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Had 49 towards chaumont river today. Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app -
I'm ready but the bay surface temp was 46* yesterday. Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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Is there back feed protection or are these on Accessory non charging batteries? Non charging being only charged from the panels? I would hate to see you burn those up with the boat motor trying to feed into them.
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5 Cords so far this year. I have about 1/8 of a face cord of dry wood left then I have to fire up the fuel oil furnace I'm not looking forward to that.
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Best Downrigger and Dipsey Trolling Line
Chas0218 replied to ksc4488's topic in Tackle and Techniques
I run 30# mono on pretty much everything except my walleye rods and dipsys. Those get braid or wire. I usually run 30# braid to help in the summer with fleas on the walleye rods (smaller diameter collects more fleas) and 2 of my dipsy rods have 50# power pro 4 seasons old and haven't had any fleas. In the last few years I haven't had much of a problem with the braid and fleas. My other 2 dipsy rods are wire and never had fleas. I fish the North Eastern end of the lake where the temps are a little cooler so I think that helps contribute to the lesser amount of fleas. -
Duckworth is another good one but better bring your check book, they are 6 digits brand new. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
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The dry weight is around 2900 lbs. For a 22' boat. That's about what a 21' proline center console weighs. I'm thinking hewescraft, smokercraft, or edge marine. Looking for one of the west coast plate boats. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
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Prolines are good boats and can be had used for a reasonable price. My father in law had a 1994 21' center console, now has a 2000 24' cuddy and i have an 81 23' cuddy. It is nice having the cabin i would strongly recommend an enclosure. They are lighter fiberglass boats so they will ride a little rougher than heavier robalos or gradys. I love prolines but I am planning on going aluminium plate for my next boat. The aluminum plate hold their value longer and from what i have seen and heard ride better with a 2 stage deadrise. More aggressive deadrise in the bow then flattens off too something like 23* or 24*. Not to mention no stress cracks no issues of bubbled fiberglass, no water absorption. IMO plate boats are far better performance and functionality. You will like double your budget when looking for cabin plate boat but worth it in the long run. I'm looking for my forever boat something to last 30 years and i think aluminum is the answer for me. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
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I'm hoping when I drill through it and stake it I can shoot them out the back window. I'll have my red spotlight and car battery all setup ready to rock. I have some big ones running around and would love a whack at them. -
Nice I'm making my first Coyotecicle from leftover deer parts. I have another bag of fat scraps I plan to make another if this gets hammered hard.
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I haven't posted in a while but been following the thread. I feel your pain, I had the same one buck I wanted. I could have had a chance at him if I didn't play adult and went to work on the last day of bow season. The blue rope is my haul line to my tree stand in the background. I almost got sick when I saw these pictures. -
No eyes its like winning the in the ground catching any eye in Ontario. Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app -
I just planted myself a small plot on Monday already sprouting. Mowed it down then dragged it twice planted then dragged again. I don't think I needed to drag it the last time. I got the mix from tractor supply, has mostly wheat and oats but has some other good stuff. Attached is the tag. What do you gigs think worth the $15 I paid for half acre worth? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk -
prepare downriggers for lake fishing
Chas0218 replied to greenfish's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
Your boat would be a prime candidate for those gimbal mount downrigger brackets having those rod holders on the corners. if you are just starting down I would invest into 2 used riggers mount them on each corner. You can add a long boom down the middle later once you get the hang of it. https://www.starmarinedepot.com/big-jon-universal-plate-gimbal-mount-right-hand---30%26deg%3B/pzz37957.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwsqjKBRDtwOSjs6GTgmASJACRbI3fX8VfXDO7zmcQOhW5A-lSm-sIOoTPH5lY1Kj88euYIhoCjKfw_wcB My boat is setup with manual riggers with 200' of cable. I have only once fished lower than 150' and that was far below the thermocline and normal temps for kings. I love the simplicity of the manuals although I don't like cranking them up 100' when a rod pops fish or not. If going manual look for some older cannons they are dime a dozen and simple to use. Parts are cheap if you need them. If you can get the telescopic boom to get the rigger lines away from the boat as much as possible. I run 3 riggers fixed 4' booms on an 8' beam with no issues I just run the rear rigger high and never had an issue with tangles. Be sure to offset depths on riggers to keep from tangling on turns. -
This ^^ make sure your boat can handle the extra weight of the kicker on the transom not structurally but safety wise. Some boats it wouldn't make much if any difference others it lowers the transom a couple inches in the water. That can make for an interesting situation in a following sea.
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No problem was just curious.
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Awesome!! Would you consider this the henderson/chaumont bay area too? Basically at the mouth of the St. Lawrence?
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Just for clarification what is included in the $11k vs the $9k price?
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Yeah that sounds right. It is a tough lake to fish there really isn't any structure other than stumps/trees. It is a flooded river basin with very steep sides. I really wanted to catch some walleye in there but never had any success. There were only a handful of a few guys that ice fished that lake just from tracks and holes in the ice. There are a couple areas with some current so you had to be careful on early ice.
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Yeah I'm not sure I thought they stopped in 2000 so It hasn't been stocked in 17 years and if there isn't any natural reproduction going on then it's no wonder it went to crap. The fishing in that lake isn't very good compared to others that are within spitting distance. Really not worth fishing unless it's a leisure stay at the campgrounds. The facilities on that lake are top notch North and south shore. The launches on the South side are a little long but are a nice angle.
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They used to have walleye in that lake until they stocked muskies unfortunately. It's really too bad, I talked to a bunch of older guys that grew up fishing that lake and they could limit on nice eyes in just a few hours jigging the stumps but since they stocked the muskies the fishing went to crap in the lake. That lake was only 5 minutes from my house I used to ice fish there and caught a few perch and 1 bass. I wouldn't waste my time there anymore. It's more of a pleasure lake than a fishing lake you're better off going south another 20 minutes to tioga-hammond and hills creek.
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If you're just looking to change out your release then use this video and style knot for re-terminating your rigger cable to your release. I use this knot with my rigger line and never had a break off on wire that is 7 years old. Key is to not kink the wire. http://www.fishdoctorcharters.com/videos/video3F.html Here is a link to all the videos in case that doesn't work. Take a look at the "Rigging a Cheater" video. There are 2 types a sliding and fixed cheater. I think this will also do the job for you. http://www.fishdoctorcharters.com/template.tpl?selector=video
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Those style you can not. No way to wind those up into the rigger spool. I would recommend the roemers I posted or run cheaters. You really can't go wrong with cheaters, less likely to tangle and just as productive. You can't run as long of leads with cheaters as stacked rods but no need when fishing deep and using flouro. In order to stack you need something that is removable on the rigger line. The roemer or chamberlain releases would allow you to do that.
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for sale : usa Okuma magda 30.s
Chas0218 replied to upnorthangler169's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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I think Les uses them or used to on the fingerlakes. Dont get caught in the trough with those, not sure but I'm betting they might put a little stress on the old gunnels if they start to slap the water. They would be fun running a dipsy off to get them out further away from the boat. I don't think I would run copper or leadcore with dipsys on them I think you would be asking for trouble.
