Big Dave

My wife used to put old style canning jars on out deck rail. by the end of summer the jars would be half full from the air moving in and our as they heated and cooled.. Granted they wern't sealed, but the amount of condensation that filled the jars was amazing.

Way to go JOE have your dad get you a fighting belt. I have a built in one Was that a Needle fish bite??

If you send them to tuna's he will pin the spool to the shaft too. The steel center shaft will somtimes break free of the spool. Not a good thing with a king on the wire, and you can't reel him in.

The heck with the numbers set it where the fish are

The first is the fixed slider , this one is tied on The second shows how I clip it to the mainline the third shows a romer liberator, works kinda the same way The forth shows a leader keeper that I keep my sliders on. I have a couple with differant line test sliders.

Will try to post a picture. The dulock snap is clipped to the mainline. Its tied to the 50# 6" line . The offshore release is threaded on that , you clip it on the mainline above the dulock snap. The other end of the 50# is tied to the bead swivel. The slider is clipped to the bead swivel and 6' of leader to the spoon. They used the fixed slider when you read about Mupped rigs.

My wire rods are 7' fish doctor roller rods. They are super!!!! Alot more fun then the huge rods. Much easier to reel in the kings with. The older 47lc are a work horse. The brought alot of kings into our boat.

To answere the other question the cheaters are very productive. It also lets you play with lure size with out taking you hotter baits out of the water.

There are two types of cheaters fixed and free sliding. The free sliding is cliped to the main line and it seeks its own level. When a fish hits you see the rod shake and if it pops the release the rod goes slack for a minute. The slider goes down to the swivel on the mainlines lure . And you fight the fish knowing that you can'r reel up that length of slider line. The bow of the main line determines where the slider is fishing. The fixed slider works the same way except its cliped to the mainline . Say 5', 10' , or whatever above the release at the ball. I use the small black offshore release for that. There are libitators and rubberbands that can be used insted. I use a dulock snap ,6" of 50# line . Run it through the hole in the offshore release then tie a bead swivel . When I want to fix a slider, I clip one end to the bead swivel. Then using the clip I put on the release to the main line than clamp the release to the main line. It holds it in place till a fish hits , or it pops off at the rod tip and slids down to the mainline lure on a retreve.

I use the nylon renforced shipping tape. Tie the wire to the spool and put the tape across the spool the long way , locking the wire to the spool. The wire locks the tape down as you spool it on, wind it on tight!!! Hope its a 47lc reel, 1000' of 30# fits just right.

Ray its true!!!!My side is higher. If I didn't pick on you you would think I was mad at you

Mine tips while on plane , with the helm and me on the high side I have thought about a tab on the port side. If the passenger moves behind me it levels out. Have a dolefin the boat gets on plane fine with a 165 hp 3.7 liter four.

fingerlakes , Cayuga , Secena its done there

Try flatfish, the biggest one with a single treble , about 1.5" long, f5 maybe . Fish it just like the peanuts, close to bottom.

Hey Ray I know a guy that can fix those knees

E-bay, Screwy Louies ,Cabella's. Fish 307, Woody's in Port Ontario. Cannon.

Thought that was an NK M-80

Congrats. Glen on the SUPERYEAR that your having!!!!!! Three fish on the LOC board Well Done!!

Im ready I bought a cooler with snap on wheels That 47# is the biggest caught , what is the biggest that has come into the hatchery???

DUH!!!!! Buy more lures and stuff Stinger is that Ray buffy fishing?

The Fish Gods Vote for single wire , because they want more of your stuff!!! 7 strand is the way to go. I like a roller rod though.

Well arn't you the one to p in the pool all you need is a five year old insted of a four. Still should be a fun fall

There is Larry's Salmon shop , Owsego Fat nancy's west Owsego Jon's Little Salmon on 104b ? Woody's on RT3 Port Ontario, There is another one there, but I don't know the name Fat nancy's and All season's on Rt 13 and the Pulaski exit on I-81north. Screwy Louies in Fair Haven That should spend most of your money

Hows that go fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me Thats a GREAT FISH Your still a winner to get that in !!! I love to watch them jump. Nice job!!!!

If it changes on the turn it could be a gimble bearing . The grease fitting is kinda of hidden on the back of the outdrive mount.