Tim Bromund

OOPS just read where you saind AP12H, mine was an AP14R, not sure what is different on the hydraulic units from the mechanically steered units, but if you still use the fluxgate compass, that would be my first stop. Tim

If you can remove your regular boat compass, put it down near where you have the fluxgate compass mounted to see if there is some magnetic interference in that location that is preventing the compass from calibrating. When I installed my AP14, the horizontal bulkhead I had planned on mounting the compass on had my boat compass spinning (too close to the aluminum gas tank or something, I don't know what), but I moved the fluxgate compass to a vertical bulkhead where the boat compass didn't go screwy and it calibrated fine. That would be my first step in diagnosing the problem. Tim

I had cannons and they were fine, easy to use and dependable riggers. I now have Scottys and I'd never consider going back. I can't tell you how Scotty's Customer Service is since they've never given me any trouble. You'll be happy with either of your options. Tim

What year is it? Just becasue it doesn't show up in the NADA guide doesn't mean Thompson didn't build it. I have a 1986 Thompson model 252 Hardtop. NADA doesn't show the 252 as a 1986 model, though it does in 1985. From what I have been able to uncover, in my example, Thompson was trying to shut down the 252 line and replace it with the 240 which was introduced in 1986, but dealerships kept ordering the 252's so they still produced some for the 1986 model year, even though officially they weren't making that model anymore. Technically, mine was built in July/August of 85 as a 1986 year model. Tim

The DEC doesn't spend nickel one on lake trout. That's a federal native species restoration effort by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Tim

Probably mean jitterfly. I don't own any, but I have heard good things about them. Ernie Lantiegne was talking about them this spring, and my experience has been that if Ernie is pushing something, it works. Tim

IA, That'll do for a start. As you gain experience (by catching more of each of them), over time, you'll be able to tell at a glance whether it's a king salmon, coho salmon or steelhead. They really don't look anything alike if you know what to look for. The mouth, the shape of the anal fin, the shape and spotting pattern of the tail are quite different on each of them and once you learn to recognise the differences, they jump right out at you. Brown trout and atlantic salmon have the same issue, they look similar but there are subtle differences to tell them apart, not that you'll likely catrch many atlantics on Lake O. Of course as a finger lakes fisherman, you probably already have a lot of experience differentiating between those two species. Tim

IA Bowhunter, If your taxidermist told you the fish in the pic was a steelhead, you need to find a diffferent taxidermist who at least knows how to ID fish. That is, with 100% absolute certainty, a king salmon. Nice fish by the way Tim

Yeah basically it's a twinkie rig. Great Lakes Tackle Supplies calls em daisy chains, but really the same thing. They also have a special head that the whole alewife head fits into, but they don't seem to currently have em up for sale on their website www.gltsupplies.com maybe e-mail em and see if they are going to be available soon. you can also rig em up without a head with a double slide hook rig (easier to show than explain) as long as you get the right bend in the alewife to get the proper roll. Tim

It's whole alewives. dipped right here out of Lake O. I started using it last year, since the cut bait became scarce and it worked well for me. I still have some in the freezer, but I'll probably get some more before the summer is over. Tim

11.7v sounds way low. you should be showing 12.3-12.5V minimum. I'm guessing either a bad battery or the charding system on the motor isn't working and you running it in a dischange mode killed the battery to a point where it doesn't have the guts to turn the engine over. Tim

Mike I have 2 of em for my mono divers, I wanted the extra length so that I could run em as a 2nd diver on a side and not interfere with my 9 1/2' wire or braid divers. I like the heardland rods and have a bunch on the boat. Tim

Yes, you run copper the same as core. See you tonight. Tim

I also can't take credit for the knot as I learned it from Ernie Lanteigne several years before that, but yeah, I did do the step by step pictures. Tim

Mike, I believe you fish out of Olcott usually, right? I have my boat slipped there. You're more than welcome to come out with us and see all the various rigs and what they do/how they work. I'm a hardcore tackle addict and have just about everything imaginable on the boat. :roll: The LOTSA Meeting is this evening, are you planning on coming? Tim

K, the depth raider has an rca cable that runns between the head unit and the antenna at the downrigger, both can be easily unplugged for removal. Tim

Mike, from the picture that definitely looks like a king. Nice fish. Tim

Up to $4.359/gal for midgrade (89) at the Town of Newfane Marina in Olcott this past weekend. Still not a bad deal. Tim

Don't remember. It's on the boat, but I think it was the 30 dollar one. Tim

I've got the Berkley and it is dead nutz accurate. Just recently at the Niagara Pro Am, we weighed a king at 21.5 lbs on the berkley on the boat, after it was in the cooler bleeding a bit and waiting for the weigh in, the official weight on the Tournament Scale was 21.41. I was pretty happy with that. Tim

AWWWWWW Man!!! They spelled my boat name wrong on the leader board. It's FishStYx for cripes sake. Now everyone will think I'm that other FishStix guy Tim

Started off the summer season this morning with Dad and Adam Gierach out of Olcott. went out to 60 fow and seeing nothing at all, we started trolling north, started picking up some steelhead once we got out past 350 fow. hot zone was between 375 and 410 fow. Ended up 11/13 all steelhead with most in the 6-10 lb range, nice healthy fat fish. We got one that went 11 lb 7 oz that currently sits in 11th place on the LOC leader board, we'll see if it holds up. The hot rig today was a green pro-troll (minus e-chip, didn't matter) with a green crinkle purple taco fly on the ten color core. Adam's big one was on the good old NBK Singray on the wire slide diver, 120 back on a 3. Mountain Dew SD/Green Crinkle took a nice on on the rigger, down 70. Various other spoons took fish (double orange crush, R&R Lemon Lime) All but the one we weighed in were released to fight another day. Here's a few pics, Adam has the big one on his Camera so he'll have to post that one. Tim

Pretty sure that means through the end of July. But you gotta buy new ones shortly anyways, probably makes sense to get the new ones now and keep the old ones on board as backups. The CG actually likes to see the old ones on board as extras, just in case, as long as there are valid dated ones on board as well. Tim

Looks like the Buc had a nice crew of hotties today :shock: Tim

Oh yeah, and pretzel rods, gotta have pretzel rods....standard boat food IMO. Tim