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I'm using down east holders. Inexpensive and working fine. All metal. I attached a lanyard as recommended. See pictures on this forum I think under the tackle section.

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Picture of the bracket

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I had to hold the wheel stationary and run the hydraulic pump both directions while bleeding. Then I made the steel bracket and attached it to the instrument panel. When I want to use AP, I attach the bracket to the steering wheel spoke to hold the wheel stationary. Otherwise, the AP just makes the wheel spin and the Motor doesn't move!

Gary, was that while bleeding? Or the way it is now while using it?


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Mine was weird. The steering wheel would go back and forth, but the motor would never move. I had to hold the steering wheel in one spot to force the fluid to bypass the steering wheel pump and circulate back to the ram on the motor. It worked, but I had to fabricate and install a bracket that holds the steering wheel in one place when I use the auto pilot. Otherwise the AP drives the wheel but not Motor.

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I wonder what fixed the problem? Update please? Thanks. If you're still looking, try a portable gas tank and hose to eliminate the built in tank and hoses if applicable. Process of elimination is sometimes easiest way to troubleshoot.

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Probably not in their budget or job description. Appears to be a Hazmat issue. There should be a Hazmat office around somewhere.

Gambler took them off my hands, thanks Gambler! But I still have a question: if the USCG requires you to swap these out every 42 months why don't they offer a safe disposal program? 

Used it first time today. Works fine. I realize it's not as good as a a solid frame launcher bolted to gunwales but that's ok. Only thing I don't like is when rods are stowed there when you back up the land one with long dipsey leaders your rod gets into the ones in the rocket launcher.

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What is herring oil and where do you get it?

Not sure if any of you have tried the Brad’s Super Cut Plug but I ran one today for the first time. Loaded it up with herring oil and ran it 3’ behind a 10” spin doctor. Took a half dozen kings.

Just another option (and something to blow money on).


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That's what I use. The orange plastic releases, as well as most releases on an online board don't work well with braid. I did tie in a section of heavy mono on one rod, and it works great too.

a rubber band and a shower curtain ring work great...

Seems like more stuff a king will get tangled up in?

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I bought one of those spoons a couple year's ago. Caught a couple of nice Kings on it. For some reason I haven't used it much. Next time out you can bet it will on a line. I just Trolled with like normal, no yanking.

" Yanking " was an old method of fishing for Lake Trout in northern Ontario using a Williams Wobler spoon . The spoon was developed by Dr. Williams a surgeon in Niagara Falls Ont . Still available now ; the spoon was silver with a bend plus a ridge running down the center the hook would be baited , yanking produced a snap which was different form anything else at that time , it worked so well he went into business with it ! It is not a trolling spoon but has been used for trolling [ no success for us ] !
Give it a try !

We had a ball. Unfortunately they can't come More often. Too many baseball, soccer, softball games He has 5 kids!

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Had to stay in Port while some bad weather moved through. Then after an hour or so we went out about 730. We saw 68 degrees at the mouth of harbor, then about 66 degrees at 190 FOW. But we decided to keep going out. We stopped at 384 FOW. It was 68 degrees on surface 45 degrees 50 to 60feet down. We trolled north. Hit 495 FOW. Surface went to about 70 with 45 degrees 70 feet down. Pretty stable. Stay between 450 and 495 most of the time. Quit at 1330. We got 2 Kings, and 5 steelhead. One king on meat/11 two face uv paddle/diver. Lost several more on that combo. Biggest king was 19 lb off a 70 foot rigger with UV GLOW two face spoon. That rigger also took a few steelhead. Took a couple steelhead on a 10 color leadcore also with same spoon. Nothing on SD/FLY Today. Best water for me was 475 to 490. Fished out from the plant, smokestack. Took my nephew and his two sons. The little tike got the rigger rod bites so he got to fight the big one and land it with some help from Dad. It tangled around a rigger ball and cable and just as I barely got the net under it the line severed and popped. Chaotic! But we got him, and my great nephew filmed the whole thing.

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Wow great video and a great win! 

I just got the rocket launcher, no bimini because I already had one. My tope stays up/open all the time, so I just mounted it to my existing bimini tubes. Had to a couple sight mods, but not hard. It is pretty sturdy, stainless steel, they say. heres the link. I guess it wasn't even $109. $79, plus shipping. 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0188DBKP4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 

Just bought this ocean south rod holder, rocket launcher. Pretty nice for $109! Don't follow the instructions on the box as far as cutting the tubing though. It was way off. Just temporary install the uprights, then hold the top and bottom tubes up and Mark the cut lines. Got it on Amazon.

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I let my rigger hit bottom all the time on Erie for Walleye. I immediately raise it for a two or three second count. I do this so I can flutter the spoon up all the way from the bottom, through the suspended fish, when I have a good looking screen on my fish finder.

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Same way I do Salmon. Folks eat them like candy.

Smaller Lake Trout can be fantastic
4cups brown sugar, 1 cup coarse salt, dry rub, let sit 24-48hrs, depending thickness and if skin is off or on. rinse dry for 12-24hrs in fridge, smoke for 3-5hrs with 2 batches of chips, if using propane smoker

This is my question every time I go out. Shallow or go offshore? Unfortunately I don't have Ladies with me.

All right you have one choice. It’s 630 am you have a pile of ladies that need to catch fish. To you start in tight or go deep.....
Look for my tournament update tomorrow afternoon. Thank you so much


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I'm still trying to figure out if you are targeting them, or avoiding them. ???

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Definitely is a nice fish but can’t see it weigh anywhere near 40lbs unless it had 10lbs of lead in the gut.  I have a pic of a striper i caught a few years back and I’m possing almost the same way for the pic. The striper was caught on lake wallenpaupack. Weighed 33lb 4oz. 42in on official scale. I just had to put the pics next to each other to compare 

I didn’t think it looked that big either. This one was a little over thirty pounds, 42 inches and looks bigger than the one she is holding.

That’s exactly why long lines have no place when the traffic is heavy. Leave them in the boat Or be prepared to lose tackle. It is not possible to allow 600 + ft of clearance when there are other boats in the equation


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On 7/27/2019 at 10:17 AM, justtracytrolling said:

The g2 and g3 does show you...I use it every day!   Takes me a third of the time to find schools of bait that have active fish on them to circle on...the sonar-di-si overlap so you don't miss much...

Please clarify what make and  model G2, G3? is that allows you to see off to the sides of your boat for locating bait balls, etc. Is this a garmin unit?  Thanks.

On 8/8/2019 at 4:37 PM, buckblaster said:

The inside one is 50/200 the outside one is 83/200. I thought they all ran both beams at the same time? Is that enough khz separation?

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Let me (us) know how the 50/200 works. I have the HDS 7 Gen 3 with 83/200 xducer. I normally run medium chirp. My unit does not have  a LOW chirp selection, just MED and HIGH. It works but I am looking for a wider cone if possible. I don't really need to see a 4 foot diameter and separate fish in close proximity to each other. I am more interested in seeing bait and if there are any fish down there at all. Wider cone if possible. I wish someone would make a probe you lower into the water and it scans a circle like a weather radar, providing a "side view" .