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Definitely my last year for Rages too. Mixed results over 6 years. I tried the rage Chisel tip a few years ago. Shot a small buck three times in the chest. Had to finish it off with a knife. Only one lung was hit. The twist of chisel tip makes it screw in, killing penetration. Before that I always used the one's with the razor tip. Had good effect with those. But the collars are a pain. Snag a branch or your quiver and the blades come loose. Not worth it. Trying Exodus fixed blades next year.

Thanks for the tip.

No acorns in the Alabama swamp.

I'm looking at summit open @15 lbs or a lone wolf assualt handclimber @ 14 lbs since the x -stand didn't work out. Lone Wolf is pretty expensive so I may have to wait until next year unless I can launder some more money through Home Depot.

Wildlife innovations. I have six. They work great. 49$ at Dick's.

Well, interesting subject. I just used my new climber yesterday. X-stand mini X1. World's lightest climbing stand. Well, it broke first tree I climbed. Handle on the seat climber broke. I was up about 6 feet. I have bought 4 climbers. None of them suited me. They are ALL noisy. They are ALL too heavy. Some are even nearly impossible to climb with. Cable or flat ribbon flops down, grabs tree, etc. So, I have cobbled together a couple decent ones using the best parts and ideas from the 4! But they still are s pain. Anytime you are carrying a metal heavy bulky stand through the woods you are going to sound like a dump truck. Especially in the swamp where I have to hunt. Also, it's an effort to set up and climb. But as for hang ons, they are an bigger pain to climb a tree and then hang. But, if you can leave them all season, they the best. Sneak in, climb up, totally silent! I'm starting into saddles, but I see problems there too. You still need a climbing method, and I so far don't enjoy facing the tree. But, I am new to it, so to early to tell. But seems like a lot of monkey motion in the dark with the guys who are trying to go total minimalist with one stick, aiders and such. So it will be a trial and error to figure out what works for you. So far, after 44 years of hunting, I'm still not happy with the tree stands and methods I have tried and I've tried most. Again, hang ons are quietest and best, but only if you can put them up early and leave them

I made my own out of camo fleece and some old tree stand harness. It was a ten weeks backorder from aerohunter for a kestrel flexfit. I tried it first time today. Go to saddlehunter.com and you'll have more information than you can absorb. My impression so far: you still have to climb the tree. So you have to find a.method that works for you. Also, I'm not crazy about looking at a tree all all day. I prefer to sit or stand with my back against the tree.

Lots of good ideas. No weeds on my rigger Cable when I brought it up and down. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Longer wheel base with this truck. I think moving the boat forward and lowering the hitch ball fixed the sway. I will investigate the weight issue further. Bearings and tires are good, as are the brakes. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks I will check my settings. I use medium chirp. I think I use 83 khz. When I try 290 khz I don't see much. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

You are correct. I used the same ball and hitch that I used for the Nissan. It had to be turned over with the ball higher to level the tongue. With this F150, it made the tongue too high. So, I got a new hitch and ball because I could not get the old ball off to reverse it. This lowered the tongue 3 or 4 inches. I also moved the winch forward 4 inches and these two things made a big difference. I have no more sway so far and it even feels"heavier" when I drive. Thanks for all the responses. I will weigh the boat and trailer to see where I am at for capacity. But at least the sway seems to be solved. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Mine does this too once in a while. I notice it after I pull out and I am strapping everything down. I just crank the winch and pull it forward hoping the front eye holds in the boat. I suspect it has to do with the angle of the ramp, and that the back of the boat is probably floating a little as I pull the trailer forward. As a remedy, I think you (and myself) need to not back the trailer into the water as deep. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Saw something really weird for miles, only 30 feet down. This was present even with nothing in the water, no riggers, no divers, nothing. I Have no clue what it was. See pictures. The pic shown does show my riggers running far below. But when we quit, we pulled all gear, and it was still there! Didn't see it out in 400, and I've never seen anything like this in my three years of fishing lake Ontario. There were no fleas on our lines all day. Very few weeds. I put the fish hawk down and found 65 degrees there, versus 68 at surface. I even put out 5 color leadcore with spoon and it went untouched. Perplexed. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I'm surprised so many leave the skin on. I always skin them even when smoking because I hate that blood stripe that lies under the skin. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Couple more pictures. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

No fleas on our lines at all today. I checked the temp it was only a 3 degree drop from surface. Surface was 68, temp there where the weird return was registered 65. Strange. I haven't seen it in the three years I've been fishing there. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Olcott. September 10. Tuesday 0630 to 1300. Slow day for us. Checked FF screen in 80 to 100 FOW early morning waiting for enough light. Saw nothing. Ran out to 350. Trolled north to 475. Caught one small steelhead. Pulled gear. Motored back to 330 ish. There were a few boats in this range. Caught two more steelhead on 80 foot rigger where water was 47 degrees. . Lost 3 pretty good fish on a diver with meat. I used 300 copper, 10 color lead, two divers, two riggers. All depths. Different speeds. Mostly spoons but ran one meat rig all day. Saw something really weird for miles, only 30 feet down. This was present even with nothing in the water, no riggers, divers nothing. Have no clue what it was. See picture. The pic shown does show my riggers running far below. But when we quit, we pulled all gear, and it was still there! Didn't see it out in 400. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app