skinny420

Well the old bayliner is......well.....a bayliner! Lol. So i got a older 1710 fish and ski. It isnt that bad and i could get a few more years out of it....but.....i just want to do it this year. Its got a transom where its just the center needs to be ground out and filled with seacast. Thats not a big deal really but i want to put in an aluminum L bracket across the inside spanning the entire transom so i can bolt on a kicker and tie it into the floor. It will be 70" wide 8" up the transom and 8" into the floor. Anybody with aluminum knowledge. If i used 6061 aluminum should it be .35 or 1/2"? 3/4? Is 6061 strong enough? Is there stronger aluminum? I dont really need this extra bracket but i already own this boat and got more in it than it will ever be worth. If i do it now i can fish it till i die and never worry again. So if you were putting a bracket on your boat what would it be? I know nothing about metal strength.....or much else. Just dont want to order a piece of custom metal and get it to find out its to weak or heavy or brittle. Honestly 6061 might steel for all i know???

I went out from 11-4. Start to set up in 50ft and get one dipsy out, showing buddy how to set the rod....says no problem, goes to other side and tangles the pole taking it out and drops new 9' ugly stick with daiwa line counter over the side....wtf? I just told him to drive and ill set them out. He asks if i think the waves will push the rod onto the beach? Seriously? Then had a wire dipsy fire and crossed my braid diver...cut instantly.....but slid down and got caught on wire dipsy....lost the fish but got the gear back.....then somehow my other steel dipsy snapped off at the swivel....lost a #5 diver with dreamweaver paddle and meat rig. Ended 0-1with the only shot being that white pro troll flasher with green meat rig 80ft. Marked a few....had a few streakers.....just an expensive day with no fish. Im going to have to pull strings and jump thru hoops to get back out there. Lots of pa and oh boats. Good to see them bringing there money here and there love for our lake. Alot of people complain about them but they spend at the bait shops and are cleaner than locals. Hope somebody is catching fish out there....and if anybody catches my rod just keep it and laugh every time you use it.

I want matures. I plan on running meat on a rigger and a diver. Cheated rigger with spoons. Spoon and j plug on 2 lead cores. And 2 ff on divers to start. Atleast thats how they are rigged now. Hopefully that does the trick. I got all the goodies. I wouldnt care comeing up empty handed if i thought i had another shot at it.

Me and my buddy are headed out tomorrow evening. Looks like its my only shot at them this year. Would love any depth, color, or hot bait tips!!!

I need rod holders! Looking for a few rod holders. Really would like pedistal mount dual ratchet holders....maybe even a tree. Got a new boat and need holders for dipsy rods mainly. Let me know what you got. Prefer around buffalo-rochester area.

https://www.louisianasportsman.com/lpca/index.php?section=classifieds&event=view&action=single_ad&id=795071 not sure if the link works but search the email and found an add with prices. I know garmin would never allow there products to be sold so cheap. If they take PayPal id order but id bet they want a money order.

If I plan on hitting bottom I remove all but the back trebble hook on my lures. I smash my quick fish off the rocks quite a bit and don't loose nearly as many as I did before I started removing hooks.

Cannon gimbal mounts I have a pair of cannon gimbal mounts I've had for a while and don't use anymore. If anybody is getting ready for this year and needs a pair of gimbal mounts I'd like to trade for something I could use. Looking mainly for swivel mounts, line counter reels, inline planers, rod holders. I'd consider any fishing or hunting stuff you don't use anymore. I had them for my old manual Downriggers so I could use them on my friends boat but we just use my boats now. I have been thinking of just selling them on eBay but if somebody here could use them here I'd rather just trade. I'd even add cash for the right stuff. I'm from Lockport and would like to meet anywhere from buffalo to Rochester. Let me know what you got!

That is a great deal. And it isn't no exaggeration, 15% off instantly and 2 $75 dollar rebates. Thanks for sharing. Now find me a new trolling motor with the same discount! Lol