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There are a number of very good units available to suit your needs & wallet. Do a simple search here for, Depth Raider, Moor Sub Troll, or down speed & temp units. You'll find a broad array of pro's - cons and comments on each. What's good for one is not necessarily the best for others. http://www.moorelectronics.com/fishing/fishing.html http://www.kelloutdoors.com/Depth%20Rai ... onitor.htm

Great find Shad. Thanks for sharing

Same can be done with a Geyser style submersible pump on a timer or thermo switch.

A good share of VHS radio transmission problem's are usually related to the primary wiring itself. The radio will draw between 5 and 7 amps in transmit mode and only around .05 in receive mode. That being said check how you have it wired in to the power supply. Is it tied into a fuse block or buss block with other accesorys running off of it and if so what gauge wire is supplying it? Ideally you should have a dedicated, fused, at very minimum 12/2g (10/2g) is better line directly from the battery to the radio. I would check that before spending unneeded dollars on something that's not really needed.

Here's a demo clip of it to:

Have a good one Bud!!

http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2010/ ... _deer.html

I was impressed.

I'll second that.

Very well said & true in most cases.

More here too Tom: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=21476

Huge muskie caught on St. Lawrence River Published: Sunday, December 05, 2010, 7:23 AM David Figura/The Post-Standard As the weather gets colder and more miserable, the muskie fishing on the St. Lawrence River just keeps getting better, according to Todd Cerow, of the 1,000 Island Bait Store in Alexandria Bay. This week, Todd sent me this picture of Eddy Beers, who caught his mammoth, 59-inch muskie that weighed in unofficially at 56 pounds. Beers was a client on Bob Walter's charter boat. The fish was caught on Nov. 30 trolling with a BergerKing lure which is a Believer and a Williams spoon, Cerow said. It was hooked near 40 Acre shoals by Wolfe Island. "They tried to release the fish as all guides do, but apparently the fight was just to much for the fish and they had to pull it back out of the water, " Cerow said. " I have this fish in my freezer at the store, waiting for the taxidermist."

Did he get that one today Ray?

Have a good one Jerry

DEC staff budget cuts will create problems for state's hunting, fishing scene Published: Friday, November 26, 2010, 6:08 AM David Figura/The Post-Standard It’s no secret that the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which manages the state’s fish and wildlife scene along with monitoring and protecting New York’s environmental health, is hurting these days. Last month, DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis was fired for “insubordination and incompetence†following the release of a memo he drafted outlining the current state of the Department and the impact, in his opinion, of additional 200 cuts the governor’s office had ordered. “Many of our programs are hanging by a thread,†Grannis said. “The public would be shocked to learn how thin we are in many areas.†The memo warned that fewer polluted sites would be cleaned, stocking of game fish could be halted and fewer regulators would be available to oversee the expected natural gas drilling boom in the Marcellus Shale that extends into southern New York. This week, nearly 160 pink slips were handed out statewide in the DEC. Members of state advisory boards to the DEC who usually are in close contact with department are in the dark about the impact of the cuts. Howie Cushing, president of the New York State Conservation Council, along with Chuck Parker, of Mexico, who also serves on the council, were among those who attended a recent marathon, nine-hour Assembly hearing that looked at the DEC’s staffing levels. The two men told me: - During the past couple of months, the DEC’s Region 7 office in Cortland has lost five senior employees to early retirement — a wildlife technician, three senior wildlife biologists and the natural resources supervisor. They’re not being replaced and the loss of their institutional knowledge will undoubtedly have an impact on local programs, Parker said - The state did not train any new environmental conservation officers this year and there’s no plans for an academy to be held in 2011. Figure in early retirements and the natural turn-over of employees, and only it makes sense that there will be less staff out in the field statewide doing less enforcement of the state’s fish and game and environmental laws. “Right now we have 300 to 325 conservation officers across the state,†Cushing said. “The way things are going right now, we’re going to be down 70 to 80 officers in the coming year.†- Asked about the hatchery system, Cushing pointed out the state has 13 hatcheries, which the DEC has said takes 80 people to keep them going at their current level of service. “Right now we’re down to 67 staffers and through layoffs and retirements, we’re probably going to lose another 5 to 6 workers.†- The state’s Conservation fund, which is fed by hunting, fishing and trapping license fees, pays for the salaries and benefits of 340 of the 360 employees in the DEC’s Department of Fish and Wildlife and Marine Services. - Since 2007, that department has seen a 50 percent cut in non-personnel-related allocations, such as paper, computers, cell phones and most importantly, mileage allocations that allow the staff to travel out in the field to do research or to even attend meetings. “How can the wild life biologists do their jobs if they can’t get the gas mileage to go out and do their work?†Cushing asked. Granted, every state department is facing cuts. But what Cushing, Parker and others say is that Gov. Patterson’s cuts are being “unfairly†applied to the DEC. The point out the DEC is being asked to make the same percentage of staff cuts as other state departments that are 100-percent state taxpayer supported, with no consideration of actual savings to the state’s general fund. This is significant because a total of 75 percent of the overall DEC budget is funded by outside sources, other than taxes, the two men said. Among the largest sources is the $50 million state Conservation Fund. Another $15 to $18 billion dollars comes from federal grants and programs with matching federal money, Cushing said. Last year, when the state hiked sportsmen’s licenses across the board, sportsmen were promised by the DEC it would maintain the services and programs paid for out of the Conservation Fund at “existing levels.†So much for promises. The bottom line is that if DEC staff are cut who perform services and programs paid for by the state’s Conservation Fund or by federal dollars, there is no overall savings to the taxpayers, Cushing and Parker note. Why is this all significant? Parker said the state’s recreational fishing generates about $6 billion a year to the state’s economy, with hunting and trapping approaching the $2 to 3 billion mark. Recreational boating contributes another estimated $5 billion each year. “It’s like if I gave you $100 and can show a $600 return, that’s a pretty good investment,†he said. “But if you take away the person who can implement or who can apply for that money... the over-all losses are even greater.â€

A Great Thanksgiving to all.

I'll 2nd that. Great stuff

Tell him the cat's outta the bag ( er bus )

Have a Happy one Andy.

Dutton Hollow here right around the corner.

+1. I was out in the garage Sunday trying to find an extra base plate that I have and I was going to send it to him for free but couldn't find it. I don't know the whole story but it would be nice if this guy (Chartoose) at least responded. Glen +2. +4

Have a Great One my friend.