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  1. LongLine
    Welcome to the site Kate. Wish I had a cure for the gobies. I'd venture a guess that under the gobies, you'll find a lot of quagas. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    It's often advantageous to be able to kneel on something - like the back seat - to keep your balance when setting the line. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    It doesn't have to be changed from use, obviously. However, did you change it after you had it out for the last time the year before? Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Yes, where the cable attaches to the probe needs to be stripped, otherwise the probe signal won't go into the cable. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Out of the box….Anything you mount to the gunwales will require a backing plate. Therefore think about making two aluminum angle support brackets. Screw/bolt to floor behind seat near the gunwales. Attach a board to brackets with another angle screwed/bolted to board. Thread support brackets so board is easily removable. Board will rest on gunwales but be supported by the main support brackets. Tom B. (LongLine)
  6. LongLine
    Please stand in the front of your boat and take a picture of the stern showing the seat/bench position and gunwales. With a little ingenuity you may be able to put a board around them. My unitrolls have swivel bases that lock at 45 degrees. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Well, just had to see the sunrise over the water one more time this year: Obviously launched before sunrise this morning. 2 guys already launched. Had to use the passenger side dock which was quite a trick for me, in the dark. Anyways, made it in & headed out. Clear sky, slight south wind. Warm morning & very little current. River 65.5F on surface. Didn’t mark anything going out. Little guy trolling middle of pierheads; Charter approaching from the left; another closing on my stern and three guys casting off Charlotte…Yikes! Kind of hard geting out the river this time of year without P-ing someone off. I didn’t see any scrambling or hear anything so I must have made it okay. Anyways, took a left and went outside of the pack again. About 30 FOW, green j-plug (new one this time) took a little king, about 23â€. Down 19, medium lead, 3 mph. Didn’t hear a lot being caught on the radio. Counted 27 boats around the mouth. Mostly the “big†guys. Stayed in the area till about 8 then headed out to 85FOW, off Russell. All kinds of bait 97-115FOW. Some really huge pods. Had two releases on spoons but wasn’t fast enough. Wind changed around 9 to out of the west. Stayed out till 10 then called it a season. Maybe 10 trailers in the lot. A little boat was pulling out & they said they got 6,up-river, casting. 6 what – I don’t know. Attendant was there with his golf clubs. Joe’s a great guy. Hope to see him next year. Got the boat home, pulled all the gear out. I’m done for the year. Good luck to anyone still in. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Welcome back and welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)
  9. LongLine
    Herbies track much better than the same weight cannon ball. I run a 10 lb Herbie on one rigg'r & a 14 Lb homemade "missle" on the probe. Whatever you run, make sure your rigg'r can handle it. Tom B. (LongLine)
  10. LongLine
    Great story Rick. I used to find all kinds of J-plugs floating around the river this time of year. Tom B. (LongLine)
  11. LongLine
    Yes, quite a few being caught. Keyword being "undersail." The lake's big enough for everyone. Unfortunately, too many under power, with one or no sail up, think they own the lake and every one else has to get out of their way. They don't realize it's also pretty hard to steer with a bunch of lines out, much more so when you have a screamer on. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    HB - yep. PH - Thanx. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Well, haven’t been out for 2 months so figured I better get out there before it’s over. Launched at the river before sunrise. Surprised that there were 4 trailers already out. Water is low, as to be expected, but no problem putting in. Some clouds towards the horizon, south wind, river temp 63F 19 guys on Summerville. Couple on Charlotte. Wove thru 8 boats hanging around the mouth. Headed towards the deep sde of the pack. This is what it’s all about. Any day you get up & can see this, you know is going to be a good day…. Anyways, stacked a 25 yr old green J-plug beneath a modified NK Mongoose at 17 down over 37 FOW and the old timer fooled this guy: I had forgotten what a pain in the butt treble hooks are, but the mess in the net reminded me. Looked around and saw 37 boats hugging the mouth so decided to head towards the station running between 30-40 FOW. Caught a little brown on the Mongoose and that was all. Definitely colder on the west side of the piers. Guessing the south wind was bringing it in. I had 52 on the bottom in 30 ft. Winds picked up around 9:30 so decided to head in. I’m sure there was some cussing as 9 big ragboats were heading out. Good luck to anyone still fishing. Tom B. (LongLine)
  14. LongLine
    Keep your eyes open for mylar tinsel this fall. Some types of Christmas tree stuff works well. Tom B. (LongLine)
  15. LongLine
    Happy Birthday Hank. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    That's what it's all about. Welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    This is amazing. Must have taken a lot of hard work to locate. Tom B. (LongLine)
  19. LongLine
    A lot off good points made in this thread. Just some thoughts: Survival rates are in the 7-15% range and they do fluctuate from year to year. Pen rearing has definitely helped returns to certain ports, however survival rates outside the pens are a different subject. . Percentages of wild fish are percentages of those returning. The hatchery does see thousands every year however that is a long ways from millions. . A lot of charters that don't catch some decent Kings in a limited time will often target other species. i.e. Lakers & browns that BTW are getting huge. Along with the legal length limit, there's also a daily limit. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    If you got a license, keep your legal catch if you want to. No problem there. Ruff Rider - of the 3 mil fish, only 1.5/1.7m are kings. Unfortunately survival rates are not even close to 100%. Tom B. (LongLine)
  21. LongLine
    The spoons that you change to single will wobble more at slower speeds, however will spinout sooner as you speed up. If you want the same action at the same speeds then you have to bend them a little. The singles while being lighter also have less drag in the water. Tom B. (LongLine)
  22. LongLine
    Yes the 8 or 10 Lb herbies (fish shaped) will help you with blowback. Also the thinner wire (140#) will help reduce blowback. Tom B. (LongLine)
  23. LongLine
    Get yourself a spark plug light at Harbor Freight. (cheap) Make sure you've got fire on all 3 cylinders. 70's are very thirsty engines. If your using a lot of gas, sounds like you're just not burning it properly. Tom B. (LongLine)
  24. LongLine
    Welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)
  25. LongLine
    The only spoons I haven't switched out to singles are my DWSS. Tom B. (LongLine)
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