sherman brown

doesn't the fishhawk cost somewhere around 650.00? and it doesn't matter what speed the lure is going as long as I'm catching fish. if my boat is going 2.0 and im catching fish im happy with my gps speed. but we've dwelled on this subject long enough. im just happy that you posted and informed the op about the fishhawk. now he can make a informed decision.

doesn't the fishhawk require a downrigger and coated cable to work? or am I thinking about something else? I believe the fishhawk will give you a more accurate speed of the lure. but there are hundreds of guys that use gps speed and are happy. and if I get on the radio and say I'm running 2.8 mph that doesn't mean for him to run 2.8 with the fishhawk. the fishhawk with a gps is the way most people use them.

ebay or amazon is where I buy most of my stuff because they usually have cheaper prices. but on some items its best to do a search online. I checked prices at both places on stinger scorpion spoons. they seemed high at about 9.00 each and limited selection. I did a search and found then for 5.49 at fishusa.com. then I found them on another sight for 5.00 but you had to buy 6 of the same color. then I found a good selection for 5.13 each. no need to be sorry. we all have the right to post things that might be helpful.

I use the 345 gti reels for saltwater fishing down in fl. and I can say they are great reels. I bought mine on auction for a little over 100.00 each. but he already has copper on these.

I used the ball and string many yrs ago and it just wasnt that accurate. I would suggest getting a cheap gps or upgrade your fishfinder to one that has a gps. you can get the helix 5 chirp with gps for 299.99 but I prefer the helix 7 chirp/gps for 449.99. I have the older helix 7 di gps combo without chirp. I love the bright screen and fast maping. you'll get real time speed with either unit.

if you don't get nets thats coated its a nightmare with treble hooks.

510.00 to 532.00 on ebay with free shipping. just fyi. 900.00 saves you 164.00.

you can get a new one with built in gps and dsc for under 200.00. I know that can be a lot of money if your on a tight budget. register the dsc through boat us.

rubber nets are shallow and are very heavy. not something you want to use if you do any fishing alone or fish for large fish. the coated nets are the way to go in my opinion. I use to use a frabil true trax with coated net and it worked pretty good. now I use the ego s2 slider with the coated net. I have the largest net with the handle that extends from 48" to 108". but they have another handle that I think extends from 29" to 60". the mesh is coated making them resistant to hooks but not hook proof. egos2slider.com and look at the s2 nets not the s1 that doesn't have extendible handles.

I found mine on ebay at a good price.

just quit going to this sight and you'll never be bothered again.

I can use both of them. i'll take them. please let me know how much for shipping. I can pay to friend with pay pal or send you a check or money order. sherman brown 2715 e 29th st muncie in 47302

I use a 4000# atv superwinch that I bought off ebay for around 200.00 on my 21' boat. but I used the same winch on a 28' sea ray amberjack and it worked beautiful. it has automatic 100% load holding brake but I use a safety chain just in case it ever fails.

the big jon motors are like 149.00 for the old short motors the pre dates 2012. the new heavy duty motors that goes on the new riggers plus is a upgrade for the short motors. the newer motors is 179.00 from big jon.

yes we used 8# trilene xl and never had a break off. but we only used it on one trip as it took forever to bring a fish in. we also cleared one side of the boat before the fish was brought to the boat. a nice 18# to 20# fish would make some awesome runs on the light line. I know a lot of you guys thinks what an idiot that guy is for running 8# line for kings. but we just wanted to see if we got more hits on the light line. but we spent so much time getting the fish in and only fishing on the side we didnt clear. we couldn't tell if we got more hits. I use 30# braid for fishing for big black drum in saltwater and I've had them take a lot of line but never had one just break off. I have had a couple of rods break and I've had them get into something around the bridge we fish and cut my line. but fishing open water for salmon they can make long runs and not hurt anything.