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  1. LongLine
    As to depth, check out the weather forecast links on the left side of site. "Great lakes coast forecast" does a good job of temp at depth. Look for the 54F and below. That will give you a great idea as to where to start withy your riggers. Tom B. (LongLine)
  2. LongLine
    Very nice!
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    Nice looking boat. Winds generally pick up on Big-O around 9:30-10:00ish am. Winds at 15 knt out of west & Mexico can get real rough. Good luck & stay safe out there. Tom B. (LongLine)
  4. LongLine
    I run fish shaped & Torpedo style below 70 Ft. (I won't have a pancake on my boat) I also stack on one rigger. Stacker about 7-10 ft above weight. Stacked line about 10 ft back, Bottom line 10-15 ft behind that. Tom B. (LongLine)
  5. LongLine
    The major difference between Ocean waves & Big-O waves is that Big-O waves are much much steeper. So watch your weather! 3 ft waves on Big-O will really bounce you around. Tom B. (LongLine)
  6. LongLine
    Looks good! Go get 'em !
  7. LongLine
    strange ?!? Can you post pics of the cannon ball? Fin bent? Vert & horiz eyelets not aligned? Ball not symmetrical?
  8. LongLine
    Doesn't look like it's going to get much better....
  9. LongLine
    So sad that Evinrude went out of outboard manufacturing. They wouldn't mate up with a boat manufacturer like Mercury or others did. Sales went way down. They refused to sell off the outboard technology as they use it on their snowmobile & other divisions. I'd buy another in a heartbeat! Aftermarket parts are still available, going way back. Tom B. (LongLine)
  10. LongLine
    Suggest you try attaching the release above the ball and ditch the snubber. Vert & horiz line drag will steer the ball and snubber may stretch & spring back. Tom B. (LongLine)
  11. LongLine
    Love those smiles! "Here Dad, you take it....it's a little one" (heh, heh, heh...memorable moments) Tom B. (LongLine)
  12. LongLine
    I said it a few years ago when we had that long long long thread on here. 2014 is the dumbest thing to ever hit the Great Lakes. 1954D controlled the water level to within 3 ft. They do control the Big-O level up the seaway, regardless of the upper lake levels ! "Funny" how those guys that defended 2014 have disappeared! Yes, I know they've reduced outflow however, just like a few years ago when they increased outflow too late, this time they reduced it too late. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Currents & sub-currents can be vicious on Big-O. especially with the temperature regime & varying winds we been having. Try the N-S & S-N tracks. Bracket the depths. i.e. go from say 185 to 240FOW and watch your rigger cables. Tom B. (LongLine)
  14. LongLine
    They're more an incidental catch here on the south shore. The few I've caught have been on NKs & Dreamweavers.
  15. LongLine
    I add them if they don't have them.
  16. LongLine
    FWIW: Those pictured are Spiny. Spiny's are generally bigger that Fishhook and often have a black spot on their bodies. They say the Spiny moves in the water column according to day & night whereas the Fishhook are surface oriented throughout. Fishhook may have a reddish streak.
  17. LongLine
    www.manualslib.com/products/Raymarine-Dragonfly-7-3484164.html Tell him to search above site. H.I.H. Tom B. (LongLine)
  18. LongLine
    BB - no problem...that's the best part of this site....helping to pass along some tips. Tom B. (LongLine)
  19. LongLine
    There could at some point be gas fumes under that cowling. (leaky carb, cracked hose, flooded, ets) I worked a long time with flammable liquids & learned a long time ago that you don't want steel on steel contact if any fumes can be present. The starter spins pretty fast and is thrown up into that flywheel pretty hard. That split second before the teeth actually mate is where the shaving (actually grinding) on top and along the flanks of the pinion teeth is occurring. Fumes plus spark equals boom! That's why inboards have to have doghouse blowers that are supposed run a few minutes before starting. Outboards don't have blowers so they use non-sparking materials. Tom B. (LongLine)
  20. LongLine
    Definitely the brass starter gear. If it was steel, many motors would go up in smoke!
  21. LongLine
    Great job! Spooks look hot! Tom B. (LongLine)
  22. LongLine
    Run behind a dodger/flasher. Never heard of anyone around here tipping them. Tom B. (LongLine)
  23. LongLine
    Did it once......never again! Tom B. (LongLine)
  24. LongLine
    Those were the days! Hope you took a lot of pictures. Just wait till one time out & one of the boys says" "Here Dad, you take it,,,it's a little one." Tom B. (LongLine)
  25. LongLine
    A sustained South wind (along the south shore) generally pushes warmer surface water out and colder bottom water usually comes in towards shore. Tom B. (LongLine)
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