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  1. Big Dave
    I have heard that a paper bag under your shirt against your chest helps. The bag rubbing takes your mind off the motion of the boat. Haven't tried it though. I took a guy out from work one time on a FLAT lake no ripples at all and he was a mess.. I don't know what he would have done in waves.
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    Raffle tickets !!!!
  3. Big Dave
    I would do the swivel seat for the helm also. That way you can watch the lines too. With even just two riggers you can get six lines out easy. Two dipsies on the wire, four lines on the riggers . Two at the ball and two stacked above. Than you can pull one of the stackers to run a flat line in the spring or the leadcore later in the year when the water warms.Throw in some fixed or free sliding cheaters and you can get lots of baits into the mix. Put a rigger on each corner and the dipsies up 4' or so ahead of the riggers. I would never take the dipsie rods out to run a core. You need to look at other boats and sit in yours to figure what layout will work the best for you.
  4. Big Dave
    How do you catch them?? Troll a salmon?
  5. Big Dave
    Bass pro has a nice replacement net with the small holes, rubberized netting . Replace the netting on yours.
  6. Big Dave
    Small snaps and SPEED are important. Sticks work ok at slower speeds some spoons have differant speeds that they work at.
  7. Big Dave
    Ours broke loose with a braid dipsie. It would reel than slip , reel than slip. Only to get worse so we had to hand line the dipsie in as one of the guys reeled the line in. Glad we didn't have a hit during this ordeal!!! It was summer so it wasn't the temp. bothering it. The plastic spool is glued to the stainless steel shaft. With wire or braid there is no give when you get a hit. Tuna tom drills a small hole and puts a pin in , now you have a stud to tie off to when spooling up the reel.
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    The spool may have come loose on the shaft that runs through it. Tuna Tom pins it when he goes through the reels. Had that same problem with a greatlakes 47lc. and it was the spool.
  9. Big Dave
    Cannon had them years ago that were susposed to snag less when banging bottom.
  10. Big Dave
    10# is to light for the flashers and flies!! They pull harder than a spoon and If the line twists they will be gone, and thats pricey. Those trout think they are and on the big lake and will smack them. A green protroll and uv green fly, White with a mirage or white fly are a good place to start. Like the others have said a wire dipsie rod won't disappoint.
  11. Big Dave
    Way to go !! Glad to read a fresh report , Thanks.
  12. Big Dave
    Orange shad and magetta shad. I like some of the green pattrens too. That rootbeer and tan. The lemonlime should be goood as some of the metalic colors. They realy light up with the UV light.
  13. Big Dave
    the counter gives you a spot to reset. Its aproxament not exact. 180 on my diawia might not be the same on the okuma reel to get to 60' down on a #3 setting. You will get the hang of your stuff by using it. You will like the wire
  14. Big Dave
    That black and pink ( magenta shad ) is a HOT steelie spoon!!
  15. Big Dave
    Might not be stiff enough to give the fly the kick it needs as the flasher spins
  16. Big Dave
    The race starts at 3 See ya there
  17. Big Dave
    Thanks guys !! This sure beats trying to hold the reel with one hand and the parts with the other. And the screws and tool with the thrid hand
  18. Big Dave
    eagle claw ls 374
  19. Big Dave
    There is a vidio on the Fish Dr. site that shows how to do the snell and the two hook set up. fishdoctorcharters.com
  20. Big Dave
    I posted pictures of the reel stand. With the reel in the stand , it frees up both hands . And you can use gravity to help hold things in place while you service your reel
  21. Big Dave
    This is a handy stand that will hold the reel and allow you to put it on its side. That way gravity helps you load the parts back in. Which is good if your fingers are as stiff as mine are. Its made with an ice cube tray and some scrap pine and a $1.50 worth of hardware. I got it from the old Sarep newsletter. We made them with the cubscouts too. Its pretty easy to make . You cut the bottom the length of the ice cube tray. The two ends are cut and nailed together with finish nails. This lets you drill the hole for the broom stick. The trick is to drill a 1/4 " hole through first, than use a spade bit that fits your broom stick to drill through the first side and part way through the second. Put the broom stick through the end pieces to line them up and use sheetrock screws , screw them on. Use your 1/4" drill to mark the center of the broomstick , Then drill a smaller pilot hole for the stud. A couple of hose clamps and your all set. The wing nut lets you tighten the stick to hold the reel in place at the angle you want. It pulls the stick into the half drilled hole in the one end. The ice cube tray holds the parts in order that you take them off. And hopefully you don't have extra parts when done. Ice cube tray 1/4" wingnut 1/4" fender washer 1/4" stud (bolt thread on one end and wood screw on the other) 2 hose clamps 4 sheetrock screws scrap pine. The pine is cut to fit the tray , the width is what you have kicking around (mine was 6")
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    There is a reel easy stand you can make to stop this from happening. We made them with the cub scout den I had. Will try to post pictures tommarrow.
  23. Big Dave
    There should be Walleye gear here too !!
  24. Big Dave
    Big THANKS to Joe and Tim and all the LOTSA crew for the great weekend!!! Pencil me in for next year.
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    Just a Big thanks to Tim and Joe and all the LOTSA crew for putting on a great weekend!!! Pencil me in for next year!!
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