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  1. guffins fisherman
    All Seasons in Pulaski had a pile of them hanging. I bought two, just in case. Thanks everyone for the help. I know I’ll get some eye rolls for saying this, but they really are the best mass produced ‘riggers. I especially like the softer stop upon retrieval. My terminal tackle hanging the FishHawk probe does too. This counter is the only problem I have had with them. However, I bought them used a few seasons ago, so doubtful Scotty will send me a new counter. Matt
  2. guffins fisherman
    Looking for part #2134 digital line counter for Scotty HP 2116 downriggers. I've called all over and nobody has one. It had some condensation all summer, and finally went bad. Matt.
  3. guffins fisherman
    Frequently, 110 outlets are used for downrigger power. They are cheap, easily installed and replaced, as well as the plug ends too. My guess, two being present, would be downrigger power. Chances are, they were poorly installed and directly to a battery/batteries and then the wiring was removed hastily at one time.
  4. guffins fisherman
    Not a cheap option, but the Scottie 2116’s have a lighted digital counter. It is faint blue backlight so to not negate night vision. Other than that, I can’t think of a cheap option. What about a cheap clamp on bench light? Likely kinda overkill though.
  5. guffins fisherman
    Never used a shoot thru, but have used plenty thru hull ‘ducers. It is a really easy job that looks bigger than it is. I’d say two days max out of the water if you are fully prepared with all your materials. Day one is prep and install. Day two is letting the 4200(not 5200) cure and routing the wire. Two days and you’re on the water getting great images at just about all the speeds you’ll need. You’ll be glad you made the leap.
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    They are def bigger on your boat, but the simplicity and reliability is unmatched. The 1106’s and 1116’s draw hardly amps on the way up so they can be ideal on smaller boats that are not carrying 2-3 batteries.
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    One word will cure all your Cannon ills: Scottie. The 1116’s are “slow” enough to where they don’t jerk the cable at all. Up or down. The 2116’s are wicked fast, but have a gentle stop at the top and can be set up to stop with the gear anywhere below the surface to make it even less abrupt. Are they expensive? Yes. Are they bigger? Yes. Do they just flat out work day after day, up, down all day long no questions asked? Yes. Are they simple to operate and replace seldom needed parts? Yes. Have I just left my ‘Hawk on all season and just run it day after day on my 2116’s? Yes. With that said, I terminated with the Scottie Surestop Pro’s on my winger riggers to make my stopper bead permanent. Made a huge difference not using the stopper beads on the wingers.
  8. guffins fisherman
    For safety and comfort, I would recommend mounting your riggers just forward of the vents in the gunnels. This will allow you to set them and get to a bite easily and safely. Then I would recommend mounting your rod holders(3-4) forward of the riggers, but not so far forward that they hinder getting on/off the boat, but forward enough to not hinder rotating the riggers, etc. Track is nice, but not a necessity. Track only allows for less drilling into your boat and easy removal/modifications, etc. I included a pic of mine that works really well. I have Scottie riggers now, but you get the idea. Dipsys go in the forward Cannon holder and occasionally a rigger rod in the aft Bert’s. The middle plastic Bert’s holders only hold planer board rods.
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    In my experience, a very fast ship out too. Thank you.
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    Igloo makes a huge “marine” one. People buy the big yetis and such. I just can’t see dropping the coin to fill one with fish water and slime.
  11. guffins fisherman
    Friend of mine has a place on Can. side of Grindstone in Thurso Bay. He knows of someone that caught a king over there. One. I’ve always wondered why they don’t go further, or are more common down the river. I surmised it was due to almost all of our kings being stockers these days. With that said, they likely go back to, or near where they were released for their spawning rituals. The Salmon, the Black, Stony, Mill Creek, etc.
  12. guffins fisherman
    If I could make a suggestion: I know it is not what you are asking for, but I would suggest buying new. I bought a used X4D on this forum, and have not been completely happy with it. Every time it goes wonky, I can't help but wonder if I got sold a piece of crap, or the perceived malfunction is just how the unit works normally. I went into the transaction knowingly taking that chance, but to do it all over again, I would just go new. Just the wondering and having it in the back of my mind has not been worth the savings on a used one.
  13. guffins fisherman
    Salmon strongly prefer 48-52 degree water. The nice thing about a fish hawk is it will tell you where that is in the water column, or if it even exists at that location. Secondly, and likely most important, a fish hawk gives you data that you can try to repeat once you find what the fish are preferring at that given moment, and then try to repeat it to increase your chances of repeating a catch. The truth is, the actual numbers the fish hawk gives you don't actually matter. What matters is the repeatability. It just so happens a fish hawk tells us the relative speed at the ball and we compare it to surface speed and then try to use it to our advantage.
  14. guffins fisherman
    I know exactly where this place is. You’d be hard pressed to find a better location to stay in the harbor for any type of fishing. Perching, bass, salmon, walleye….they’re all easily accessible from this rental.
  15. guffins fisherman
    Tie them to each side of the boat so they lay in the water somewhere midship, but still able to easily reach them to pull them out. Be sure to use tag lines(loose lines attached to the trailing end of the trolling bag) and attach them further back along the side. These tag lines are used to 1). keep the bag from being sucked under the boat. 2). Retrieve the bag when done trolling. The bags are way easier to empty of water by lifting from the trailing end of the bag. 3). If the tow line breaks, the tag line will keep it near the boat so you can retrieve it, if it hasn't found its way into your prop.
  16. guffins fisherman
    To be clear, trolling bags and drift bags are different. The weight of your Penn Yan will shred a pair of drift bags in a day. Trolling bags are way heavier built and cost more. Big Papa Sportfishing and Amish Outfitters come to mind.
  17. guffins fisherman
    You would need a holder, a rod and an inline planer board for each bait you want to put in the water. If you want to run 3 baits per side of the boat, you would need six holders(3 per side), six rods and six planer boards and six baits.
  18. guffins fisherman
    I use 65# braid for my divers, so I can get the larger diameter. It accumulates fleas, but not any more or less than wire on the days when fleas are bad. Sent from my moto g power (2021) using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Savage .300 WSM Remington 30-06 Toyota Camry
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    I think NYS DMV has a database of everything that has been reg'd in your name, to a certain extent of time. I think you can request a copy of it. I thought it could be done online, but not positive. The reg numbers you need for your captains license might be listed. I ran into this same sort of problem. I went back and found pictures over the years and was able to find the reg numbers I needed. Good luck. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  21. guffins fisherman
    Saw this on CL a week ago too. https://plattsburgh.craigslist.org/boa/d/canandaigua-ft-sportscraft-inboard/7363431872.html Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  22. guffins fisherman
    I honestly think disconnecting the head unit from the power and removing the batteries from the probe resets the codes or something, and they begin talking better. Essentially mine did the same thing. Only thing I did differently was to reset the head unit to factory settings. Good chance FH did that when they had it too. Good to hear it works. Now go fishing. Matt Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  23. guffins fisherman
    With some perseverance, renewed patience and some tinkering, I was able to fish my x4D all day today with almost no glitches. Matt Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  24. guffins fisherman
    Update: brought my boat to a sand beach where I could get in and look at the 'ducer angle. I had it tilted up ~15 degrees. Add that to the already 10 degrees built into the 'ducer element, and I was likely not receiving signal well from the probe. I adjusted it to parallel with the surface of the water, and it seemed to work well all the way up to 4 MPH. Couple that with the reset to factory default of the head unit, and I think/hope they are talking better now. As far as the OP putting the probe into a bucket, that may not be deep enough to receive well considering the 10 degrees built into the 'ducer. I hope my trials and tribulations and possible success give you some insight into solving your problems. Matt
  25. guffins fisherman
    They make different models that vary the complexity. I know a lot of people that live and die by these things on the water, and have zero issues with them. Whether they are justifying the expense, or truly catch more fish is not my call. I want to be on the cutting edge, and want the FH to work and will keep trudging ahead to get it working.
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