SusanJames

Bay Rat S3's on the beach side if I need to run in the 5-6' water and SS on the outside. A mix of the same and spoons if I can run outside of 10'.

I use standard scotch tape cut in half lengthwise with a craft style razor blade knife. Then I wrap tightly with tying thread. I use kevlar thread that I use for large streamer flies, etc. but any thread will do. Finish with superglue, head cement or your wife's nail polish. Never had one come apart before it was chewed.

I'm 100% Coldwaters. As Legacy said, they have been updated and now come with improved drags out of the box.

are these the rechargeable probes and is the charger included?

Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I have communicated with Hank and will be following up with him.

Thanks rolmops. I've reached out to Hank.

I believe the Fish Hawk draws about 2.5 - 3amps when running so 2.5 X 8hrs = 20ah. Like AnglingAddict said, double that and you will have a buffer. I would think a 50ah Lithium would easily last for 8hrs.

I've been given a 1968 Evinrude 18hp Fastwin. It's been garage stored for about 4 years but I'm told it ran great last time out. I'm hoping to have someone give it a once over and check compression, carb, fuel pump, lower unit, etc. I've contacted several shops and no one seems interested in servicing a motor this old. Any suggestions, referrals would be appreciated. Hopefully in the Rochester or Sodus area. Thanks

That would certainly help as Kevin indicated. My response was assuming you were wanting to run your leader off the BB arm. If you want to use a 3 way above I would suggest the straight stick style BB's instead of the "L" shaped to avoid tangling your leader on the BB. Especially when deploying.

Heavy current is a big factor but in general, you would add the diving depth of your stickbait to the depth your running your weight. Leader length from weight to bait also plays a role. So if your actually bottom bouncing, a stickbait that dives will be digging bottom. An occasional tick of the bottom can be a good thing for lethargic eyes but you don't want to be dredging mud.

I used 18Lb. No problem with breakoffs. With good drags and the right rods 18 is sufficient and you can get away with smaller (20 or 30 size) reels.

I run small spin dr.'s on braid all the time. Peanut flies, 4" mylar style flies and spoons all run fine. If your concern is the lack of stretch in the braid, the key is properly set drags and a good rod with fast action (rod bends from tip through mid section, sufficient backbone near the handle)

10 - 30' might be a little deep. Fish are still in tight to shore. Start in 6 -10' and work your way our if not finding fish. Vary your speed until you find what they want. 1.9 - 2.3 is a good starting point when the water is still cold. I don't have any experience with chinook divers but you really want to be in top 5-maybe 10' of water right now. Weight rods, flat lines, short coppers or lead.