Bait Bucket

25 minutes ago, Low Baller said:

I feel your pain. 8 to 10 ft leaders on a 16' boat is a circus act. I use the same rigger rods for finger lakes and Lake O. Slightly heavy for the finger's and slightly under for mature salmon. 6 yrs no issues. Okuma 8' green tips.

 

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Great for browns. I'm surprised no one told me to buy a bigger boat..

3 hours ago, dry net said:

Don't mean to rub it in but ........

 

.  you misspelled butt. 

11 hours ago, fish whistle said:

I would go with an okuma sst kokanee rod,they come in 7 or 71/2 foot ..

We use 6-10 lb test line on them and love it..Most of our salmon and trout in maine are 1 1/2-5 lbs and these rods make it fun..use small line counter reels with mono or we even use 12lb leadcore on the 7 1/2 footers with no prob ( 5 colors)..All the other rods mentioned are good choices but I think you will like the light action of these..they have a trigger and the graphite rod blank is exposed on your finger and you feel everything..under 50$

That's a fine rod, would like it, but I saw some reviews on a few people breaking off the tips on the dr. IM-8 graphite. The 71/2 with 6-12 would be ideal.

15 hours ago, dry net said:

Ugly stick used to make 7' one piece light action rods. Don't know if they still do but I bet they are what you are looking for. Also, Eagle Claw rods seem to bend thru the whole blank if thats the action your looking for. Good luck!

Yeah, that ugly stik I think was the BWD 1131. (Which would be perfect.)  There's also a 1101 8'3". Good luck finding either one.

2 hours ago, fisherman21 said:

Ugly stik 9’ light should be perfect.


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Looking to go shorter,  fishing out of a 16 foot fish hawk, almost have to stand on the bow to net at the back end.  LOL. 

Eagle claw is almost free,  full bend would be fine.  Ugly stik has the tiger and big water.  Maybe try to find an older one. But looking for sooner than later.  

Just looking for someone's opinion on a light action downrigger rod for Keuka Lake. I troll there a few times a year for trout and currently I'm using a 9 foot, med-light (10-20 lb.) ugly stick. Mostly with just a spoon of the DR. As some know, the trout there are on average, 18-22 inch cigars, with a few larger at times. The rod I use just isn't right for those small trout. I was thinking of something in a lighter action of maybe 71/2 or 8 foot. ( I want to feel a little fight) I thought of a Kokanee rod, but I think they're to light. So, something just a tad heavier than that. Not looking for anything over $75.00. Any thoughts.

Don't need them all, but I can sure use 7 of those purple ones.

Can you send me a some pics please.

I have a 2014 Crestliner Fish hawk, 16 foot side console. I'm looking for some ideas on how to support the cover on the ends and side opposite the console. At the current time, I am using the travel cover with the poles as the support for my cover. This is really killing it, they're expensive and I need to get it down. Any pics, ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.

Ordered some marine grade wire.  That stuff is expensive.  No connectors,  soldering all points. 

Nice chart. I was going to do 10awg, but I think I am going to do 12. Only going less than 4 feet, more like maybe 3.

I would, but shipping would kill me.

On ‎2‎/‎24‎/‎2020 at 8:28 PM, Sk8man said:

Good question. Yes I do but I retrieve the spoons with a dinner fork because I do multiple spoons at once and to avoid getting stuck . You do have to fish around a bit but not a real problem.I wipe any fine dust off of them with a soft cloth after retrieval.

They do make a plastic basket for these tumblers. The holes are just big enough to let the media fall through and you are left with just your spoons in the basket. Been doing this for years.

Did you use an inline fuse. My shortest run is only about 4 feet.  

I need to revive this topic. Unreel, are you stating 10awg from the DR motor or battery to plug? The reason I'm asking is because I came across an older (but new in box) Big Jon electric I want to install and it has a lighter socket type plug on the end. I know that wire is not 10awg, maybe 14 or even 16. I am thinking of running 10awg from my starting battery (fused-20amp) to a lighter type socket but leaving my DR wiring alone. Anyone else who has thoughts on this are welcome to join in.

I was given a new, but older Big Jon electric downrigger from a friend. I want to mount it on a swivel base but there is a small problem, the swivel would be a 4x4, the base on the rigger is 5x2. Like I said, older style. I'm hoping someone knows what I mean by that and might have an idea as to an adapter plate for it.

If you don't sell by the lot, I may be interested in a few.

If you get no takers, I'll do them for 25 shipped to PA via PayPal.

Shipping to Kingston, PA?

Maybe the riggers would be easier, but,since I already have the rods, reels,backing,leader material for everyone and morel terminal ends I'll ever need, I think for the 30 bucks a reel for lead is worth the investment for this year coming. If I struggle,then maybe I'll consider the riggers.

All great info. Thanks. I use the 320's on 9 foot medium ugly sticks and use an off shore tackle diving tadpole weight, a small dodger and a small spoon such as sutton or similar.  Sounds like I'll keep them and load them up for lead. Already have the backing.  

I fish mostly on Keuka Lake. I do not have riggers as of yet, so I use weights to troll with. I wanted to try my hand with lead this year. As of reels, I have two Penn GTi 320's. I can also pick up two Sealine Great Lakes 47 LC's for 42.00 delivered. These are in excellent condition. The lake is deep, so most likely I'll need a bunch of lead. So any preference on those two reels.

I have two boats that I leave out during the winter months. I usually take the tires off the trailers for the Winter, but this is getting old and so am I. The trailer tires set on concrete during this time.  Other than moving South, does anyone use some type of spray on them for the Winter and if so, what would be the best brand.

where re you located/