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    I don't get any fleas on my 30# big game mono main line for my rigger rods. I get more fleas on the knots at my swivels on my wire line.
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    Good job. Nice fish!
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    I also agree the Lowrance Elite 7 is a good bet. But if you can find a used HDS 8 (Gen 1), that might be a better bet. The 2" is critical, it basically adds 50% more screen. You will want this when you split screen to GPS and Sonar. If you split screen the 5", you aren't left with much. I am selling my 5" and getting an HDS 7 Touch soon. Can't wait.
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    I don't really see the purpose. I always have a spread of wire line and rigger monos on - you never know what is working on any given day. To start a day with all wire lines is putting all your eggs in one basket. I think that is a risky bet.
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    I use 30 lb fluoro (not that it needs to be fluoro, but that's what I have in my bag). Never had a fish break that off. I did use 20 lb once, and did have breaks. What I found is that 20 lb knicks MUCH easier than 30 lb. The spot that would almost always get compromised is the knot, when clenched. With 30 lb, the diameter is big enough that it just doesn't knick/squish at the knot. So for that reason, I prefer using at least 30 lb leader line.
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    It can't be your transducer. The other weekend I essentially had the rigger line with short lead almost under the transducer, for sure in the cone because I could see a line I believe was the lure. Fish hit this line 80% of the strikes.
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    Coho.
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    Fishing definitely has been better on the north shore the past 2 weeks. I think everything is just late.
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    Dipsey Divers

    TyeeTanic replied to fbg14619's topic in Walleye

    The leader should be long enough to make the distance from your dipsey to your bait the same length as your rod. You want it as long as possible, but not too long that you have to hand line your fish in the final 10 ft. Making all the tackle the same length as your rod, generally gets the fish close enough to the net. If it is all tangled every time you retrieve, you must be letting it out way too fast. There should be decent pull on the rod as it goes out. Start out letting it out slowly and then go faster until you start seeing tangling problems again, then you know what the limit is.
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    Same with us, we display voltage on our FF. If it drops below a number it cuts out.
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