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I am going to be fishing out of Mexico with my daughter tomorrow and I don’t want to disappoint her but and I have never fished that area. We want to try somewhere new. Can anyone point me in the right direction and depth at the minute? I was thinking of heading toward the power station to 150-200fow. 
thanks in advance for any advice. 

1st is a Catalina reel on an 8’6”  uglystick  roller rod. This was a spare on my boat and haven’t used it in the last 2 years. Not sure exactly how much wire or backin is on it but it’s very close to full spool.  
 
2nd Is a Diawa Sealine SG47 on An 8’6” Offshore Gold Cup rod with twirli tip. It was just spooled with 1000ft of wire at fat nancys last September. 
 
I bought all new diver combos this winter so time to let these go. Located near Scranton Pa.  
Askin $100 each. 
 


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Anyone know who makes custom splash guard/helm covers from about Pulaski area as far up to Alexandria bay? Looking to get a bit more protection from the elements when out in my center console T-top. Would like to have it ready by end of April.

I bought some 12 lb downrigger weights off a guy on here that made them and I'm looking for another one. Does anyone know who he is? They are the torpedo shaped ones.
 
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look at www.fishthief.com    best snubbers for riggers and trolling.  especially if you have cannons with such a hard stop.   the snubbers will also keep your weight just below water surface when autostop activates thereby eliminating the jerking on the ball when boat is pitching when the weight is out of the water.  i would also save the money on termination kits and just use wire knot with no crimps

With the high speed cannons like the Mag 5ST, it really helps to run a ball snubber to take out the snap when the auto stop breaks the surface.  Amish Outfitters makes one that is reasonably priced and holds up well.  If you are fraying cables you need to check how your cables are installed.  I run two Mag 5ST’s and have zero issues with cables fraying.  I do check and change my probe rigger termination annually.  The Cannon terminators are very trouble free.  Get your cable routing sorted out and a couple of ball snubbers should fix the break off problem.

With cannons the cable comes onto the reel  on the bottom side and rolls up clockwise. If yours are coming onto the reel on the topside they will roll up counter clock wise and they will chafe the rigger main body unless there is very little cable on them. This happens when the power supply is reversed at the battery. However, if you are talking about the boom swivel wheel, there the cable rolls over the top.

Which down riggers using (cannon etc.}  Happened to me on Cannons years ago  lost about 8 or 9!!!  problem was I was hooking derby into eye ring.  The swinging back and forth while hooked up to eye frayed cable. Wife was on board, picked up rigger she said there goes another!!!!!!!!!!

What are you using for termination ?
 
Also, I use the Amish outfitter snubber vs fish Hawks safety strap.

Cables do get easily frayed when they get caught off to the side of the wheel on the end of the rigger. It is called the boom swivel. You should check out your boom swivels and maybe replace them.
Also, sometimes the wire is rolled up the wrong way on the the main wheel. This will cause the cable to chafe up against the metal frame , causing it to fray.
The small piece of cable that comes with the probe is for the connection between the probe and the ball with the ball hanging under the probe.
Finally if your cable still breaks a lot, replace it with a 150 or 200 pound test cable. 

You might want to figure out why your cables are fraying. I've used the same get up for years and years without a problem. I use the cable that came with my Fish hawk. It's worked good for me. I think it's odd to lose balls unless your bouncing bottom.


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Hi guys, I’m not a real experienced fisherman so I need some advice. I got a FishHawk X4 D for Xmas and will be putting it on soon. However, in my limited time on Lake Ontario I have managed to lose at least 5 balls and have noticed fraying in both cables with no idea how it happens. Anyway, to my point. How can I best ensure that when I attach the probe to the wire I won’t lose the darn thing? It came with a safety but I’ve been reading it not the best. Any tips, recommendations on how not to lose this thing you can share would be helpful.

Thanks.

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I'm posting this with Chad's permission. Thank you Chad!
 
There is a fairly new and legitimate  veteran organization called OATH, Inc, which stands for Outdoor Association for True Heroes. It is free to join, and there are no membership dues. Membership is open to all veterans and active duty/reserve/NG military members.
 
OATH, Inc is a not for profit 501c3 organization that offers free hunting and fishing trips to it members, as well as other outdoors activities. These trips are donated to OATH, Inc by various charter captains, as well as fishing & hunting guide services.
 
Two of our members went on a fully funded moose hunt last year in Maine. All our members had to provide was their own transportation to the hunting lodge. Once there, all food and lodging was paid for. Both members each shot a moose, and the meat processing was provided for free as well.
 
There are deer hunts, maybe another moose hunt, and fishing trips planned for this year, as well as turkey hunts in May.
 
There is an application that must be filled out and sent to the NY OATH, Inc general manager Gary Romig. I will post his information below. There's no reason to not join OATH, Inc. It costs you nothing, and it can bring outdoor adventures to you that you might not be able to do on your own.
 
OATH, Inc web site
http://www.oathinc.org
 
OATH, Inc NY
http://www.oathinc.org/newyork/
 
The application link (it is a little lengthy, but you can blame it on all the stolen valor out there)
http://www.oathinc.org/ap/
 
Gary Romig
[email protected]
Or [email protected]
315-408-7351 (cell)
 
On Face book
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