guffins fisherman

Lakers and salmon are not in the bays right now. They are out in the lake proper. Past the big islands. Pike,pickerel and bass can be found in the bays right now just about everywhere. The walleyes?  Good luck. They are here, but very scattered and tough to target unless you put one helluva lotta time in. 

Yes. 

Somebody must be looking for some downriggers. If you don't like my asking price, make me an offer.

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The original generation of Bravo drives did have corrosion problems.  I had a Bravo 3(counter rotating stainless props).  Merc discovered all that steel right next to the aluminum drive housing was a bad thing.  The newer gen drives were built using different paints, alloy mixes, and more anodes.  I had to replace my upper drive assembly and my lower unit.  The new units seemed to weather better.

I had the 231 WA just like what you have pictured.  I put a 36" track over that whole thing.  In the track, I mounted a rigger all the way aft, and four rod holders.  The rod holder furthest forward was the diver holder.  I never had any problems with that piece acting as if it was coming out of there.  If you felt it needed to stronger, you could add more mounting screws to it.  Oversizing what is already there likely won't bolster it much, but more screws would.  

Loved that ProLine.  Great hull. Would handle anything.   I just needed to go bigger and get rid of the dog house for my charter boat.  

Don't put your dipsys in titeloks. They will eventually go for a swim. Use them for storage and planer rods. Put a heavy duty holder in front of them, and put them all in track.

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Three new style Mag 5ST. All three have adjustable booms installed. Pulleys good, etc. Cannon plugs cut off whips for different plugs. Switches good. Auto stop all good.

The middle one has a brand new motor. $300.

The right one has the boat side whip. $300.

One has a stripped knob on the rod holder, but still functions as chute rigger. $300.

Good cables and terminators on all.

Mounting blocks and two high profile swivels included.

$850 for all. Preferred.

I moved to Scotty riggers and want to move these. Located in Watertown/Henderson Harbor, NY. Pick up only.

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Matt Dickinson(315)778-3526

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I have a couple 9" angled, I believe 30 degrees I would get rid of.  Good shape.  Holes are unthreaded and in the corners only.  Match cannon swivels.  Off brand, but solid and in good shape.  

I went from Lowrance to Garmin last year. The Garmin UI is just so much easier to use. I love the hybrid touch and buttons of the Echomap Plus series. You can program the soft buttons to automatically move to a desired screen with one button touch. Just fast and slick.

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It has been a few weeks since I went out of stony in my tin boat. I had the FF on the whole way out. The least amount of depth I saw was 1.5, but that was weeks ago. Never touched bottom though.

The dock? That was another story. I had the least mobile of the two of us climb into the boat before I splashed it, then I climbed down in after it was in, and then reversed the process on the way out.

I have not used it looked at Westcott launch. I would bet it's shallow getting out past the jetty's, but all sand.

On another note, I keep my 26' Shamrock at Harbors End in Henderson. The first time I took it out of there, I felt this weird vibration. Looked at the FF and again 1.5. Luckily, all sand. I was dragging the keel and chopping sand.

That was weeks ago, and the water has def come up some.

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I stumbled upon this video last year some time.  Fish Hawk installed already.  

Henderson has covered and non-covered slips at the various marinas. Harbors End, Harbor Marina, Lake Ontario Mariners marina, and I believe Cornell's marina. You will pay more for the covered slips, but it sure is nice to have a clean, dry boat. They all vary in price. I believe Harbor Marine is the most $$, but also, the deepest, and brand new building with locked doors. All of these marinas fill up pretty quick, or already full with a waitlist, so don't delay.

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Just did a quick search of that model. Max HP is 230 and dry weight is 2550.

The 175 was probably the standard factory option, while the 230 was likely twin 115's upgrade. Essentially 90 HP is half or less of what the hull is rated for.

I would think your only potential buyer would be someone that never wants to get on plane with any gear or people on board, will only putt around a small lake and is aware of the danger in doing anything different with it so underpowered.

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Stony Creek launch. Not too bad. Not great. Looked like plenty of concrete pad left to get boat on and off though.

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No.  Marked a few though.

Matt

Went out of Henderson today on a 17' G3. No problem whatsoever with the ramp. The step down off the dock was a big one though.

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DR needs a coated cable to send the info up to the antenna mounted on the rigger boom. FishHawk sends the info wirelessly to a 'ducer on the transom. Both have pros and cons.

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Ranger makes a rubber coated knotted twine replacement for their nets. It is not perfect, but it does seem easier on the fish, and a little less tangled.

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205 yards is over 600 feet. More than enough for Brown Trout fishing. If a king hits an 8lb leader it won't matter how much you have spooled. It's broke off. If you have 15# mainline, I'd go with 12# floro leader.

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Technically the Isthmus boat launch is not in Chaumont Bay, it is outside on the open lake. It is shallow, narrow, and can be very rough to get out of. It is a decent run to get inside the bay. With a boat that size, you would be better served launching in the village at Chaumont Bay Marina, or even at Henderson Harbor and motor across to Chaumont. The state launch in Chaumont is shallow, and can be tricky with a large boat, especially if you are not familiar with that launch area.

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I have run both methods extensively.  I have both on my boat.  For light biting, smaller fish I run the inlines...namely walleyes.  They just keep the fish hooked up better and are more accurate for depth and lead control.  With that said, if I am targeting heavier, harder hitting fish....namely browns and early kings, the big boards and mast are the way to go.  I have fished browns on inline boards, and I don't care for fighting the board and the bigger fish.  It will work, but for spring browns when they are aggressive and come more frequently, having the line release and swing to the center is so nice.  While the client is fighting the fish, I am moving the releases down the line.  

As far as installing a mast on the OP's boat, I'd say go for it, just use the seat mount, and put in a tether to haul in the tow line to set up each release.

The big igloo coolers from sam's are the way to go if you are a cold water fisherman. They are the only coolers that are long enough to hold the big kings and the big lakers. I just can't see paying for the Yetis, the RTICs, etc and putting fish stink in them forever. If you put fish in it once in a while, maybe someone can scrub every little nook and cranny to get the stink out, but if it has fish in it all the time, it will forever be a fish box.

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I troll for walleyes and browns with a mix of walleye boards and the tx-22's. I moved the weight all the way back on all of them. I did this to get them to troll smoother. I felt the walleye boards would dig the nose in and lag, loading up the rod, then surge when the rod pulled back at it. By moving the weight all the way back, the nose came up and they run smoother and more consistent. They also run lighter in the water. I like this because I run 4/ side and want them to swing to the center as far as possible when I have a fish on. By disengaging the nose of the board, they can pull back way easier.

With that said, I suppose deep divers and big weight would be problematic the way I have them set up. If/when I do that, I would only use the tx-22's on those lines. I think they pull better.

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I don't know of a single charter captain in Henderson that targets kings with sticks in the summer. If they do, they keep it real quiet. Not likely, but possible. I think a stickbait would be absolutely destroyed after a couple fish at the most. Worse yet, a plastic stickbait may just snap in half, have the ring anchors pull out or the terminal anchor pull out. I suppose a stick would work, but the traditional gear just seems to be better.

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