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There's a particular brand of planer board that I don't believe is made any more which had an unfortunate tendency to turn upside down and "go Dipsy". After a few such incidents they were replaced with Otter boats. Chinese. Fire. Drill.

I'm not sure about "certified Yamaha technician" status, but Tommy Barbera is the owner of East Fork Marina on Sandy Creek in Hamlin and one of the best marine mechanics this side of the lake. He has serviced our Yamaha 200 hp 4-stroke on Nothing but Net for the last ten years and >2200 hours (much of it trolling) without a hiccup. He's also taken care of the Yamaha 115 hp 4-stoke on my Lund. As a bonus, he's likely one of the closest to you. If Yamaha requires that the service be performed by an authorized technician for the warranty, you still might want to give him a shout and check out his status directly.

Lady O was full of cottonwood last Saturday. And the infuriating part was that we found the fish where it was worst! 25 lb test and wire helped to keep it off the lines, but I can imagine that on lighter rigs it'd be a real mess. We still ended up pulling rods to check the line every half hour or so, but that's par for the course anyway.

I read up on these, and I like the fact that they're continuing to try to improve their product, but I'm a bit dicey over why there were so many improvements to be made in the first place. Hopefully they'll be successful, stay in the market, and we'll have an additional option in future years. I'm looking forward to hearing first-hand feedback.

Okay, time to clear up a common misconception. Your tax rate is not the same as a tax bracket. I'm not being snarky; it seems like folks might benefit from this. Let's take an example - here's the chart for single, married and head of household: 10% $0 $0 $0 12% $9,525 $19,050 $13,600 22% $38,700 $77,400 $51,800 24% $82,500 $165,000 $82,500 32% $157,500 $315,000 $157,500 35% $200,000 $400,000 $200,000 37% $500,000 $600,000 $500,000 . After taking your "standard deduction" you pay increasingly greater percent tax, but only on earnings that exceed the minimum for that bracket! If you're in the 32% bracket, you only pay 32% on earnings over $157,500. But you pay 24% on the portion between $82,500 and $157,500, and so on down to zero. So your effective tax rate is always lower than your tax bracket. But additional income goes on top, so it's always taxed at the highest rate. In practice, what this means is that any additional income you have from winnings is added to your base income and taxed at the highest bracket you're in, not at your effective tax rate, and it's individual-dependent. The more you make, the less of it you take home. A guy with no income would take the entire check to the bank. A guy with a big income would only take 63% of it. Take home message: let the guy who makes the least claim the prize, then split it up accordingly.

Platinum card are fantastic for coastal areas. The 3D harbor entrances make it easy. For weekend warriors? Overkill IMHO.

Mark, before swallowing that pill and dropping a bundle of cash, have somebody who knows the unit adjust it for you. IMHO, a new-to-you sonar can be tricky to get adjusted correctly. You need a degree in physics to run some of them. Even the worst unit should pick up your DR weight.

Scott, do you have the Fisherman's solution from Cutco with the extendable blade?

Once was a guy who caught LOTS of lakers.,,went by the name of Gambel. Seven feet tall he was, with arms like tree trunks. His eyes were like steel, cold, hard. Had a shock of hair, red like the fires of Hell You don't want to be near his bilge. Laker poop stinks.