Fishnut

I have a Helix 5 on my 17’ boat. I really like it. Works great. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Hell if it gets too ****ty we could run up a bar bill and stay an extra day.. lol

I think it depends on what your pulling also the fish hawk has a lot of resistance and will not dive as deep with it on the line. I use an app called the Dipsy troller and have had pretty good luck with the depths. if the bottom is at 40 ft. and I let out line to get to 40 ft. ill hit bottom with my Dipsy fairly close to the numbers.

Its about a 3.5 hr trip for me and the weather don't look great but we are headed north for sure. hope to meet some of you guys there.

Who’s headed to Niagara this coming weekend for the expo and salmon school?? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

No I do not. Sorry. I’m sure it’s never been changed from original. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Alpha 1 drive and a mercury 5.0L. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I believe it 13” Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

The boat has always been stored in doors. And it’s a solid core. (No water log) the boat has always had a problem getting up on plane. At wot it will hit 5800 rpms, I have checked it with a hand held tack and it’s accurate. My prop hub is not slipping. It seams like the prop is too small, not pushing enough water. If I cut the throttle down to 3000 rpms the boat will come off plane. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have 2- 16 props, 1 was brand new they both acted the same. They act like there not grabbing enough water. As for weight I have added a 9.9 4 stroke, but it acted like this before I put the kicker on. This winter I’m moving all my batteries up front hoping this helps. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I think I need a different prop. My boat is a bay-liner 2452 with a 5.0L engine. It’s a pretty heavy boat. When I try to get up in plane it takes for ever, I push the throttle to 5500 rpms and it takes about 5 minutes to get up on plane. Then I can back the throttle down to 4200 and it will be about 24 mph. I have a 16 pitch prop. I have to get up over 18 mph to get on plane. Yes I have my trim tabs down but it doesn’t seam to make any difference. Please help I’m not sure what pitch prop to try next?????? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

The thing I did t like about the automatic trim tabs. Mine worked off pressure, was you could not use them to level the boat, like from dragging a bag on one side or an uneven load. They did work great to get you up on plane faster but did nothing for leveling the boat. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Enough is enough. Hang this guy, throw the book at him. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have the same motor on my bayliner 2452. Great engine. Worth every penny. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have tried them, work great on small areas. For big area wet sanding is much better. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Im in agreement with Sk8man on this one, ive been on Kinzua in a 21 foot boat fishing up at sugar bay, itds a long run from red bridge. fished all morning in sugar when we were done fishing and headed back the wind was blowing north at about 40 mph, I would have never believed that Kinzua could get that ruff!! the waves wear stacked about 10 feet apart and all were rolling over each other. ive never been so scared in my live!!!! Ive never seen anything like it before or since. when we were fishing sugar bay we could hear the wind but there was just a chop on the water until we came out of the bay. it took us 3.5 hours to get back to wolf run and we got a ride to go het the truck and trailer.. my budge pump wouldn't keep up with the water coming in the boat when I got to wolf run the pump ran for 15 minutes before it had the boat pumped out..

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I have used just a gps speed and have done very well. That being said I do plan to get a fish hawk this winter. You can catch fish without one. in my opinion the gos is more important because every boat should have a good gps for safety. Add the fish hawk later. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United