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  1. sherman brown
    I run 3 divers on each side on erie all the time with one rigger off each back corner. for 1 or even 2 divers run them out the side at 90 degree angle. but the front diver can be set a little higher if your running 2. set the inside diver on 1 and the front one on 3. run longer leads on the front diver. to let the front diver out over the back diver just start out on the other side of the boat at the back but not far enough to tangle the other lines. start letting the line out slow. usually the clicker is enough. if you still get tangles while letting them out your probably still going out to fast. let it out until your past the other diver and about 15' from desired lenth. then lift rod up and over back rod put in holder and lock reel down. most linecounter reels has a small knob on side to adjust tension on clicker. if you want to run 3 divers at a 1 a 2 and 3 setting. just keep 15 or 20 shorter leads on the back divers. 100' on the front at a 3 setting 80 or 85 on the middle diver set on 2 and 65 or 70 on the back diver on a 1 setting.
  2. sherman brown
    if its a filter housing where you only replace the filter and it screws loose then will screw back tight it sounds like the old filter is just stuck. screw it loose then wiggle it back ant forth pretty hard and see if the filter breaks loose.
  3. sherman brown
    the screwdriver works great for oil filters that gets stuck.
  4. sherman brown
    i'll pay 35.00 if you'll pay shipping.
  5. sherman brown
    well said!
  6. sherman brown
    I think you would be much better off using 2 riggers. and a matching set would be the best. go on ebay and check big jon, cannon, penn, walker, and scotty. all these makes cheaper manuals. but you might find a good buy on a couple of electric ones.
  7. sherman brown
    yeah you need to check speed and rpm's. they just don't match up. and I wouldnt run the motor over about 4800 rpms.
  8. sherman brown
    I put auto pilot on my boat a few yrs ago. it makes fishing so much easier than before. I would much rather have the auto pilot. you can still catch fish without the fish hawk. but with the auto pilot you can keep your course without someone having to fight the wheel. by the way I don't have a fish hawk and I have no trouble catching walleye on erie once I find the fish.
  9. sherman brown
    a new gimble mount is like 60.00 and the weight is about 40.00 so your paying 50.00 for the rigger. its not much of a rigger but should get you by.
  10. sherman brown
    use your boat and motor just like you was going to the dock. just before you get to the dock make a sharp 90 degree turn and stop. and release the boat being towed. it should coast right to the dock. good luck.
  11. sherman brown
    you should already know the basics after going out on a charter a few times. get some of the lures that caught fish on the charter. you can check out all the riggers on ebay. I would check out penn if you want manual riggers they have one for sale with a gimble mount. or you can but new gimble mounts for around 80.00 then get a nice rigger to mount on it. good luck with your adventure.
  12. sherman brown
    we started salmon fishing lake Michigan with home made riggers using the pully's of old washing machines and had a ball learning to catch them.
  13. sherman brown
    i'm with the others. take a charter out and see if you like it. then you can decide if you want to start investing money in doing it on your own. when I started fishing the central basin of erie I didnt know anything about running dipsy divers. went out on a charter 2 days and was running 3 divers per side on my own. what I learned on the charter was priceless. I learned more in those 2 days than I would have learned in yrs going out without knowing anything.
  14. sherman brown
    I would check out ebay for some used electric riggers for not that much more money. I used manual for some 30 odd yrs. but as I got older the balls got heavier. so I finally invested in electric. now I still kick my behind for not having them long ago. but even if you justify not getting electric I would check out ebay for name brand manual riggers. I have never seen or heard of a sears rigger. so I checked ebay and those look like cheap headaches to me. cannon makes a easy troll manual rigger that serves its purpose. but big jon. penn, walker, scotty, just to name a few all make manual riggers. penn being my favorite manual. but I like big jon electrics for the money.
  15. sherman brown
    I cant load pictures. but if your interested pm me your email or phone number for pictures.
  16. sherman brown
    I have a 17' tri hull open bow boat for sale. its an older boat but in good condition for its age. 17' tri hull with 85 hp Johnson motor. the motor is worth more than i'm asking for boat motor and trailer. I only have a couple of pictures but if your really interested in driving to Indiana to save some money I can get more pictures.
  17. sherman brown
    congrats on being the owner of a nice boat.
  18. sherman brown
    I would have bought it when posted but to far away.
  19. sherman brown
    found a set of trolling bags a few yrs ago. posted in marina and on forums. couldn't find the owner. the bags are working great for me now.
  20. sherman brown
    kudos to you.
  21. sherman brown
    the beam only gets one side farther away from the other side. it doesn't get your divers farther apart. the best way to keep them apart is to do as I said in another post. don't start reeling the fish in until the rod is brought to the middle and allow the fish to come over the other lines then reel the fish in.
  22. sherman brown
    I don't use dipsies any more I use the lite bite slide divers and use then like a dipsy.
  23. sherman brown
    there is a lot more to running more than one per side. set on 3 I let the front rod out first to the desired length. I run the middle rod out 15' less than the front rod then the back rod set on 1 out 15' less than the middle rod. if I get a fish on one of the outside rods I just keep tension on the fish and walk to the middle of the boat and let the fish come over the other rods then start reeling the fish in. it you start reeling early it will get tangled in the other rods. when I let the rod back out I start by letting the diver back out as far over to the other side of the boat as I can get without getting tangles in the lines. I let it out slow. when it gets to 5 feet beyond the rods that will have to go over. like say you bring in the front rod and the middle rod is set at 120'. then I let out 125' then take the rod over the other 2 rods and set it in the holder and check the counter. if you allowed the diver to keep going while you take it over it should be close to 135. sure hope this info helps you be a better diver fishermen. I learnt to use divers by going out with a charter 2 days. I learnt more on that charter than I would have learned in yrs by myself.
  24. sherman brown
    congrats on selling the boat. I would love to have your/his boat. but I was under what you sold it for.
  25. sherman brown
    something has got to be wrong. if your turning 4500 to 4800 you are turning the right rpm. does it get up on plane and stay there? what type of speedometer are you going by? if its not a gps then I wouldnt trust it to be right. I am running a 14 1/4x17 pitch on my 21' glass boat and at wot with minimal weight it runs 5000 rpms. I don't run wot that often and don't know what my top speed is. in most cases I run about 3500 on calm water and less when pulling a tube. if your going by the boat speedometer it could be bad. it works off water pressure being forced into the pitot tube and up the hose to the speedometer. they some times get a leak and it doesn't work right.
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