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I too went to 3 riggers this season. My 4th rigger always sat and did not get used. My boat does not have a large beam and 4 riggers was ok but with slip in the wind and rough seas, it was more of a hassle. I run a 3 rigger rod, 4 wire diver and 2 copper set with 3 or 4 guys. If it is 2, I run 3 riggers, 2 wires and 1 copper to start and let the fish tell me what rods are the active ones for the day.

On Wednesday, my X4 probe stopped working. I took the probe apart and found I had broke the solder joint that connect the battery pack to the connector before the epoxy. I fixed it so I can have it this weekend. I called Fish Hawks customer service and was very pleased with their customer service. The guy I spoke with is dropping one in the mail no charge so I have it by Monday!

You are not alone. It adds up every year. This sport is not cheap!

I run mine a little longer than most. I run mine from 24 to 30". I always run mine on the more action side of Spin Doctors.

Thanks Dave. I doubt that fish will hold. There are a ton of big ones out there. I will be out Sunday. Hopefully this NE wind that is blowing right now will not screw things up too bad for us.

I think that pod of big kings that was out front has decided to move on East. The river guys are now having their way with them. This NE wind will move things around again.

Dave, They had my name butchered for a couple days too.

You got it all wrong.......It goes more like this: Wife- Did you buy more fishing stuff? Husband- yup. Nice new shoes. End of story.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): Time on Water:515 Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: west around 10 Waves: 1-3 Surface Temp:76 Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: ? Total Boated:a bunch Species Breakdown:Kings, coho and steelhead Hot Lure: Hammer time Spin Doctor and the green hammer fly Trolling Speed: Down Speed: Boat Depth: 100 - 500 Lure Depth: 80-120 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Statrted the morning in 230 and trolled out almost to 500. The fish are very scattered and the majors were hiding from us today (first time that has happened in weeks). We did a mess of small kings, steelhead and 2 tiny coho. We worked our way all the back into 100 and things were no diiferent temp and fishing wise in 100 than they were all the way out and in.

You can knock gobies and zebras off that list Ray. I have caught tons of those over the years. Those gobies make for a fun day of fishing when the perch bite is slow in the fall.

Congrats on the mature. If you get one to mount, you have plenty of time to save. It usually takes months to get one back.

We have a a lot more than the past couple years. We even had one take the meat on a meat rig and it got caught on the treble.

Jerry, Thanks. He has become a Sandy regular. One hell of a crew member.

Use 30lb floro for spoons and 50lb floro for flashers and flies and you will not need snubbers.

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SWR = Secret weapon rig. 2 colors leadcore off the rigger. The lure runs approx 10' below the ball. It is used in a stealth approach when the fish are rigger shy.

Happy Birthday Ray. I hope it is a good one for you!

No problem Matt.

Nice Job Rick. Congrats on the 5th place finish.

East Fork Marina is a registration site. There are no weigh stations in Monroe county.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):8/4 Time on Water: 5:30 Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: Surface Temp: Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: ? Total Boated:? Species Breakdown:Kings, brown and lakers Hot Lure: Hammertime Spin Doctor and Green hammer fly Trolling Speed: Down Speed: 2.4 Boat Depth: 90 - 160 Lure Depth: 60 - 80 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Started the am inside and the screen looked good until the sun poked over the horizon. Slide out to 160 and did some teen kings. After getting some intel, I slid back in to 90 - 110. After a short troll, the 180 wire on a 1 setting starts throbbing. After a 50' run, the fish just dogged all the way to the boat. When it broke the surface, we knew it was a derby king. Canuck33 slid the net under the current Orleans derby leading king @ 30.13lb. Shortly afer rerigging, we did another major and a small brown. After a couple more good rips, and drops, we headed to the laker spot and did a mess of lakers but LOTS of 3 to 6lb lakers. We only had one decent laker at 12lbs. The guys in 400 FOW were lighting up the kings. Hopefully the weather cooperates so we can get out there this week and next weekend.

Glad to hear you got into fish Steve. Keep up the good work.

+2 Smaller probe (less blow back), NO coated cable (an added expense if it gets damaged), great battery life, no antenna's to replace with an upgrade because it only works with a wet papper towel on it and it can be used on ANY rigger on the boat.

Like I said at the Shootout, Real men wear trebles. I think you should have kept it there. How did the fiance react when you got home?

No problem Mark.