Billy V

Happy Birthday Jeremy!!

Sold pending payment.

SOLD pending payment

I have 3 sets of Cannon Dual Axis Adjustable Rod Holders for sale. These are in nearly new condition and have only been used for one season. In my estimation, these are the best downrigger accessory ever made. They mount between the mounting base and swivel base of your Cannon downriggers. A pistol grip release allows for quick, one-handed angle changes, and the ratcheting adjustment system allows you to easily pull the holder to a vertical position. Rotates a full 360° for added versatility.

These sell for $249/set new. First $200/set takes them. Buyer to pick up locally in Ithaca, NY or pay actual shipping costs. PM me here or email me at [email protected].

Unit is SOLD.

I have a Humminbird 955C NVB in excellent condition for sale. This is a GPS/Chartplotter only and includes virtually every Navionics Gold and Hotmaps Premium chart available - all pre-loaded on the unit's hard drive. Just turn it on and you're ready to fish with all the charts you'll likely ever need. I have the head unit, power cord, mounting bracket, GPS antenna, original box, operators manual, and several accessory plugs for the unit. This unit is also XM NavWeather capable with an additional accessory from Humminbird. With the Navionics bundle (NVB) this sold for $1,4000 new. First $750 takes it. Buyer to pick up locally in Ithaca, NY or pay actual shipping costs. [email protected] or PM me here.

Display

* 8.0" diagonal

* 480V x 800H

* 16:9 Color TFT

GPS Receiver

* 50 Channel GPS/WAAS

Cartography

* UniMap Built-in

* Navionics Compatible

* 3D Chart View

Memory

* Waypoints: 3,000

* Routes: 50

* Tracks: 50 w/20,000 points each

GPS Features

* 16 Channel GPS

* Trackplotting

* Chartplotting

* GPS Speed

* Humminbird UniMap

* Navionics Value Bundle (optional)

* Navionics Platinum (optional)

Network Modules

* WeatherSense (optional)

* CannonLink (optional)

* InterLink (optional)

GB,

Definitely turn the fish ID feature off - I think you'll be amazed at the difference. Fish ID tries to identify actual fish but what frequently ends up happening is that anything that causes a sonar return is displayed as a fish and it will lead you into believing that the area you're in is full of fish when in fact it may not be. You'll want to read up on sonar principles so that you know how to interpret the graph with the ID turned off, but once you learn more about it you'll be able to pull a ton more information from your sonar than you can with the ID feature turned on. You'll be able to see fish, bait, rocks, soft bottom, hard bottom, submerged trees, etc - all of which is displayed as fish with your ID feature turned on. The link that Jeremy posted above appears to be full of good information and should help a lot.

That appears to be the higher powered of the two, the HD. Good choice!

Ed,

Look into a plastic thru-hull for your aluminum boat. You can't use bronze because the interaction between the aluminum and the bronze will eat away the aluminum hull and the bronze housing. The other problem with a thru-hull is trailering the boat.

Here's a great guide on how to choose a transducer for your particular application: http://www.si-tex.com/ChoosingaTransducer.pdf

Sean,

Yes there are both plastic and stainless thru-hull transducers available. Humminbird offers a couple of plastic thru-hulls: http://store.humminbird.com/category/27 ... _Thru_Hull

You can find other options on the Airmar website: http://www.airmartechnology.com/uploads ... s/P319.pdf.

Just be sure that you get a flushmount thru-hull or at the very least make sure that your trailer won't hit the fairing block.

711skwerlz - You're right, the 597ci HD is 4,000 watts peak to peak. But what Cabela's has on sale is not the HD version and is only 2,400 watts peak to peak. I should have been clearer in my previous post. You can find the info on the 597ci here: http://store.humminbird.com/products/399407/597ci_Combo

The maps you'll want are Navionics - specifically the Fish'n Chip. It shows 3' contours all along Lake Ontario and provides a lot of detail that you won't find on the base maps. If you're fishing the Finger Lakes you'll want to check out the Navionics HotMaps East.

Humminbird makes the 788 series in a traditional downward facing sonar option with none of the side or down imaging stuff: http://store.humminbird.com/products/41 ... i_HD_Combo

GB,

It's hard to tell you what to do without knowing how you've been using the unit in the past. Do you by chance have the Fish ID feature turned on? If so you're going to want to turn that off and leave it off. Which transducer do you have and how are you using it? If you're ever out our way I'd be happy to show you how we have our Humminbird set up for our applications.

Sean,

You have to keep that transducer in the water all the time or you're going to lose bottom, no matter the brand of fish finder. I'd move it to a position that will allow the transducer to be in the water all the time and away from any cavitation bubbles - that's why lots of us have thru-hull transducers. That should help your performance a ton.

As far as the 597c goes, that's a decent unit for shallow water use although its a bit light on power for typical Lake Ontario trolling applications. You'll want to find a fish finder that has 500 watts RMS or 4,000 watts Peak-to-Peak power in order to get the bottom definition and target separation that we need out on the open lake. The 597c has only 300 watts RMS (2,400 p-p). A better choice would be the new 596c HD or a 788ci HD if you need a combo unit. Both of those units have 500 watts RMS. There was a batch of bad transducers from one of Humminbird's suppliers last year but that has been rectified.

Ive had nothing but positive experiences with all of my Humminbird equipment.

That's right Jeremy. We're completely full but for a few spots for KOTL participants.

I've emailed my representatives. This is pure insanity. I can't believe the direction this nation is headed in. It makes me sick.

Back ttt

I still have these two reels left for sale:

ADP 57 LC Braid backing, 8 colors of core $75

AD 47 LC Reel only $50

It was good to see you Pete - even if it was only for a moment in the parking lot!

Not sure where you're getting your information from rolmops, but Humminbird works quite well with Airmar transducers and they also use 50KHz frequencies if necessary. I have an Airmar thru-hull with 200/50KHz on my boat and have never had a single issue with either the Humminbird or the transducer. Yankee Troller has an Airmar thru-hull with his Humminbird and hasn't had an issue with it either. All one needs to do is match the proper transducer with the head unit you've purchased and install them and you'll be fine. A mis-matched transducer/sonar unit is never a good idea regardless of the brand.

thompsm7 - If you have questions about your Humminbird , PM me and I'll do my best to answer them. If I don't have the answer I'll talk to my contacts at Humminbird and get them for you.

I have a Minn Kota MK440 on-board charger on my boat that'll be in it's 3rd season. It's been great: http://www.minnkotamotors.com/products/ ... rgers.aspx

I also have an MK DC-2 DC Alternator charger on the boat that keeps the batteries topped off when we're trolling: http://www.minnkotamotors.com/products/ ... rgers.aspx This thing is worth it weight in gold.

Can't wait till May!!

I've been on the road for work again...ugh.

I've been running an 1157C for the past three years and can't say enough good about it. The menus are very easy to navigate and the sonar returns are great. I'd highly recommend it!

That was really cool. Thanks for posting!

Jay,

Sorry you won't be out on the lake this year. No Penny in our barn by that name....

Back to the top. Lets get these last two reels sold!

Only 7 weeks till open water season - The boat can be seen in Sodus Point until it goes in the water.