garrymny

My kicker turns much harder than my 70 hp. I will look and see if there is a adjustment. Thanks.

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I hope it works. I don't have an outdrive. I have a 70 HP outboard and a 9.9 kicker. I am going to drive the 7o HP with the raymarine,and I have a steering rod to the kicker.

I just ordered a Raymarine ST 1000 for my boat. I just want to hold heading mainly because I fish alone. I hope it will be strong enough to drive my big motor, connected by a rod to my kicker motor. I have found that I must drive both motors to have enough rudder surface to control the boat in choppy waters. It dos require quite a bit of torque to move both motors. Hope it works.  I know it is made to drive tiller on a sailboat which would not require much torque, although it says it can 125 lbs of torque. If you have info on this I wold appreciate it. For $363, I had to try it. I was working on a home built arduino based autopilot but it is taking too long to work out the bugs. 

Was out t oday at Olcott to Wilson. 150 to 350 . No luck.

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I went today from Olcott to Wilson. Fished 250 to 350 fow. No luck. It was bad current, wind and waves 3 feet. Had my hands full. My trolling motor throttle wasn't working so had to use big motor. Not a good​ day for me.

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Interesting about the Birds. I couldn't agree more. Finding them is the most important and most difficult. Case in Point: I was also fishing 5/27. Launched out of Olcott (only place available). I went west towards Wilson. I stopped about 2 miles east of Wilson, and fished from 80 feet to 300 FOW. Never saw a fish on my screen, Never saw a bait ball, never had a bite.  On the next day, I went straight out from wilson and caught two 15 pound kings in 250 FOW. That made my day, even though I could not manage to catch another I was elated. I quit at 1030 because the lakes was getting choppy. One point, even on days when I have caught salmon and steelies, I rarely see any on the fish finder. Once in a while I may, but I can go hours with none. On another note: last fall at the Niagara Bar my screen was loaded with hooks (fish) and I could not catch a fish. So, even when I do find them I sometimes have problems!

1 minute ago, Chinook Chaser said:

I am headed up Wednesday and Thursday and need a partner if you are available. 

Thanks for the offer Chinook Chaser, but I will be working.

Saturday the 27th I got skunked. Today, the 28th I got two 15 lb Kings. I was off Wilson in 250 FOW. Got the one, and after dealing with it, turned around and trolled back through and picked up the other one. Both on the SWR rod, 70 feet down on a FF. The nothing else, until I quit around 1030 because it was getting choppy. That is a good day for me, I am no expert. Just learning and trying my best. I was running the SWR rod, as described, and I had a brads super bait with paddle on the other rigger down from 40-100 at various times. Also had a chinook diver out anywhere from 150-250, but nothing on it. Its tough when you are alone, and trying to manage everything. My fish hawk (new to me) not sure if it is accurate, I could swear it is off, because the wire angles were 60 degrees it seems like I was cooking along , and it said I was going 2.5 to 2.7. Surface readings were 3 mph and over.....Learning curve....... 

I caught nothing and saw nobody land a fish. I fished from Ollcott to wilson, 80 FOW to 300 FOW. 

Ridiculous. I too was Olcott today too. Boats everywhere. It was hard to avoid the other boats really. I did my best but I can easily see how someone could get closer than they would prefer. Especially when you are alone, like was trying to set lines and steer by myself. On a calm day like today it's not too bad. With a chop, forget it. I never saw a fish , or a fish caught from 6 to 12 noon. I went from 90 feet to 300 feet of water.

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put the lead side towards the boat. Then it will track out from the boat.

Yes, it is ridiculous that these sites don't have floating docks. Some blue barrels and some treated decking is all that would be needed


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Go to CDI website. Tons of troubleshooting information.

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I will order some from your site. I just want to catch some fish, especially when I take my elderly neighbor lady fishing. I know folks have a disdain for lake trout on here, but I do not. I am thankful to catch ANY fish. too many days with nothing caught. I smoked some salmon last year and they were delicious! I suspect the lake trout will taste good smoked too. But, how do I fish them, behind a cow bell I assume? Does that go for the spin glow rigs as well as the peanuts? Or do I use a spin doctor or a flasher?

thanks for the responses. Tried it out of Olcott tuesday the 16th. Seems the water is pretty much 47 to 48 degrees everywhere, and top to 90 feet down.   I could see where the speed was almost same top and down at the ball too. Very calm day. I did see once where speed was a little different down at ball which told me there must be a current.  At this point a light bulb came on in head, and I thought, I should be trolling with the current, when I find it because I have never seen a trout facing downstream in a creek, so why would they be different in the lake? BTW, I caught nothing, and saw nothing, except logs and sticks and debris and I was fearful of losing my probe to debris. 

interesting. Didn't know there was an adjustment. I got mine a month ago, on ebay used. seems to work fine so far.

thanks for the feedback, and interesting ways folks are doing things. Mine is the x4. I mounted it up front near steering wheel, behind fishfinder. The display is big enough to see with no problem.

hmm just got my new x4 too. I will watch out for the cable. I put my release below the cable, but maybe above is better for accessibility.

I tried to launch tuesday the 16th, at Fort Niagara. Docks were 6 inches under water. If I had someone to tend the boat while I parked the truck I could have launched, but by myself, I could not chance scraping my transducers off. So I went to Wilson, totally flooded, no way. Went to Olcott, no problem. But no fish either, and debris all over out there.

I tried to launch tuesday the 16th, at Fort Niagara. Docks were 6 inches under water. If I had someone to tend the boat while I parked the truck I could have launched, but by myself, I could not chance scraping my transducers off. So I went to Wilson, totally flooded, no way. Went to Olcott, no problem. But no fish either, and debris all over out there.

But I would say it is a bad clutch. I don't think the motor is designed to hold.

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Email them. They have been good for responding to me.

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I had to give up hunting turkeys in New York. Not much to find on the Iroquios National Wildlife Refuge, or Carlton Hills, my two closest public lands. I hunt in Pennsylvania, where I was raised, and do great down there.I have not been out yet due to the inclement weather, and too much yard work, and getting the boat ready. Hoping to go soon.

Thanks for the info. I fished last year, first time. We did ok, but some days folks at the ramp were cleaning some nice catches and we were skunked. Many days we did not mark many fish, some days we marked a few here and there.  Except at the bar in the fall. It was loaded with marks-hooks, across the screen, but nary a bite!. Nothing like experience, I realize this.  I thought maybe the Fish Hawk would help us reach the next level. 

I am ordering a Fish Hawk X4 on Monday, but I am disappointed there is so little information on how to use it to catch fish. Almost zilch on you tube. I attended the Salmon School this year, and they ran short on time and talked very little about what to look for as for temp breaks. Don't get me wrong, it was beneficial and I am glad I went. So, everyone on the forum says you must have one, and you will catch more fish, but that does not help the guy that buys it, and has no idea really what to look for, or how to utilize it?

What temp profile will you likely find the salmon? 

Do you look for horizontal temp breaks, or vertical temp breaks?

What kind of a break, how many degrees, is important?

Are you looking for surface temp breaks, (if vertical break) or temp breaks in deeper water? 

What technique do you use on a typical day? Do you put the probe out and slowly go around looking for the temp profile you want, and then when you find it, start fishing?

Or- do you just put it down and observe, and run it up and down looking for something? 

Help needed Please, otherwise I will have purchased a very expensive gadget, that will take me years to figure out.

Thank you 

Garry