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People who steal stuff from boats or trailers
sherman brown replied to brianm's topic in Open Lake Discussion
I lost a complete wheel fender and light on I-75 down in ky about 150 miles from home. used boatus to get trailer towed in. they had a old trailer that they would sell for 500.00 and put my boat on the trailer. the trailer didnt have any cap on it. I towed it home without any cap on it. the grease inside the bearing is what lubes the bearings. yrs ago trailers didnt have bearings. they just packed the bearings and put dust caps on to keep things out of the bearings clean. a missing bearing buddy shouldn't have been a problem. -
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Diver Rod recommendations
sherman brown replied to relaxer's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
I would get daiwa wilderness trolling rods from fishusa.com. get them in med/light weight. they do seem a little light. but they are awesome rods. a lot of people don't think med/light are to light for trolling. but I can tell more about when something is on with them instead of a broom stick.. -
Looking to buy rod holders
sherman brown replied to Avid Angler's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
you can get the cannon ratcheting rod holder at hodgesmarine.com for them for 74.00 each plus the tracks. you will want to get tracks a little longer than you think you need. I got a 24" but it wasnt long enough for me. so I just added another 24".now when im trolling its easy to set them up with lite bite slid divers. but other rod holders will do the job. but the cannon can be set with one hand. then when you bring a rod in just grab the rod and lift and they will ratchet to the upright position. no more leaning over the s the side of the boat to get a rod. you just lift the rod out of the holder. -
you need a mono backing so the braid doesn't slip on the spool. I didnt use any backing when I first started using braid. went out trolling and had 3 reels that kept giving me trouble. sent them to tuna tom to get then repaired. he drilled a hole in the reel spool to put a pin in and sent them back to me and let me know that the braid was slipping. now I use 150' of 17# mono as a backer for my braid. braid is to costly to use as backing.
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for sale : usa divers for sale
sherman brown replied to brucehookedup's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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for sale : usa Hot in tots for sale
sherman brown replied to The Net's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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Anyone use this?
sherman brown replied to beef300's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
i've found the cheaper braid is almost as good as name brand . I bought china power pro off ebay way cheaper than name brand it has worked great for me. you just don't want it unless it has 8 strands. I;ve used off brand while fishing down in florida that stood up as well as name brand. I have had it cut off when it got into the rocks. but i've only had a few breaks with 40# off brand. I did have a rod break when the fish was about to get into the pilings on a bridge. -
Slide Diver Lead Length
sherman brown replied to Jager's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
I use the lite bite slide diver. I run 65# power pro braid on top of the mono. I went out to 50' of water and let out line until I started hitting bottom. with this set up and running at 2.0 it took 185' to get down to 50'. then I did the math and got 2.7 dive for every 10' of line out with my diver set up. -
Slide Diver Lead Length
sherman brown replied to Jager's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
I don't even use the slide part of the diver but use lure tension by being able to use just about a 6' to 7' fluro for my leads then I use about 65# line then tie a 0-RING on a piece and lace it up in the back going through the lite bite arm. I just tie to the front arm.with my main line. using the slide divers for longer leads is your choice. I will never use the slide part as I get plenty long enough leaders using it like a dipsy. but I can catch plenty of fish with the short 6' or 7' leader. -
Slide Diver Lead Length
sherman brown replied to Jager's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
I use them and they are made to last many yrs. they are heavy duty holders. -
Slide Diver Lead Length
sherman brown replied to Jager's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
you can get cannon ratcheting holders at amazon for 78.00. I found them for 74.00 at hodgesmarine.com -
Sold / Closed 2 electric Big Jon Downriggers not complete for parts
sherman brown replied to pennyanguy's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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Sold / Closed Tru Trac or similar 10-12lb pancake weights
sherman brown replied to 1lastweekend's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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I would go with tracks for running divers. that way you can adjust your rod holders as needed. I think all the track are all the same. I use cannon tracks which are good and heavy duty. and they are competitively priced. I also love the cannon single axis ratcheting rod holders for running my divers. they adjust up and down with one hand. then when a fish hits or just to bring the rod in grab the rod and lift and the holder ratchets to the upright position with no more leaning over the side of the boat. you can find them for less than 80.00. I found them at hodgesmarine.com for just over 74.00 each. hope this helps.
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you can check out boat covers on ebay. most have extra material in the stress points. but a custom cover is always best but cost's a lot more money.
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I like the single axis cannon ratcheting holders better than the duel axis. the duel axis adjusts from one pin hole to the next from side to side. where as the single axis can be adjusted as little or as much as you like up to 70 degrees each way. I almost switched to the traxstech holders because they have 17 up and down adjustments with the lowest one below level. but I bought one off ebay to check them out before I invested the money. I liked the up and down adjustments better than the 6 adjustments on the cannon. but the cannon can be set with only one hand and the traxstech takes both hands. so I decided to stay with the cannon because it much easier to set the holder with a rod in your hand. I like the stops on traxstech better than the cannon. but I bought cannon with my rod holders so i'll just keep using the cannon stops.
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I like the single axis cannon ratcheting holders better than the duel axis. the duel axis adjusts from one pin hole to the next from side to side. where as the single axis can be adjusted as little or as much as you like up to 70 degrees each way. I almost switched to the traxstech holders because they have 17 up and down adjustments with the lowest one below level. but I bought one off ebay to check them out before I invested the money. I liked the up and down adjustments better than the 6 adjustments on the cannon. but the cannon can be set with only one hand and the traxstech takes both hands. so I decided to stay with the cannon because it much easier to set the holder with a rod in your hand.
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here in Indiana the saying goes if you don't like the weather stick around a day and it will change. but the only changes were getting this spring is more rain than yesterday.
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