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Im the one that responded to the distress call...was near the end of a charter... thought I was going to have to go get him so started pulling lines ...but a little coaching is all it took....gotta keep those battery terminals tight....third time I have had people not be able to start due to that or dislodged kill switches... Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

I just got a rapid shrink propane torch gun 299 on Amazon I have a huge hard top so I got extender tool too buy boat wrap from mr shrink we have snow so went with heavier mil bought roll of tape and a zipper door from them... videos online of how to do it but used paracord to do belly band around the boat under rub line and used some wood frame to make tent to let snow slide off there are some very complete videos on you tube takes me about 2 hours Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I have a 30 foot boat I shrink wrap mine myself with a zipper door every year... not hard and i can work on /in it all season with a heater i put in Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

That one has stainless eyelets and white strike zone tip coloring what I am using/ recommend Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

No ...see attached Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United Come in 8 and 10 feet

The roller tips swivel multiple ways you do need to pay attention not to wrap the wire when you first put dipsy over but other than that ... flawless in my opinion and I am using hell out of them ... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

White Diamond Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

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Taken on my charter this morning this little guy reeled in two 9 pounders he could barely lift them but that smile would lift the weight 50 times that... Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Having now experienced what wire can do to eyelets not just the end one... all of them in the bend of the rod...I went with all Okuma White Diamond Stainless with roller tips... been using them now for multiple weeks on the charter boat... no issues... smooth chew through fleas would not go back to any other rod...twili tips are great used them for years doesnt fix what happens to lower eyelets though... Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

He is Correct it is a requirement if you have one... and all should even if portable... Radio Watchkeeping Regulations In general, any vessel equipped with a VHF marine radiotelephone (whether voluntarily or required to) must maintain a watch on channel 16 (156.800 MHz) whenever the radiotelephone is not being used to communicate. Source: FCC 47 CFR §§ 80.148, 80.310, NTIA Manual 8.2.29.6.c(2)(e), ITU RR 31.18, 52.244 In addition, every power-driven vessel of 20 meters or over in length or of 100 tons and upwards carrying one or more passengers for hire, or a towing vessel of 26 feet or over in length, as well, as every dredge and floating plant operating near a channel or fairway, must also maintain a watch on channel 13 (156.650 MHz) --channel 67 (156.375 MHz) if operating on the lower Mississippi River-- ; while navigating on U.S. waters (which include the territorial sea, internal waters that are subject to tidal influence, and, those not subject to tidal influence but that are used or are determined to be capable of being used for substantial interstate or foreign commerce). Sequential monitoring techniques (scanners) alone cannot be used to meet this requirement; two radios (including portable radios, i.e. handhelds) or one radio with two receivers, are required. These vessels must also maintain a watch on the designated Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) frequency, in lieu of maintaining watch on channel 16, while transiting within a VTS area. See 33 CFR §§ 2.36, 26, and 161; 47 CFR §§ 80.148, 80.308-309; NTIA: NTIA Manual Chapter 8.2.29.7. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Strangely the fleas were back been gone for many weeks but not choking riggers just on wire dipsys ... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Nice ! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Rainbows on Cayuga this year have been both plentiful large and great fighters... client this young man landed one Sunday despite the roaring wind that would make any trout lover sing...have pretty much been able to rig up for salmon and bows and get them on board even Mid day ... temps on the lake went wacky with down temps in the high 50s as low as 85 feet took going 95 plus down to break 50... pulled a nice salmon down 90 and this rainbow down 80....amazing what wind and storms did to break up thermocline and scatter the fish...but this young man’s smile made me happy !! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I dont fish for them at all Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

I cant even fathom keeping that many fish....not even 25.... Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Amen Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Covid has tightened our restrictions...in past I would have grabbed my tool kit, boarded and quite possibly gotten them going again...but now that isn’t an option either... Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

A good question, the auxiliary operates for a number of objectives. They are Search and Rescue, Boater Education, Vessel Inspections, Marine Monitoring under the department of homeland security. A boater broken down while that can lead to a rescue is not an emergency. The protocol requires us to first have them obtain a tow from any commercially available source. On Cayuga after 5 there is none. Secondarily issue a marine assistance broadcast for a good samaritan on channel 16, done no answer. Thirdly if available utilize a good samaritan in the area. When there is a risk to life and property we get involved, like the sailboat adrift becalmed with broken engine at 10 pm I pulled to harbor, or the broken down boat adrift ahead of a severe inbound thunderstorm we towed in. We work as a federal asset on the lake, there are a limited number in this case we were the only one covering 38 miles of lake. We need to be kept available for emergencies...boat sinking... people missing...medical emergency etc. In this case the second potential good samaritan agreed to assist, with instruction and guidance they completed the tow while we monitored and shut down the entrance of the marina so it would make it safer for them to enter. The two families involved appeared to strike up a friendship and it ended quite well. What I have learned from this post is that most people would render assistance and there are a few that take the approach of its not my problem piss off. I guess that should not surprise me, yet it does. It also disappoints. Hopefully that helps clarify...and hopefully when asked to help, the majority would.... Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Yes but many boaters are pleasure craft not fishing boats ... I personally have twin 250 hp engines so unless the boat is on fire I’m getting back just fine... your average small family boat isn’t going to have a kicker, and your average sail boat is gonna carry one engine... Yes luck favors the prepared and the educated and experienced truthfully .... but not everyone is and there is never an excuse to refuse in calm conditions to assist a broken down boater with four kids on board as darkness approaches... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I wish we had a tow service on Cayuga ... but no such luck Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United