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    I believe those leaders were made by Greg Dale, who goes by Troubles on this website. Greg makes quality products at very reasonable prices. I have bought from him many times and have never been disappointed.
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    I tried switching a few spoons to Gamakatsu siwash hooks this year for the first time. I run mostly magnum spoons during my three week fishing vacation in July and August and do a lot of fishing solo so I figured I’d give them a try for a lot of the reasons mentioned previously. I wasn’t sure what size to order so I bought some 4/0 and some 5/0 hooks hoping that big 5/0 wouldn’t affect the spoon’s action. First spoon I tried was a Moonshine magnum Carbon-14 and, wouldn’t you know it, the first hit was a miss! I decided to give it more of a try and boy am I glad I did! Hookups have been solid and it seems like once that single is buried there’s nothing to shake it loose. They hook and hold, they’re relatively easy to remove from the fish (especially important when releasing fish), they don’t get tangled in the net, and they don’t get tangled up when putting them with other spoons, which can be damn frustrating. So I’m a convert, albeit a recent one, and a lot of my spoons have been switched to singles. I haven’t noticed any effect on the spoon action with either the 5/0 or the 4/0. Just as an aside: anyone switching or replacing hooks might want to buy a pair of the green handle split ring pliers from Texas Tackle. They work awesome on most any size split rings and make switching hooks a breeze. I did buy the open eye siwash hooks, but with those pliers I wouldn’t worry about buying closed eye hooks either.
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    Hey guys, this may sound a little weird, but I have a complaint about the new style Shimano Tekota 600 linecounter reels I purchased this past spring and just started using with wire line and dipsys. So far the reels have functioned flawlessly mechanically, landing many good size kings without any problem, but my problem is with the ergonomics of the reels. With the linecounter mechanism located in the projection off the left side of the reel I find that, while fighting a good size fish and reeling with my right hand, that projection is constantly hitting the inside of my left forearm just above the wrist. Not a big deal really, but after several fish that spot on my arms gets pretty sore and slightly bruised from that projection. I know, I know, you guys are saying what an awful problem to have, getting sore after catching a bunch of fish, but I find this problem pretty annoying with a reel costing over two hundred bucks a pop, to the point where I'd rather hand that rod to somebody else when a fish is on. Just curious, has anybody else encountered this aggravation, or am I just being a cranky old guy?
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    Perfect, thanks guys. I fish out of the Oak, so that’s right in my area.
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    Could use some help. Besides FishUSA, do any tackle shops along the south shore of Lake Ontario carry the Deep Rig Tackle cut bait plastics?
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    I think he meant 2/0 gauge wire.
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    What is the hoop size, and where are you located? Thanks.
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    Price???
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    I live in southern NJ and tow my 23’ boat up to Lake Ontario every summer. I have subscribed to BoatUS (Towboat) for years, including the trailer coverage, and have been very happy with their coverage. First, let me say that I renew my subscription every year at a boat or sport show with a BoatUS booth where I save $50 on the annual price. I have used the plan services three times over the years with no complaints, including twice on the same trip. One year my trailer suffered a broken leaf spring on I-81. I called the service number, gave them the information on my problem and location, and had a flatbed on site within an hour. On the same trip, about 10 days later fishing out of Port Ontario, I stupidly ran out of two stroke oil about six miles out in the lake. I called Towboat and asked that they just bring me a gallon of two stroke oil. It took about 45 minutes for the red boat out of Oswego to get to me. He wouldn’t bring me a gallon of oil, but he did tow me back to the Lighthouse Marina. Both times, the service cost me nothing but a signature. The third time, two years ago fishing out of Oak Orchard, I lost my hydraulic steering while out on the lake. Made the call to Towboat and had the red boat from Oneida Marine in Rochester come all the way out and tow me back to the Orleans Co. Marine Park at no cost to me. So if you ask me, BoatUS Towboat is a bargain! I guess any insurance is expensive UNTIL YOU NEED IT! Personally, I like the peace of mind it gives me.
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    Beatixre, with all due respect, If RH93 doesn’t want to travel two hours west for the better early summer salmon fishing why would he consider traveling all the way across country to northern California to go to Lake Clementine? Long way to trailer your boat too. Get a grip!
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    I was up in Rochester this past weekend for the LOCBA fishing flea market and I couldn’t get over the number of lighted message boards alerting drivers about the eclipse and to expect travel delays. I guess they expect that drivers are just gonna stop on the highways and watch it happen.
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    Being from South Jersey and not close to the totality zone I thought it might be cool to see a total solar eclipse once before I die, so I started checking for hotel rooms in upstate NY in the totality zone. If available, rooms that were normally $80-120 a night are going for $229-400 a night for April 7th & 8th, so my first thought was “What if it’s cloudy?” after a 350 mile drive. So I guess I won’t get to see a total solar eclipse in my lifetime. Count yourselves lucky, folks.
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    Love that last photo! Pretty much says it all.
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    Up to the Oak from South Jersey for the past two weeks. Fishing has been from good to lights out depending on the weather. Hard north blow this morning made fishing from my 23 footer too uncomfortable, hoping to get out this evening and Sunday morning before the wind starts back up. Had good luck in 200-300 ft. of water with spoons on riggers at 75-85 and dipseys at 190-240 on a 3 setting. Best spoons have been Carbon 14, UV Green Jeans and Wonderbread/Burnt Bread. Biggest kings came on Glo Frog/White belly on a 400' weighted steel chute line. Green Bam and Chrome Bam flashers with Bam fly and Atommik Hypnotist fly have produced well. Haven't run any meat rigs but hear they're producing. Most of my fishing has been solo, so only able to use three rods, which limits the variety I can run at any one time. Had some evenings out at the 28.5 line when I couldn't keep three rods in the water. What a fantastic fishery you guys have up here, I'm so jealous! Good luck tomorrow. Nick
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    What size are the Convectors, and how much are you asking for them?
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    If I'm not mistaken, sonar is not really a depthfinder but a distance measuring device. That's why fish show up as arches when you are trolling. When they first show up on the edge of your transducer cone the distance from the transducer to the fish is greater. As the transducer moves more directly over the fish, to the center of the transducer cone, and the angle to the fish lessens, the distance to the fish also lessens, indicated on the sonar screen as the top of the inverted V shape. As the transducer moves past the fish and the angle again increases the sonar screen will show the fish depth increasing, giving you the other arm of the inverted V, even though the fish hasn't actually changed depth. Watching your downrigger weight on the sonar screen while trolling will only show you when your weight is at the same depth as any fish you might encounter. Try this: note the depth of your rigger weight as you're trolling at say 3.0MPH. The slow your troll down to 1.5MPH and watch what happens to your weight's indicated depth on the screen.
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    Chinook Chaser, I've been using the Reel Fill Calculator (found on this website or other locations online) to fill my reels and it seems to be pretty accurate providing you use the correct information. I generally shoot for about 90-92% fill, never over 95% filled, otherwise you're liable to be overfilled, and take it from me, removing and refilling the reel is a PITA. Looking quickly at your situation, it looks like the Daiwa Saltist 50 has a stated line capacity of 350 yds./30lb. mono, or 310 yds./40lb. mono. Using the calculator and assuming that your wire is 1000ft.@ .015 dia., looks like you would need 900ft. (300yds.) of 20 lb. mono backing (@.018 dia.) or 495ft. (165yds.) of 40 lb. mono backing (@.024 dia.) to get to 95% filled. I suggest using mono because it's way cheaper than braid and, with 1000ft. of wire, I seriously doubt you would ever get down to the backing anyway. As far as attaching the mono to the wire, I have been using an Albright knot, which is easy to tie and slides through the rod guides and levelwind eye just fine. You could probably use a small barrel swivel instead of the Albright knot, again, probably never going to get down that far anyway. Here is a link to the Reel Fill Calculator I use: https://www.thesouthend.org/index.php/resources/reel-fill-calculator Hint: Some of the capacities entered in the calculator are in yards, some are in feet. Make sure you use the correct ones,
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    OK, I'll take them. Will put a check in the mail tomorrow along with my mailing information. Thanks. Nick
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    Same price to NJ?
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    Capt. Lou, Are any of the Laurvick releases left for sale? If so, how many and what is the cost? Thanks. Nick
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