Tim Bromund

I've been using the 500 lb spectra from Amish Outfittters for years, releases slide down the line nicely.

They are most likely Bennett Trim Tabs. I personally have Lenco electric Tabs on my boat, but I've heard nothing but great things about Bennett's customer service. The owner is on a lot of boating forums, usually goes by the name Tabman. http://www.bennetttrimtabs.com/

My Mercruiser Manual Recommends 25W-40, so that's what I have always used.

My 1986 Model Thompson, which was actually built in August of 1985, has a 5.0L (305) with Thunderbolt IV Elec Ignition. Tim

30-36" to start.

Saaaweeeet!!!

My Cousin owns a Parker, I have 2 friends that own Steigers, both are very well built boats and fish great. My only complaint on the Parker is the enclosed hard back of the pilothouse. Personally, I'd rather have that open at the back of the Hardtop with drop curtains, though according to Parkers website, that is available as an option.. Tim

To add to what Chris said, I'm really not all that concerned about depth change due to blowback, even if a lure is 15' above a fish, that's a halfhearted flick of the tail for a king and they will most certainly come up to smash a bait. I'd much rather have a bait above the fish than below them. Tim

It depends on what unit you have. I run a Depth Raider and from everything I've seen, the DR and Subtroll are usually pretty close, but the Fish Hawk reads around .5 miles faster at the same actual speed. My usual target down speed on the DR is 1.8-2.2/2.3 most days, whereas I hear 2.5-2.7 most often for guys running the Fish Hawk. I will take some experimenting to find the sweet spot for your unit. I would suggest starting on the low end and gradually increase your speed until you start getting bites and keep slowly increasing until you stop then back it back down until you are getting bit again. Eventually you'll determine the target range for your unit under most conditions. The only time this wouldn't apply is if you are offshore targeting steelhead, they like a much faster troll than kings do. I honestly don't think you can troll too fast for steelies, as long as you are running lures that run right at those speeds. That's what makes NK's in particular such good steelhead spoons, They kinda hang dead a slower speeds, but run great at even over 3mph. A lot of the R&R Superlites also have a huge speed tolerance. Tim

opened fine for me just now

I haven't heard of any issues at Newfane. We'll be putting the pens in the water this coming Saturday Morning, so I'll have a chance to see what the harbor looks like then. The first Sat in April has always been the official opener of the Newfane Marina, so they should be open for business that day. I haven't heard of any delays.

I don 't really care, I'm not in the market for a kicker bracket, just pointing out that Rich's first link was bad. The second one works. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

That was awesome!!! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Link doesn't work Rich. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app