joe g

1 hour ago, GAMBLER said:

We had one today hat I don’t understand. We weighed in a 12lb 8oz brown and a 18lb 10 oz lake trout in one guys name. The laker is in 7th the brown would have been in sixth. Shouldn’t the brown be on the board and not the laker since it is higher placing??


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why arent they both on? i thought the same person couldnt have multiple entries in the same division only?

my nephew has a youtube channel about fishing. this is his latest piece

overhand knot to make loop on leader then half hitch onto swivel of flasher

2 minutes ago, jigstick said:

Buying 120 offshore or Scotty Minis is not in the budget. 

then just use shower curtain clips with rubber bands. you can get like 6 in a pack for a buck. there is no reason to use bands with the amish clips, and the amish clips arent the cheapest things either.  a little more than 2 bucks a piece and they do crack and you will drop them in lake

4ml thick 3" x 5" zip lock bags work nice. then just put in storage box

you will have to "twist" the braid 6-8 times before you snap the loop thru the clip beaks. same as you would a blacks release on a downrigger

i have run 600 copper off them with no issues. just snap the braid thru the beaks. adjust them until there is a good snap. similar to the feeling of resistance of flossing your teeth. no rubber bands

no need for rubber bands. some guys permanently thread them onto the tow line thru the small metal ferring. i just clip them into the slot each time. it helps if you have the same backer for all of your long lines so you dont have to keep readjusting them.

3 hours ago, Fishmaster 196 said:

Would you happen to have a number for them.  I called bootleggers cove but the girl there didn't know what I was talking about.  Thanks

 look up wilson boat yard. no i dont have it handy, sorry

9 hours ago, kingpossible said:

You should calibrate downspeed with GPS!  And the surface speed with GPS and downspeed too!  BUT...  Make sure there is no current where you do the calibration.  I calibrate going about 3 mph GPS.  To check the water is calm, I go in one direction set the calibration, then troll back the opposite direction and make sure the speeds match.  If it's slightly off you have current (if it's not much you can figure out what the difference is and factor that into the calibration.

 

Make sure to calibrate water temp at the same time too.

how are you calibrating surface gps, probe just below surface, and downspeed all at same time..... and why? you can count on one or two fingers  the amount of days there is so little resistance under the water that downspeed and surface speed are the same. and if you do calibrate those two together then your downspeed on any other day is not a true reflection of speed at ball.  also if you calibrate downspeed and surface together then you take yourself out of the information loop with other fisherman who are running a certain speed using the same unit as you.  

contact the gas shack to see if it was turned in

1 minute ago, garrymny said:

On a calm day with no current; with the probe down a foot or so, the surface speed readout, the probe readout, and the GPS speed on your fishfinder should all read the same.  If not, something needs calibrated. Once set, yes you will get a different speed at the down probe, but I was just saying it is not that huge, on most days/areas. Usually within a half or one MPH of my surface probe and GPS speed. Of course, some days and areas it can be more different, depending on current.   

just making sure you werent trying to calibrate downspeed with gps

that is not at all what i am saying. it is unclear to where the probe in question is reading the same as his gps. if it is at surface , then ok. if probe is down 70ft reading the same as gps because of calibration then it is an expensive thermometer at that point

1 minute ago, garrymny said:

Yes, the fish hawk book said this would wear out the bearings in the unit. Also, fat trout, you should calibrate your unit, see instructions in the book. It Should not be off that much. Mine is usually within 1/2 to 1 mph of my GPS.

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if you calibrate your fish hawk to your gps then you are defeating its' purpose

keep in mind if wind forecast is accurate there will be possibly 4+ footers by noon

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biggest thing to take away from it is the location of us/can border and you can get idea of where the drop off is outside the red can (buoy marker).  all of this info should be on most gps units

single flies are rigged as in pic A.  twinkie rigs are usually run as in pic B.  both work

looking for position as observer for upcoming tournaments. reliable and prompt. 

13 hours ago, Gill-T said:

Question about the $1,000 per day event leading up to the invitational..... is a boat able to enter as many fish as it is able over 20lbs with the largest entry by the boat that day as the final and only entry.  For example, a fish over twenty pounds is weighed and entered in the morning, then a larger fish is entered by the registered boat in the afternoon.....I would assume the larger fish becomes the entry.  Also, can a registered boat win more than once per week? Thanks.

yes to both

keep hook bonnets on all mine then into large plano or other storage box. can sort thru them without fear of getting poked and baits dont tangle together

blood run 7 strand 30lb is my favorite wire for diver rods.  i used to run big game but found it had too much memory from making twists in the line to put in a blacks release. now have switched to ande 25lb premium mono and dont have as much of a problem 

ill take them. i am in wilson. can you ship?