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spoonfed-1

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  1. I used round cradles and layed the torpedoes in sideways. Tail toward the back and they worked out fine but they were on a flat raised board across the top of the transom. I'll see if I can find a picture.
  2. I've always been happy with Boat US insurance. good rates on my charter business, great coverage and good claim payment. Towing was included in my plan but never used it because Hank, L&M marine was the only guy I let work on my boat.. He found problems before they became problems on my Penn Yan.
  3. Any outboard I've run off muffs didn't flow well. Make sure they fit well and I usually have to turn my water pressure down out of the hose.
  4. Not sure I would run that motor until you find the problem. Good luck.
  5. Thanks for your service.
  6. Seems that post disappeared for some reason?
  7. I'll be trout fishing on one of my local ponds if the wind isn't cranking. I'm curious as to what, if anything it will do to the trout bite. Got the word out to my bass fishing buddys to see if any of them will be out., Haven't heard anything yet from the bass guys.
  8. Don't forget your eye protection.
  9. Fished cable for 25 years. No reason to switch. No apparent benefit to braid unless your fishing more than 200 ft deep and more fleas come flea season.
  10. X2 for 15 yrs on my Penn Yan upholstery. X2 unless you use it intelligently. The cleaner is not straight bleach but you don't want to soak the stitching with it. I always sprayed it on the rag with a light spray directly on bad spots.
  11. Glad it worked out for you. To start I always run a shallow rigger behind the boat way back, an Inside board with a stick bait an outside board with a stick bait and make adjustments from there according to what the fish tell me. This is when fishing shallow with the boat in 6 to 20 fow.
  12. Main line to the diver.I never liked mono to the diver as it was a **** to trip it. Always ran something that doesn't stretch.65 lb braid or wire. I always ran a fluorocarbon 20 lb test leader from diver to spoons and 40 lb Ande from diver to flashers and flies and never exceeded 8 ft or so in length so I didn't have to hand line fish into the net
  13. X2 8 ft long at the most. Unless you want to hand line fish into the net.
  14. I see. Thanks for the clarification.
  15. Interesting conversation regarding snubbers. Never ran a snubber on my riggers and never lost a weight because of it. I must just be lucky. Thats after 25 yrs of aggressive fishing.
  16. Thanks guys. If the WD silicone doesn't hold up I'll give it a shot.
  17. White lithium grease is petroleum base. Not recommended for rubber or plastic as it will cause premature break down.
  18. X2. What you might want to consider is you want to run the same weights on all your riggers. I always ran 4 or at least had 4 riggers mounted and preferred the torpedo weights from the old Atomic mold. Always ran true, very little blow back and 1/2 the price of sharks. Sharks are the best if you don't mind paying the price. Different blow back and shaped weights will result in problems.
  19. I always ran Shimano Taloras for salmon. The medium weight would land any salmon in the lake. Plenty of backbone and still enjoy the battle. The Talora roller guide rods for wire were a bit stiff but not horrible. Okumas were a much lighter action rod and the same rating between the Taloras and Okuma Blue diamonds was considerable. Good luck.
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