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  1. sherman brown
    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.
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    will you ship the flare gun kits for 30.00 plus I pay for shipping??
  3. sherman brown
    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.
  4. sherman brown
    why not just put some guides on the trailer you have? you might buy a new trailer and have the same problem. guides on the trailer will pretty much keep the boat aligned on the trailer.
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    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.
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    if you don't get one on here you may have to order from bigjon.com I just emailed them with questions like where to order a motor. and the price of a capt pack motor and a pro tournament motor. and if the pro tournament motor is better than the capt pack motor. I have 2 pro tournament riggers on my boat and run 13# pancake weights. one of my riggers will trip the breaker every so often but the other one never trips the breaker. but they are very fast which takes some getting use to.
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    just loosen your drags a little. we went to south haven some yrs back and used 8# trilene line. wanted to see if we got more hits with light line. we caught several fish but took forever to bring them to the boat. we had the drags set for 8# line and didnt have any break offs. if your drag is set right you shouldn't have any break offs.
  8. sherman brown
    I use lowrance depth finder gps on my erie boat and a hummingbird helix 7 di gps on my small boat that I use for inland fishing.
  9. sherman brown
    i'm with Richard on this one. I think you have a loose connection somewhere. it only gives you a major problem when a heavy load is put on the system. I've had cars where everything worked ok. but hit the starter and everything goes dim and the engine doesn't turn. it was either a corroded or loose connection at the battery. check all connections for loose or corrosion.
  10. sherman brown
    welcome aboard. this is a good place to get good info.
  11. sherman brown
    haven't salmon fished for some time but the hottest color for us was silver belly with lime green back. another color that worked good for us was a silver belly with a metallic blue back. both of these were our meat and potatoes for catching salmon.
  12. sherman brown
    traxstech fit my cannon tracks.
  13. sherman brown
    I would say your about 100.00 to high on a used big jon rigger. but again it depends on the market. but that looks like a caption pak rigger. just one opinion.
  14. sherman brown
    I use 13# pancake weights with my big jon pro tournament riggers. I do kick the breaker out sometimes on one rigger. just reset and bring the weight on in.
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    I wont be using the traxstech until next yr. but from observations of them I like that they adjust below vertical and has 17 adjustments so they can be as little or as much as you want to keep your diver rods apart. the cannon is one hand operation. just grad the holder and squeeze the release to put them down. then just grab the rod and lift to ratchet them up. I have both the single and double axis and like the single axis the best. the double axis has a square base and adjusts from pin hole to the next pin hole. the single axis has an oval base and can be adjusted as little as 1/16 or up to 70 degrees left and right. just off hand I think the traxstech will serve my purpose better if I can get use to using both hands to put the holder down. the ideal holder would be one hand to set the holder with the 17 adjustments of the traxstech. and I would want the oval base that traxstech and cannon single axis has. im probably going to use 2 traxstech holders to start with. then if I can get use to using both hands to lower it i'll replace my cannon with the traxstech.
  16. sherman brown
    it does my heart good to read stories like yours. more young'uns should be introduced to the outdoors. he is making memories that you and him can share for the rest of your life.
  17. sherman brown
    for walleye fishing the chamberlain is the only way to go. it has 2 adjustments 1 for rod tension which you can set tight 1 for lure tension which you can set light enough that a small white perch will trip the diver. you might think with it set so light you would miss hook ups but thats just not the case. the release is a lot like a blacks but has the extra adjustment for lure tension. you can check them out at downriggerrelease.com or do a search for videos on your computer.
  18. sherman brown
    I was trolling erie one trip. saw this large sail boat off to my right. the direction he was going it looked like we might get close. so I adjusted course to my right. everyrhing looked good. I looked back a few minutes later and the sail boat had went to his left which put us back on a collision course. so I turned back to my left putting me on course to be gone when he got there. a few minutes passed and I looked again. now he was bearing down on me and closing fast. it didnt matter which way I turned he adjusted course towards my boat. when he finely got to me we had to use our hands and push off on the side of his boat. I have never even come close to hitting a sail boat before or after. it didnt matter which way I tried to go he ended up almost sinking us. what else could I have done except maybe pulling rods and turning around and going back the way we came.
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    the only ones I know of that has a below vertical setting is the traxstech ratcheting holder. it has 17 positions up and down. I have the cannon on my boat and love the one hand operation. I just bought one of the traxstech holders. going to see which ones I like beat.
  20. sherman brown
    any boat you buy needs to be water tested. DONT BUY IN COLD WEATHER. I bought my last boat in cold weather and wasnt able to put it on the water. big mistake. it sounded good on the trailer. but ended up buying a new motor. I have a 21' cobia open bow and its great on erie. but I wish it was an outboard. you can fish later and earlier in the yr with an outboard. you can boat all yr with an outboard. I/o has to be above freezing to use it.
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    don't know how far you are willing to travel. but you might call karrens shop in Geneva ohio. she has a shop in the back of a house. her stock is dedicated to the walleye fisherman. I have bought everything from planer boards to seaguar fluro leader. check it out.
  22. sherman brown
    I use 13# pancake weights for fishing up to 65' on erie for eyes. get very little blow back.
  23. sherman brown
    try setting your drags a little looser. and don't try to rush fish in. just remember the closer the fish is to the boat the less forgiving your line is, set drag accordingly.
  24. sherman brown
    never seen the need for glue with a double uni knot.
  25. sherman brown
    I use uni to uni. I use to use a blood knot but then I tried the uni to uni and I like it much better.
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