Smoke-N-Finn

You can get several different models , wide view for pulling skiers and such, but I just haven't bought one. My buddy has one rigged on his boat and works great. But probably not if your back curtain is "foggy", lol.

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Never seen a camera but I did see an old timer that used a larger mirror to watch his rods. It was a waterski type mirror. He had a bad neck and couldn't turn around that good and it worked well for him


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Mike

Mirror is way cheaper, serves the same purpose, just isn't as cool looking.

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Nice pics and catch!!! Good going, weird winter for sure.

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I will take those , PM sent, thanks
Finn

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I lived closer this would be going on the boat, and then I could sell my 9.9 2 stroke and be done with the tank/ mixing/ smoke, darn...

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try running copper on boards
 

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner...

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Couple deformed hump back fish, Walleye, and a Stergon. Super cool videos.

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$1400 is about $700 too much even if you like it. I have a 9.9. 2 stroke, but for some of the reasons mentioned would like a 4 stroke.

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Hey not tryin to hijack this thread but i have almost the same question. Will diawa accudepth 47s work for downriggers? From what i gather its either 25 or 30lb mono will these hold enough line to get the job done? Thanks

Yep those will work perfectly.

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Scary stuff right there, no fish worth it. Glad you made it off

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I'm running all Okuma Coldwaters and they're real nice for the $$

I love the ones I have also, will be adding more for sure, now can get them in hi speed also. 6.1:1.

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The North Pacific Commercial Salmon Trollers almost all use a single hook usually called a siwash hook.

Sure it has nothing to do with regulations or that they troll with a line with 1000 hooks on it.

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I have pulled 300 with a walleye boards, struggle but works. The 44's would easily pull double. They are beasts, but they aren't going to outrun the boat.

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I run mine off board, tx44 with the better church clips. Worked perfectly.

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I think it is way easier to attach & run.JMO as a relative rookie using copper line.

Copper May be a little easier to attach, but definitely not easier to run. Weighted Steel is by far the most fisherman friendly weighted line available. Used the shrink tubing method and ran 200', every trip and 300 almost every trip. Never one problem. Including a huge tangle with a leadcore that would have ruined any copper. Layed out on my boat floor and untangled it all without one kink. Will be adding couple shorter steels 100, 50' for sure.

 

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Definitely, think he needs to add about 200' more wire out but have to look at chart. Depending on trolling g speed

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Used 200, and 300 45lb. With great success last season. 200 was one of best rods. Much more friendly than coil happy copper. Same depth as equivalent copper.

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I use 65# Power pro for divers, Want to know the ratio, let it out till it starts hitting bottom, look at counter- Boom! brain surgery

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You could run your riggers all season on a battery and prob not charge it, that's not even a worry. If you don't get bit much go manuals, if you are a little smarter you get electrics. No idiots on my boat.!!!

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I have these exact riggers, they are tough, heavy duty, and simple. Clutches are superb, won't be getting them ripped off your boat if you snag them up. Booms that tilt, and lock in up position. And Traxtech will service them and may have parts from old stock.

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Don't Tell the DNR that.....

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Yum, nothing like eating a giant body filter that catches all toxins, and nasties. Eat away, I will feed mine to the crows and yotes.

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Fishers do eat porcupines, house cats, rabbits, grouse., anything they can catch. They sleep, EAT, and crap. Here in UP they planted them years ago and were off limits for years. Told everyone they were to kill porkys. Rabbit populations were almost gone, porcupine population didn't drop. Took years to get them under control, they are just giant weasels and will kill just for fun.

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Restraint - Good one, if it makes you feel better.

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We are even blessed with top dogs of the woods😣. Deer killing machines, hopefully we can get back to killing them too.

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