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If you're worried about damage to the hull, why don't you put some water in it, while on trailer to see if any rivets/joints loosened? (check for drips) Was your gas hose routed thru the ice? Tom B. (LongLine)

If someone can explain the difference between outdoor carpeting & "marine" carpeting, I might be interested. I put outdoor carpeting in mine about 6 years ago & it's held up fine. Tom B. (LongLine)

Sorry, sometimes true but many cases just not true. example: Fishing Lakers - blades close to the ball, cannonball dragging sandy bottom. Turn 180 deg & go with the down current w/o touching throttle. Your depth stays the same but your downspeed will change quite a bit. Tom B. (LongLine)

S-T: I think you should go to u-tube and look at underwater salmon strikes. There are plenty of videos showing fish following lures but not hitting. Obviously those lures are at the right location i.e. depth & temp, because there are fish shown following the lures. BUT many don't hit - Why? (hint - speed - action isn't right) On other videos you'll see salmon come out of nowhere & smash the lures. Obviously in those cases the lure wasn't where the fish were yet they got smashed. Additionally, on Lake Ontario many Salmon & Lakers are caught every year way out of their temp range. I've seen salmon on my screen come from 80 ft down to hit lures 15 ft down, as have many of the guys on this site.. Thank you for your infomercial. Tom B. (LongLine) BTW: my reference to two identical lures has applied to my experience where I fish a lot with one and catch a bunch of fish then lose it via break off or snag. Put the 2nd one on & zip-nada. (This is why fishermen need to be able to tune a lure)

You're thinking too much. A particular lure has a particular action: at a particular depth, at a particular water temperature, at a particular lead, with a particular leader, with a particular main line, with a particular hook, with a particular ring, with a particular snap, with particular water clarity & sunlight (flash), with a particular tape on it, with a particular bend in it, in a particular current, in a particular wave condition. Change any of these & the action of the lure changes. Many times over the years, I've purchase two lures thinking they were identical but found that one catches fish while the other is a dud. What's the difference? Look lures over very closely, you'll generally find minute differences, especially in plugs. I don't know of any "captains" that when they first put a lure out, don't check out it's action close to the boat first. Additionally, when someone gives you a speed, don't take it as gospel. Is his instrument the same as yours? All instruments have tolerances, What are the chances yours is calibrated exactly the same as theirs? What are the chances that the currents are the same where he fishes & where you are fishing? Some troll N-S, some go E-W. I've seen currents be different 1/4 mile away. Direction of the current hitting which side of a paddle wheel probe also make things interesting. The good thing about a probe is the ability to reasonably repeat speed after you've found a speed that works for you. Tom B. (LongLine)

Never had any issues with Blacks. As for weights, cannonballs will give you more blowback than the torpedo or fish shaped. Tom B. (LongLine)

Problem is that the mussels are taking the "good" stuff out of the lake and leaving the "bad". Tom B. (LongLine)

Try "lurepartsonline" and "luremaking" Both dot coms. Tom B. (LongLine)

I remember them too John. Horrible. Tom B. (LongLine)

Do a "Google" on Klein steel direct. Retail store for their surplus. Sryr, Roch, Buff. They all carry aluminum in small pieces. (and just about any size) Tom B. (LongLine)

I'd advise aluminum. If you can work with wood, you can work with aluminum. Tom B. (LongLIne)

Welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)

I run cannon uni's with extendable boom with probe & a 14 Lb home made torpedo (missile). Haven't had any problems but I don't extend them, bottom bounce or horse around with it. Tom B. (LongLine)

Pline on the riggers holds up well. I run cxx - clear. (not available around here) . Although I agree with Miss D on their fluoro. Tom B. (LongLine)

WTG Rick! Tom B. (LongLine)

I definitely suspect the cable or one of it's end has a bad connector. Sounds like when you lift it up, you're giggling a connector. Tom B. (LongLine)

Do you have a good tight clean connection between the antenna cable & the extension cable? When it goes off, do you loose temp also or just speed? The little dot in the temp display tells you that you have power. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the site. Yrs ago, I lived off Whittier Rd. Tom B. (LongLine)