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    Planner mast mounting

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    I have just finished adapting my front seat post to be able to mounty planner mast in. After i figured what i needed for spacers. I bought a 3 ft piece of nylon 66 from McMaster Carr on line, that i cut four 8in long pieces from. It just happened that i could use a standard thickness they sold. 5/16 inch thick. I laid out where the spacers were to be mounted, drilled clearance holes in the post and drilled and tapped corresponding holes in the spacers. The spacer material cost about $6, pretty cheap. The last thing I did was to drill a hole though the seat post and the planer mast to keep keep the mast height where i wanted it and to keep it from rotating in the post.

    Hope this helps.

    Boat Safe

    Egoody

    Fitzwilliam, NH

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    Kicker Motor Mounting

    in This Old Boat

    Posted

    I may be way out in left field with this one, but here goes......

    I bought a Merc 15 Hp ProKicker to use on a 15 ft Alaskan. Being the cheapskate I am I'd like to be able to also use it on my 18 ft Lund Sport Angler. 

    Now the question..Is there any way to use a kicker with a 20 inch long shaft on a 25 inch transom? The kicker actually measures 22+ inches from the cavitation plate to where the mount sits on the top of the transom.  I'm wondering if I can run it just the way it is or is there some sort of bracket that will let me lower the kicker the 3-4 inches to be even with the bottom of the boat while trolling and then let me raise it back when running the big motor.

    Does any one have any experience with this?

     

    Any information would be great.

     

    Thanks & Boat Safe

    Egoody

    Fitzwilliam, NH

    Thermocline Question

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    Thank you for the update. We'll be coming up Aug 15th for a week, out of Fair Haven. Planning on Running FF, spoons and maybe meat rigs. Have down riggers, dipsey's, big boards and flat lines. I've never run the meat rigs, but thought I'd try them.

    Any recommendations on any of the above.

    Thanks and

    Boat Safe

    Egoody

    Why wire?

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    This knot looks good for attaching a swivel, but I was looking for one that I can reel up through the guides and onto the reel. Do you know of one for that?

    Maybe it's just the steel line I have. its Mason, 7strand, .021 dia and it's stiffer than all get out.

    Thanks and

    Boat safe

    Egoody

    Why wire?

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    I have an awful time attaching a swivel to the end of the wire. There always seems to be a "lump" where I make the termination. I just know will get caught in the rod guide. I try to do a haywire twist and put a heat shrink over it to make it as smooth as possible. I expect that as soon as the termination gets to the guide the line will snap and I will loose leader, FF and/or lure.

    What is the best way to make a smooth termination from the steel to swivel?

    Thanks and

    Boat safe

    Egoody

    Cannon vs Big Jon

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

    Posted

    I can't say much about the Big Jon's other than, a friend had 2 manuals that I kept getting my fingers pinched in them. Just my inexperience I guess.

    I Bought the Cannon 10 STX's for my boat 4 years ago and have had excellent results with them. Some say they are too fast and the bounce when they come to a stop. They do, so I bought 2 of the Amish Outfitters, 6 inch snubbers. This really takes care of the bounce.

    I highly recommend the 10STX's and also recommend using the snubbers.

    Good luck with your search.

    Boat Safe

    Egoody

    Amish Outfitter trolling bags advice

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    I just bought a pair of the 18 in bags to use on my 18 ft Lund. Does everyone run them with the rope from the tail end tied off to keep them from going under the boat? I understand keeping the front rope short enought to keep them from getting tangled in the prop, but what about the back end rope.

    Any info will be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks and

    Bost Safe

    Egoody

    Question about Running Big Boards

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

    Posted

    Hi

    I'm also using Amish Redwood boards for the first time. I've never run a planer set up before so I'm trying to watch all of the info everyone is giving. One thing I haven't seen is how do you run the rods tips? Tip high or more lower pointed towards the water? I have Cisco rod holder, so I can run them high or low or somewhere in between.

    Thanks and

    Boat Safe

    Egoody

    Amish outfitters boards

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    Hi,

    What was the reply from Amish? I'm asking because I just bought a set of Amish, redwood boards and they haven't seen the water yet. My first use will be when we arrive at Lake O on May 6th. I'm just trying to be ready if they don't run as expected.

    Thanks and

    Boat Safe

    Egoody

    Exceeding line test on Daiwa 27H reel

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    I understand the desire to keep fleas off your lines, but I wouldn't use flea flicker line. I spooled this onto my 47H's and hated it. Just my experience.

    This line is oval in shape and it never laid flat on the reel and took up more of the reel's rated capacity than std line.

    Most people I talked with use 30# big game and it has similar results in keeping the fleas off.

    Again, just my experience.

    Thanks And

    Boat Safe

    Edggdy

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