LongLine
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There's a really big difference with blowback with the 150 vs 200 Lb coated cable running a 12 Lb ball more than 50 ft down. It really doesn't take much to check for kinks in cable. Tom B. (LongLine)
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yep. I use the 3/0 siwash, sticky sharp. I've found that trolling a little faster with a single hook on NK's is better. Tom B. (LongLine) -
Come on Spring! Tom B. (LongLine)
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Now that's my kind of tree house.......boat. Tom B. (LongLine) -
That's pretty cool! Great idea! Tom B. (LongLine) -
Follow the link to alan tani. He has a fabulous section on the 320's. Even I was able to completely dissaemble all of mine by following his pix & explanations. It's actually quite easy. Tom B. (LongLine)
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Exactly. Many politicians were encouraged to try it as a "help" to getting people back into fishing NYS; trying for the Salmon & Trout; supporting the local economies; boosting license sales, etc. i.e. "Try it & see what happens." Michigan tried it, like it and made it permanent. Sure looks to me like it has helped! Our legislators need to be reminded of that. Tom B. (LongLine) BTW - H.B - lot of people have said that about you......and me.
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Can't spearhead it this year but here’s some ammunition (2 quotes) for those letters, calls & emails from the preliminary 2012 report: Total boat trips for Trout & Salmon: 2010 – 50,059 2011 – 49,548 2012 – 46,059 Effort would have been much higher - Look at what happened to water levels during August & September– you couldn’t get out on the lake due to low water. License sales did increase during this period: http://www.outdoornews.com/August-2012/Great-fishing-solid-license-sales-in-New-York/ http://www.outdoornews.com/August-2012/New-York-fishing-second-the-none/ Tom B. (LongLine)
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My aching buns? Tom B. (LongLine) -
Didn't want to give your hot spot away.... (How could I miss the most famous of them all?) Tom B. (LongLine)
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Yep really low so far. I was at the genny this morning and #1 ramp doesn't look like it's going to be useable in March. Tom B. (LongLine)
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Come on Spring! Tom B. (LongLine)
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Happy B'day Glenn, Tom B. (LongLine)
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. . Come on Spring! Tom B. (LongLine)
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50 years ago, my father told me if you put an outboard on a boat, "you better bolt it or have a safety chain on it." Well, for many years I ran on just the big engine(which is bolted) but I was having some trouble with the big engine a couple years ago so I built a fixed bracket for an older 9.8 Mercury. I took the kicker along "just in case" the beast died on me when I was 6 miles out. Well, it took a while but that problem got fixed. The bracket would only allow it to tilt when it was turned in one direction. At high speed the kicker's lower unit was completely out of the water. Last year I had a few more problems I so, needless to say, I took the extra time to put the kicker on...again, just "in case." So anyways, I'm out there and I say why not crank the little guy up and make sure it's running okay. (It's always run great in a bucket) I've never trolled with the little guy out on the open water but just for giggles, I decided to pull on it & troll. After about 1/2 hr, I go back to the big guy. After another hour, ok, time to go in. I'm making the run in from way out there and I get about 1/4 mile from the river. So being safety minded and there's a lot of boats around, I slow down fairly rapidly...too rapidly. As I'm looking behind me, I see the little guy tilting and being lifted up in the air. I had put it in neutral, it had turned, and somehow the screw clamps loosened up. The drag in the water as I slowed down pushed it upward.(Neutral locks the older mercs in the down position) The only thing holding the little guy to the boat and completely submerged under a foot of water was the safety chain. As it was, the hood came off and was slowly sinking. By the time I got it in the boat, the hood had sunk completely out of sight. Got it home & was able to revive it okay, less the hood. Took a while but finally got one on e-bay that took some patching up and about $75 in hardware. So anyways... Make sure you have a safety chain on the engine! Tom B. (LongLine) BTW, I've rebuilt the bracket to raise it up a couple more inches; allow it to be pulled up in any position and I've also used a wood bit to drill a couple shallow holes for the screw clamps to fit into. Knock on wood that this never happens again. -
No matter what kind of bracket you use or what size/type kicker you have - Make sure you have a safety chain on the engine! Tom B. (LongLine)
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Welcome to the site. Don't worry bout the spelling. Semper Fi. Tom B. (LongLine)
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Happy B-Day Tom Tom B. (LongLine)
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It may be a "haul" to get it to Hank, but worth it. I've hauled from Rochester a couple times & haven't been sorry. Tom B. (LongLine)
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You finish it. (Come on Spring!) Tom B. (LongLine)
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A definite necessity. Re temp: What you read on the internet is usually at least a few hours old and the lake changes quite rapidly. What you hear on the vhf is great but where is that guy? There can be a drastic difference 2 miles away, especially E & W of the Genny. Re Speed: Currents can be different 1/2 mile away. Which way is that guy on the vhf trolling? Speed can make all the difference in the world. Your lure can look great on the surface but what will it look like 50 ft down? It might be spinning out of control or just lying there. At times I've seen three different currents in 50 FOW. Tom B. (LongLine)
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LongLine comes from the days of taking my dad out trolling & having a line way out there. As I was driving one time, he reeled it in and at about half way said "that's a long line." Also refers to some of my answers to posts that interest me. Tom B. (LongLine)
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Sorry to hear the bad news Ray. We know he had a full life with a "kid" like you. Tom B. (LongLine)
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Like the new site. Great job. Congrats on the little one comming. Tom B. (LongLine)